Born Terrell Eldorado Owens on December 7th, 1973, Owens spent most of his childhood living with his grandmother in Alexander City, Alabama. His grandmother never allowed him to leave the front yard, play football or even ride a bicycle. He is not, however, upset that his grandmother enacted these rules on him. To him, it was his grandmother’s way of keeping him out of trouble. Terrell graduated from Benjamin Russell High School, after lettering twelve times in four sports, including four in each of Football and T

Now I will talk to you about Terrell’s acts that have made him infamous. He is known for excessively showboating after scoring a touchdown. It was two years ago, the 49ers were playing the Cowboys, in Dallas. Owens scored a touchdown and then ran to the 50 yard line, stood in the middle of the star logo painted on the field, and danced, showing the world that he was a “star.” He performed this act twice during the game. While some may have viewed this as fun and entertaining, others saw it as absurd, and ridiculous. His head coach, then Steve Mariucci suspended him, when the league wouldn’t. Fast forward two years, Owens hadn’t done anything spectacular since the Dallas incident, but in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Owens showed the world that he can still be a spectacle and change the face of the game. As I said before, he scored a touchdown, pulled a sharpie marker out of his sock, and signed the touchdown ball for his friend. This act earned him national recognition, and he was featured on the cover of ESPN Magazine. He also earned a lot of criticism, but as the old adage goes, actions speak louder than words. In the same ESPN article, the author writes, quote “even in a sport where Ed McCaffery’ uses exceptionally thin pads to make himself more aerodynamic—this guy was out there running around in the fourth quarter of a tie game at the highest level of football with a freaking pen in his sock.” End of quote. Later this season, during a game against the Green

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