Two Generational Athletes, One Fatal Addiction: The Tragedy of Len Bias & Don Rogers
About this episode
The episode explores the tragic stories of Len Bias and Don Rogers, two promising athletes whose lives were cut short by addiction.
Today, we're diving into one of the most requested stories we've ever gotten on this channel, except, with a twist. It's 1986 and the NBA has one of the most promising athletes coming out of college: Len Bias of Maryland for the NBA. Meanwhile, in the NFL, Don Rogers is beginning to establish himself as an all-time defensive back. Then, within the same week, tragedy struck. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you get your podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Host: Press Box Chronicles
Topics covered
- tragedy
- athletes
- addiction
- NBA
- NFL
- sports history
Keywords
- Len Bias
- Don Rogers
- addiction
- NBA
- NFL
- tragedy
- sports
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