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April 23, 1997 - April 29, 1997 | Issue 31•15

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High School Basketball Star Announces He Will Skip College, Go Straight To Embittered Alcoholism

High School Basketball Star Announces He Will Skip College, Go Straight To Embittered Alcoholism

CHICAGO—Continuing a recent trend among high school basketball stars, Farragut High School All-American point guard Jerrod Washburn announced he will skip college and go directly to embittered alcoholism, wallowing in the memory of his Farragut glory days and, ultimately, dying obscure and penniless in a South Side alleyway. "This was not an easy decision for me,"...

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