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FRICKEN DISGUSTING !!!
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/co...ry/334471.html
If you’re a fan of NBA great Karl Malone, you might change your mind when you start reading this column.
If you never heard of Buffalo Bills rookie offensive tackle Demetrius Bell, you’ll be rooting for him when I tell you his story.
Bell was a seventh-round draft pick and two-year starter at Northwestern State, the same Louisiana school that produced cornerback Terrence McGee.
Bell is the son of Malone, but the Mailman had no role in Bell’s success except passing along athletic genes.
The two have had very little contact during Bell’s life. His mother, Gloria Bell, reportedly was only 13 years old and Malone a college sop re at Louisiana Tech when Demetrius was born. Malone might have served jail time had her family asked the district attorney to file criminal charges.
Bell didn’t even know Malone was his father until after graduating from high school. When they finally met, Malone told the 18-year-old Bell it was too late to be his father, and that Bell would have to “earn his money on his own.”
In a 1998 story in the Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune, Gloria Bell said, “Demetrius is ashamed that his dad doesn’t claim him. But I’ve told him it is not his fault.”
Malone also fathered twins while in high school. One of them is WNBA star Cheryl Ford. It took years to claim the twins, and now he and his wife, Kay, fully accept them as part of their family.
But what about Demetrius? Doesn’t he deserve the same measure of love and recognition?
I can certainly relate to Bell’s experience. I didn’t meet my father until after my 40th birthday. Our separation was under different cir stances, but I can imagine how difficult it must have been for Bell not having a connection with the man partly responsible for his existence. At least my father and I have a relationship now.
As a first-time father, I can’t understand how any man could turn his back on his own blood. There’s a word for that, and it’s appropriate: Deadbeat.
Fortunately for Bell, he’s doing just fine without Malone. Bell has clearly moved on with his life.
“All of that’s behind me right now,” Bell said during a conference call Sunday. “I feel good I made it this far. Nothing against him, but I feel good at this time. If he would’ve been there, yeah, it would’ve been good. But if not, it’s even better. Everything is a plus right now.”
Bell has come a long way as a football player in a short time. His high school didn’t have a football team, so he focused on basketball and was good enough to earn a scholarship to Northwestern State. He played in 88 games, with six starts, and was one of four Division I athletes to play basketball and football last season.
Bell didn’t play offensive tackle until three weeks before the 2006 season opener at Kansas. That was the first of his 22 consecutive starts over the last two years.
Whether Bell will stick with the Bills remains to be seen. Seventh-round picks are the long shots on a preseason roster. But a player of his athletic ability deserves a good look.
“I’ve still got room for everything,” Bell said. “I think my strongest part is pass blocking. But I’m getting stronger by the moment. That’s a plus on my stopping the bull rush. Run-blocking is always getting better when I’m adding bulk and getting stronger. And technique- wise, it’s all about the coach teaching me his technique or what technique he wants. I think it’s all on the upside.”
Here’s hoping Bell has a long and prosperous NFL career. He might never be as great in his sport as Malone was in his, but Bell has already surpassed his father as a man.
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Unbelievable......I went by my sisters junior high yesterday......11-14yr old girls......they ALL looked 11-14yrs old. Even though some were more developed, you could still tell they were young. Karl has NO excuse....sick bas !!!!
that is pretty ed up.....13 yr old girl...and he was what 19-20 being a sophmore in college......wow...
sick bas ...
I never liked him....
But if this is true, and I won't completely believe it just yet, it makes him a really bas in my eyes.
Best PF of all time my ass.....
Duncan, Barkley, McHale, Dirk, KG.....
Malone is, at worst, the third or fourth best. Of course, it's irrelevant: he's a ing dog of a person.Best PF of all time my ass.....
Duncan, Barkley, McHale, Dirk, KG.....
Yo that dude
Scuzzy yeah, but this news is old as to me. This story broke years ago. And anyone who thinks Barkley, Mchale, Dirk and KG are greater PF's than Malone was entirely ing clueless. Yeah, he is an s bag (and a republican). We get it already. That doesn't make him a worse player than Dirk "softer than cheese" Nowitzki and Kevin "barely there in the playoffs" Garnett. Mchale maybe if you want to go by rings, but he wasn't more talented. No way on Barkley. And... Tim Duncan is a center. I don't give a what he or the Spurs say.
Is this real?
ing disgust.
The mother of Cheryl Ford (and her twin brother) was only 12 or 13 when Karl Malone impregnanted her too, as far as I know. Malone was 17 at the time. (Someone can correct me if I am wrong).
Wait.
These are different Bell's???
Like he's done it twice?
While it is disgusting unless the parents of those girls pressed charges this is a nonstory. I bet they were not too upset when the money was coming in.
Yes.
When he was in high school, he impregnanted a 12/13 year old, who had twins (Cheryl Ford and her brother).
Then, according to this article, in college, he impregnanted Gloria Bell (who was 13) and had Demetrius Bell.
Have you tuned into CNN or any other news outlet lately?
Apperantly pregnant-by-adult men, 13 year olds girls is a HUGE story.
Did he even pay child support? As far as I know, he didn't even acknowledge them til they were adults.
I am sure the family got money to keep silent. I am sure they knew who Malone was and realized that something like this would derail his career. Still is low of Malone to throw his son away like that.
Or maybe I am just cynical.
how old was malone when these things happened? if he was a minor, end of story.
Disgusting....although....it kind of hit somewhere with me, since...the reason I was adopted was because I'm the result of a teenage pregnancy. The irony gets me every time: The bad decisions, lack of judgement, etc, humans show....without that...I would not be here.
Damn, three kids by 20? Is the Mailman (he always comes, rain or shine) anywhere near Kemp or Chipper in his career?
Utah's a funny place. I wouldn't be surprised if he franchised a few more out there.
i mean, it is the utah jazz legend, hof, right?
i mean what do u expect, it's utah!
You know all this Malone happened in the deep south right? As in where Houston is located. Have fun tonight enjoying your last win/game of the season in the fat & filth laden hole of America.
25 Fattest Cities
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“Any winds coming from the east blow toxic chemical pollutants towards downtown [Houston] and many neighborhoods where people work and live,” said the Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Houston is the “Dirtiest City” in the United States, according to an annual report released by the EPA
Last edited by balli; 04-29-2008 at 11:56 PM.
the mailman stuffed a package in her mailbox
Weird....17 year olds dating 13 year olds is really nothing new...but a junior in college and a 13 year old is a little sketchy.
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