October 1983-Gabriel Rivera. 22 y/o. First rounder Steelers. Broke his neck driving his Porch. Never walked again. Really really drunk.
I read a follow-up article 4 years later. Victimization was the storyline. The article outed him having had “a couple of beers.”
I’m sick of this $hit.
I just did some reading about him. The Steelers passed on Dan Marino to draft Rivera instead.
Rivera wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, and he was ejected from his new Datsun 280ZX. The other driver wasn’t seriously injured.
They apparently decided not to prosecute Rivera for DUI and reckless driving, saying he had suffered enough.
Senor Sack from Texas Tech - a real tragedy.