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Title: Son of Bobby Humphrey is a top 2014 recruit with Crimson Tide offer Post by: pmull on June 28, 2012, 02:53:20 PM This is a good article about former Tide star running back Bobby Humphrey and his son who is going to be a junior at Hoover HS this year. Marlon Humphrey is a DB and already has an offer from Bama.
Quote Bobby tiptoed through his freshman season at UA before breaking down the door as a sophomore, rushing for 1,471 yards and 15 touchdowns. When the 1987 season began, Bobby was being hailed as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate. He ran for 1,255 yards and finished 10th in the balloting. A foot injury the following season ended talk of a second run at the Heisman, but the Denver Broncos had seen enough, selecting him in the first round of the supplemental draft. Under the bright lights and the burden of weighty paychecks, something changed in Bobby. The sure-handed ball carrier began fumbling his life away off the field. After a successful rookie campaign, his attitude changed. In 1989 he was arrested for driving under the influence, and two years later he held himself out of camp for 14 weeks while negotiating a new contract. A year later, he was traded to the Miami Dolphins. Quote In the ninth grade, the light went on for Marlon. He began to excel in track, winning the gold medal in the 2010 Junior Olympics. The confidence was infectious, spilling over onto the football field. Coaches switched the former running back to the secondary, and Marlon quickly discovered he liked being the one delivering the hit, rather than being on the receiving end. "He started developing," Bobby said, calling 2010 his son's breakthrough moment. "He started getting bigger and started to believe." Hoover coach Josh Niblett said he took notice of Marlon's physical gifts in the ninth grade, and more so last year, but it was even earlier that he saw Marlon had what it took mentally to play the game. http://espn.go.com/colleges/alabama/story/_/id/8105398/marlon-humphrey-learns-father-mistakes Title: Re: Son of Bobby Humphrey is a top 2014 recruit with Crimson Tide offer Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on June 29, 2012, 09:29:57 AM There's a fellow on WoollyAl who claims to be a teammate of Marlon's and a good friend of the Humphrey family. He says that Alabama has some ground to make up because the family was hurt that Alabama did not offer Maudrecus (Marlon's older brother who is a WR at Arkansas) a scholarship. He claims that Arkansas and (gasp) Auburn are out in front at this point.
Title: Re: Son of Bobby Humphrey is a top 2014 recruit with Crimson Tide offer Post by: Chechem on June 29, 2012, 09:56:45 AM There's a fellow on WoollyAl who claims to be a teammate of Marlon's and a good friend of the Humphrey family. He says that Alabama has some ground to make up because the family was hurt that Alabama did not offer Maudrecus (Marlon's older brother who is a WR at Arkansas) a scholarship. He claims that Arkansas and (gasp) Auburn are out in front at this point. Well, if that's so then let the child go to where he will "wilt on the vine". But, as we all know, "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.” (PWB) Title: Re: Son of Bobby Humphrey is a top 2014 recruit with Crimson Tide offer Post by: Jamos on June 30, 2012, 11:05:41 AM Yeah he really needs to feel sorry for his brother. There's always a good reason when Bama doesn't offer someone a scholarship and I would say the brother has probably exposed that reason. ;)
Title: Re: Son of Bobby Humphrey is a top 2014 recruit with Crimson Tide offer Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on July 03, 2012, 08:20:41 AM Yeah he really needs to feel sorry for his brother. There's always a good reason when Bama doesn't offer someone a scholarship and I would say the brother has probably exposed that reason. ;) Well, I had wondered if maybe it had hurt Bobby even more after Maudrecus got arrested. Perhaps he felt like if he'd been at Alabama that would not have happened. Pure speculation on my part though... |