A teenage athlete's first step into the public eye can be a treacherous one. Rey Maualuga emerged into the spotlight at the worst moment of his life.Late last October, Maualuga's family told him to come home to Eureka right away. His father, Talatonu, was in the hospital and it didn't look good.
Maualuga didn't know until he got to the hospital that his father wasn't going to be OK...he was in the final stages of a long fight with cancer.
Less than 48 hours later...Maualuga punched a fellow USC student...Three months later, his father died.
When word of Maualuga's arrest hit the newspapers, the perception that he was an out- of-control menace became hard to shake...
No comments:
Post a Comment