Starting out with a name like Noel Devine is a good foundation when creating a building of "badassary", but for some reason, having that ridiculous name was not enough even though a vast majority of the human population would have kindly settled. Noel Devine was born in Fort Myers, Florida, just like Deion Sanders. He attended the same high school as Sanders, but chose the University of West Virginia as a blue chip, 5-Star recruit. Devine was well known before his college days due to his outstanding high school career. He finished his college career in Morgantown by eclipsing 4,000 yards for his career. Devine may not be the most touted player when the draft comes this April, in fact many people have him ranked around the 12th best running back prospect. Devine is very similar to Darren Sproles who has been relatively unsuccessful in the NFL...but Devine's future in the NFL is not why I am writing this article...no it is because Noel Devine may be the world's biggest badass ever:
To begin with, both of Devine's parents died before he was 12, both of complications due to the AIDS virus, but there was speculation of Noel's badassary dispelling badass which they couldn't handle. Custody of Noel was given to his maternal grandmother, but due to his grandmother's lack of worthiness, he moved in with his friend, but it doesn't stop here. When Devine was walking home one day with his friend Rashard Patterson, a man aimed at them with a shotgun. Patterson was killed by a blast to the chest. Devine is also the father of two children, of which we presume was forced sexual interaction by the government in order to preserve the gene which has enabled Devine to become so awesome. To continue this legend which I am sure is becoming hard to believe, Devine is pretty much best friends with Deion Sanders. Sanders has become a true mentor to Devine and the two are tight enough that Sanders at one point considered becoming Noel's legal guardian; however, Noel didn't want to tarnish Sander's legend when his own story came out and so he pretty much usurped the Sander's Cadillac Escalade and flew back to Florida.
The story of Noel Devine's past makes what he has done with his life even more special. Often people criticize athletes for being lazy and never trying to be the best people they can be, but to understand Devine's past and see how he was able to still get through High School and College and graduate and eventually end up in the National Football League is a truly inspiring tale which I may read to my children every night and when they cannot make it to the NFL when they have advantages Devine could never dream of, I will curse the Lord for giving me kids whose level of "badassary" does not deserve to strap the sandals of Devine's "badassary".
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