Michael Dwayne Vick was born on June 26th, 1980, in Newport News, a town near Norfolk, Virginia. A port town, Newport News had fallen on hard times by Vick's childhood, and Vick's personal experience was full of hardship. Vick's mother, Brenda, was only 16 when he was born, and his father, Michael Boddie, was 17. The two had already had a daughter before Michael Vick, and would have another two children before marrying in 1985. Michael and his siblings saw little of their father, who was in the army and then worked long hours in the shipyards. Michael's mother worked at Kmart while raising her children.
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Quickly established himself as superstar … Rushed for three touchdowns in just over a quarter against James Madison in his first collegiate game… Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2000 MLB draft despite not playing baseball since the 8th grade… Three-year starter at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va. under coach Tommy Reamon. Passed for 4,846 yards with 43 touchdowns during his career, adding 1,048 yards and 18 scores on the ground… Applied for early entry into NFL draft (as a redshirt sophomore) after two seasons as Virginia Tech’s starter and one appearance in National Championship Game. Led the Hokies into the National spotlight for two seasons and carried the school (on his back) to compete in the National Championship Game in his first season as a college starting quarterback in 1999… Captured the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football Player of the Year as a redshirt freshman that season when he led the nation in passing efficiency at 180.37, the second-highest total ever… Finished third in the balloting for the coveted Heisman Trophy (matching the highest finish ever by a freshman)… Finished his career with a 20-1 record as starter at Virginia Tech… Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2000 MLB draft despite not playing baseball since the 8th grade...Became the 11th quarterback selected with the top overall pick in the NFL draft since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 and the first African-American quarterback ever taken with the ..1 overall choice...Vick rushed for a quarterback record 173 yards in the Falcons' 30-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings on December 1, 2002…And counting.Quickly established himself as superstar … Rushed for three touchdowns in just over a quarter against James Madison in his first collegiate game… Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2000 MLB draft despite not playing baseball since the 8th grade… Three-year starter at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va. under coach Tommy Reamon. Passed for 4,846 yards with 43 touchdowns during his career, adding 1,048 yards and 18 scores on the ground… Applied for early entry into NFL draft (as a redshirt sophomore) after two seasons as Virginia Tech’s starter and one appearance in National Championship Game. Led the Hokies into the National spotlight for two seasons and carried the school (on his back) to compete in the National Championship Game in his first season as a college starting quarterback in 1999… Captured the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football Player of the Year as a redshirt freshman that season when he led the nation in passing efficiency at 180.37, the second-highest total ever… Finished third in the balloting for the coveted Heisman Trophy (matching the highest finish ever by a freshman)… Finished his career with a 20-1 record as starter at Virginia Tech… Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2000 MLB draft despite not playing baseball since the 8th grade...Became the 11th quarterback selected with the top overall pick in the NFL draft since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 and the first African-American quarterback ever taken with the ..1 overall choice...Vick rushed for a quarterback record 173 yards in the Falcons' 30-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings on December 1, 2002…And counting.
Falcons' Vick knows what must be doneFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - The sting of losing the NFC championship game to the Eagles left Michael Vick the next day, but the lesson learned by the Atlanta Falcons quarterback remains.
"Win more games at home," Vick said yesterday, "so we can have home-field advantage, so we won't have to play in Philly because of the weather factor."
