Thursday, April 22, 2010

In which Arnold Palmer puts Ben Roethlisberger in his place

While growing up, every good father tells his son that your name is all that you take with you in life…and that character and how you treat people matter. The Pittsburgh Steelers, owned by the Rooney family, are one of the most heralded professional sports franchises around the world. As of late, their reputation has been put in question with several of their players charged with criminal misconduct, i.e. Santonio Holmes, a Super Bowl MVP, for breaking the substance abuse policy of the NFL. But the straw that broke the camel’s back was when their franchise Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, was being investigated for the alleged rape of a young woman near his vacation home in Milledgeville, GA. As a result, the Steelers are considering trading their 2-Time Super Bowl winning Quarterback because the Rooneys feel Roethlisberger's character flaws have been jeopardizing the name of the franchise and had become a distraction for the team. Roethlisberger's actions were cleared of any illegalities by the Georgia State Police because there was not enough evidence to prosecute him, but his indecent behaviors towards women have been obscene.


So the question remains, how important is character? Like football, the word "character" is often thrown around in politics. However, having good character is seldom covered by the media because scandals and poor behavior sell magazines and grab headlines. Of course, that changed during the 2010 NFL's Draft because without question, Tim Tebow, the Quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner out of the University of Florida was no doubt drafted as high as he was partly because he has impeccable character and leadership skills. The public needs to hold all of its celebrities, idols, athletes, politicians, leaders, etc. to a higher standard and demand good role models. Did Ben Rothlisberger’s father teach his son the proper social graces towards women? --Right now, Ben Roethlisberger is not a good example for young athletes or children because his behaviors have been atrocious. Will the "Roethlisberger" name be more associated with that of an elite NFL quarterback that has won 2 Super Bowls or that of an alleged rapist? Only time will tell, but it might not be told in Pittsburgh because the Rooneys are still considering trading him.


Well, when debating Ben Roethlisberger's character, here is a story from a BLOG that should be read and you decide for yourself. We’ll say one thing, if this is true, Arnold Palmer has amazing character.



“The good folks at Waggle Room won me over quite some time ago: They run one of the best golf blogs -- if not the best -- on the Intrawebs. Case in point is this story shared therein by Ryan Ballengee. It involves Ben Roethlisberger, whom I am quickly learning to detest, and one of the greatest golfers ever. I enjoyed it immensely.


This story was told to me just a few days ago from a very credible source. The Steelers have their training camp in Latrobe, PA -- a town absolutely owned by Arnold Palmer. Near the training camp is Laurel Valley golf club. It has hosted several major championships and is a big deal club in the area. Ben Roethlisberger came by during training camp one summer and said he wanted to get on the course to play. The pro shop said that they would accommodate him but that members that had tee times would go ahead of him and they would work him on.


So, Ben looks around the pro shop and starts buying up stuff. Makes his purchases, then disappears to the first tee. He's teeing off out of turn. The pro shop wrangles him down in the first fairway and demands that he return to the clubhouse to wait his turn to play. Eventually, he gets to go off. He runs into a bunch of people who naturally want his autograph. He says no to all of them. Doesn't want to be nice to the people letting him play their exclusive track.


When he's done with the round, Ben goes into the locker room in the clubhouse. He takes a shower and comes out, when a man comes up to him and tells him, "What you are going to do right now is go into the pro shop and sign autographs for every single person who wants them, and then you will never come back here again."


The man who told him that? Arnold Palmer.”


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