The recent philanthropic gesture by former Marshall defensive star Vinny Curry is a reminder of all that is good in college athletics.
The recent conviction of another former MU defender, C.J. Spillman, is a reminder to not put athletes on a pedestal.
I’d like to think that most of us in the sports media — at least in the smaller-town setting — prefer to tell about the former. Winning remains the bottom line, but when you have good people in good situations, good results follow.
And Curry is a darned good example.
He came to Marshall in 2007, but was benched by the NCAA clearinghouse, resigned to being a “prop” watching from a distance.