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Guess Who?

Guess Who?. By: Tiana Baum. Background. Born May 28, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee Mother was an alcoholic and drug addict Father was murdered He was basically homeless and lived in several foster homes. Early Life. Attended 11 different schools during his first 9 years of school

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Guess Who?

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  1. Guess Who? By: Tiana Baum

  2. Background • Born May 28, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee • Mother was an alcoholic and drug addict • Father was murdered • He was basically homeless and lived in several foster homes

  3. Early Life • Attended 11 different schools during his first 9 years of school • Leigh Anne Tuohy and her wealthy, republican family took him in and gave him a home. • Went go to Briarcrest Christian School • Played foot ball and was the offensive tackle

  4. Education • Had an IQ of 80 and GPA of .6 • He needed a tutor in order to keep his grades up so that he was eligible to play foot ball who worked with him for 20 hours a week • Got his GPA to a 2.52

  5. Going into College • Received scholarships offers from the University of Tennessee, Louisiana University, Auburn University, University of South Carolina, and the University of Mississippi • All of them because they wanted him to play offensive tackle on their foot ball team

  6. University of Mississippi • Chose the University of Mississippi because it is the college that his new family went to • Freshman year he played 11 games • 10 of them he started as right guard position • Sophomore year he became a breakout star in the highly-competitive SEC (Southeastern Conference)

  7. Career • In the 2009 NFL Draft, He got Drafted to play for the Baltimore Ravensand assigned num. 74 • He signed a 5 year contract of $13.8 million • Played as right tackle and left tackle • Started in every game, 11 at right tackle, 5 at left

  8. What We Know Him For • He wrote an autobiography about his life story • They made an Academy Award nominated movie based on his life starring a country singer and an actress that has been in several different movies. Can You Guess Who He Is?. . .

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