QB Art Schlichter (official thread)

[Thump]

I'm guessing Art will be back in the hole within 2 years.

I've NEVER seen anyone kick a gambling addiction.

[The KSB]

Originally Posted by Thump

I'm guessing Art will be back in the hole within 2 years.

I've NEVER seen anyone kick a gambling addiction.

Sounds like a vBet to me.

[FairfaxBuckeye]

Odds are not good that Art will overcome this completely.

I hope that best for him.

I was a huge Art Schlicter fan as a kid, and still have his biography, 'Straight Arrow', that he autographed for when it came out.

[Buckin' A]

Originally Posted by FairfaxBuckeye

Odds are not good that Art will overcome this completely.

I hope that best for him.

I was a huge Art Schlicter fan as a kid, and still have his biography, 'Straight Arrow', that he autographed for when it came out.

I'll bet that is a good book.

[PrincetonBuckeye]

Its a shame that such talent just went to waste...He may be out of jail now but I truely feel that he will be back...it seems like this guy doesn't know anything else in life other than gambling and screwing people over...

[CCI]

Originally Posted by osubuckeyealum

Its a shame that such talent just went to waste...He may be out of jail now but I truely feel that he will be back...it seems like this guy doesn't know anything else in life other than gambling and screwing people over...

IMO having being around him a few times in the recent weeks, he might seem to have a different perspective now on returning to prison. Gambling is a severe addiction that is worse than any drug, I hope he overcomes the demons. Art is l a Buckeye and needs support and I hope that the choices he will make in the future are choices without the consequences.

[PrincetonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by CCI

IMO having being around him a few times in the recent weeks, he might seem to have a different perspective now on returning to prison. Gambling is a severe addiction that is worse than any drug, I hope he overcomes the demons. Art is l a Buckeye and needs support and I hope that the choices he will make in the future are choices without the consequences.

I sure hope your right.....I have hated to see him in that condition these last 10-15 years....

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by The KSB

Sounds like a vBet to me.

That's so wrong...and so funny.

[osugrad21]

CBS


Schlichter on long road back to straight and narrow
Jan. 29, 2007
By Pete Prisco
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer


He was the golden boy quarterback of the Colts, a can't-miss kid with a strong arm -- with looks that made women stare -- and a charming way that bordered on con-man smooth, which, later, proved to be an apt description.
Long before Peyton Manning took over as the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, there was Art Schlichter, whose wonderful talents made him the fourth overall pick in the 1982 draft. They were the Baltimore Colts then, and they traded Bert Jones for the rights to draft Schlichter, who nearly led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship as a collegian.

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[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

CBS


Schlichter on long road back to straight and narrow
Jan. 29, 2007
By Pete Prisco
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer


He was the golden boy quarterback of the Colts, a can't-miss kid with a strong arm -- with looks that made women stare -- and a charming way that bordered on con-man smooth, which, later, proved to be an apt description.
Long before Peyton Manning took over as the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, there was Art Schlichter, whose wonderful talents made him the fourth overall pick in the 1982 draft. They were the Baltimore Colts then, and they traded Bert Jones for the rights to draft Schlichter, who nearly led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship as a collegian.

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Did you see the picture of Art down in the story? He looks like a certain Mafia boss from HBO....

Glad to hear he's on the way back. Hopefully he can stay there.....

[CCI]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

CBS


Schlichter on long road back to straight and narrow
Jan. 29, 2007
By Pete Prisco
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer


He was the golden boy quarterback of the Colts, a can't-miss kid with a strong arm -- with looks that made women stare -- and a charming way that bordered on con-man smooth, which, later, proved to be an apt description.
Long before Peyton Manning took over as the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, there was Art Schlichter, whose wonderful talents made him the fourth overall pick in the 1982 draft. They were the Baltimore Colts then, and they traded Bert Jones for the rights to draft Schlichter, who nearly led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship as a collegian.

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great read about my hometown bro

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

ABJ

Column: Art Schlichter tries to rebuild

TIM DAHLBERG

AP Sports Columnist

MIAMI - Art Schlichter's career stats are memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Ten years behind bars. Twenty some convictions. Forty-four different prisons.
One life wasted.
"I served my time," Schlichter said. "I got an enormous amount of time for what I did."
He was once the quarterback of the future for the Indianapolis Colts, the Peyton Manning of his time. He was always the ultimate con man, a smooth talker who could separate people from their money faster than he could zip a football downfield.

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[osugrad21]

DDN

Schlichter trying to rebuild life destroyed by addiction

Former Ohio State star is humbled by his past and hopes others don't make similar mistakes.

By Sean McClelland
Staff Writer

Friday, April 13, 2007

The message Art Schlichter brings to town is simple: Don't do what I did.
"I'm not asking people to forgive or accept me," Schlichter said. "My goal is to help somebody not have to go through what I went through."
Schlichter, the long-ago Ohio State quarterback and NFL player whose gambling addiction melted his career and marriage, is working to restore his life after being released from prison last June.
His steps are slow and perilous, especially when it comes to re-connecting with his two teenage daughters.

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[osugrad21]

DDN

Schlichter eager to share cautionary tale




By Sean McClelland
Staff Writer

Friday, April 13, 2007

With the power of the Internet, it's never been easier to acquire a gambling addiction.
This worries Art Schlichter, the former Ohio State and NFL quarterback who spent 10 years in prison for crimes related to his compulsive gambling. He wants to save others from going down that path.


Of the talk he'll give Sunday evening to a youth group at Centerville United Methodist Church, Schlichter said, "The main focus will be on the strength I receive from God. That's kind of a basic explanation of it. I faced a lot of adversity and tough times, and yet I'm OK today. I'm not perfect, but I'm doing OK. I want to get out and tell my story as much as I can."

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[osugrad21]

DDN

Schlichter speaks at Centerville church about gambling, life

Famous OSU, NFL quarterback told stories of his time in prison and his redemption.

By Tom Beyerlein
Staff Writer

Monday, April 16, 2007
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CENTERVILLE ? They say an addict has to hit rock bottom before he can turn himself around. For Art Schlichter, that moment came in 2004, when he was caught gambling in prison and guards threw him in the hole: A tiny, solitary cell with a 20-watt lightbulb, a bed with no pillow and a steel toilet. For 120 days.
"I had a lot of time to think," the former Ohio State University and NFL quarterback told an audience at Centerville United Methodist Church on Sunday. He remembered some words a counselor once told him: "When you hit the bottom, you need to hit your knees." So Schlichter prayed, and God "gave me something I didn't deserve ? his grace and a lot of mercy."

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