NY Times · Sep 13, 2017
Todd Marinovich, Football’s Cautionary Tale, Is Playing Again at 48
“I’m beginning to learn to live with imperfection,” said Todd Marinovich, who entered the national spotlight as a high school standout and later encountered addiction problems.INDIO, Ca. — Halfway through a two-hour practice that began in searing 104-degree heat, the football players formed a sweaty circle in the outfield of a high school baseball park marked with the faintest of yard lines. Arms were raised and hands touched in a standard ritual of team unity.
“One, two, three, family!” came the chant that included No. 12, a weathered man of 48 years, who first joined in such choruses as a young boy.
