Rodney Rogers, former Demon Deacon, former ACC Rookie of the Year, former ACC Player of the Year, former NBA 6th Man of the Year, was thrown off his ATV in North Carolina and sustained an injury that will leave him paralyzed from the neck down for life. The average cynical NBA hater (that's me) will probably read that headline and think that he's probably not much different than Marbury, Kobe, Artest, as 40% of NBA players have criminal records; however, you couldn't be more wrong about this guy. This is one of the most amazing athletes...scratch that...MEN I've ever read about, yet the press won't report anything on this guy. This is a guy, along with his family, that needs your thoughts and prayers.
ESPN writes,
"A Durham native who starred in high school football and basketball, Rogers had returned to his hometown and was working for the city public works department as a heavy machinery operator. He was promoted to a supervisory position six months ago, according to the report.
He was also volunteering as a girls' basketball coach at a Durham middle school and had set up a computer lab at a city public housing complex, according to the report.
Rogers, who was financially set, took the job with the Durham DPW because he liked working with heavy trucks, Williams said, according to the report.
"Rodney isn't the type to sit around twiddling his thumbs. There aren't any jobs he considers too small for him," Williams said, according to the News and Observer. "He started his own trucking company and was usually the lead driver. He'd be out there driving to the quarry at 3:30 in the morning."
Michael Balzarano, who oversaw Rogers at the Durham DPW, said Rogers was not working for the city as a lark until he got bored.
"I didn't even know he had lots of money. He is very friendly, very concerned, very conscientious," Balzarano said, according to the report. "We chose him because of his ethics and his attitude. He was highly motivated. He was promoted to supervisor six months ago."
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