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Eddie Charles Jones
On October 20, 1971, a woman named Francis Thigpen gave birth to a very
talented and healthy son named Eddie Charles Jones. He was born in Toledo,
Ohio. Eddie grew up with his mother, father, and two older brothers named
Cedric and Derek, in Pompano Beach, Florida. As Eddie grew up he became fond
with basketball. He played it with his brothers every day and night. Although he
always lost, he never gave up. He tried harder every time. He admired Dr. J from
the Sixers very much. He considered him as his basketball hero and favorite
player. He went to high school at Ely in Pompano Beach, Florida. Where he
became the best all city player. When Eddie was 16 his parents got divorced.
Temple College offered him a scholarship to play basketball. Coach John Chaney
was impressed with Eddie’s talents and offered him to be the captain of the team.
As stunned as Eddie was he proudly accepted the offer. Eddie had become one
of the Atlantic top ten player of the year. With a scoring average of 19.2 points
per game, 1.5 blocks, 5.4 steels, 7.3 rebounds, and a field goal percentage of .470.
Eddie’s father died from cancer when Eddie was 19. Eddie was very mad because
they were so close together. After his father’s death, Eddie’s college career had
crashed. He was ineligible to score a 700 on his SAT. Which forced him to give up
his freshmen year of College basketball. With the help of his best friend Aron
McKie and Coach John Chaney, Eddie went to summer school and earned a
degree. Then in 1994 he was the 10th overall Draft pick for the NBA. He was
drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Word Count: 290
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