[Husker] why?

[Pat Gaule]

Bob Beach wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Gaule" <pgaule at cox.net>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 12:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] why?
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>> If Marlin Lucky  and his family want to let everyone know what 
>> happened, then it will come out.  Until then, it's not fair for 
>> anyone to try and speculate.
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>     I certainly agree with you to a point.  However, the minute you 
> decide to become a public figure, and football players at NU are 
> indeed public figures, you do basically agree to set aside some degree 
> of privacy.  If Eric Crouch is seen eating at a Lincoln restaurant 
> people notice and may even bother him for an autograph or the like.  
> His privacy is invaded.


Asking someone for an autograph is several degrees of magnitude 
different than inquiring about their medical history, Bob.  And I cannot 
agree that NU football players should be considered public figures to 
the point that their medical histories become everyone's business.  If 
they were professional athletes rather than amateurs, I could understand 
where you're coming from.