The Player Too Good For Success! Ronald Curry Stunted Growth

[@stuntedgrowth]

Too Good in both sports. Leaving high school Curry could've excelled at either sport. Basketball he was the top point guard and football he was even better. Life still turned out ok though. Virginia legend

[@c.delanepolo6530]

Much love 757 Hampton high.

[@jaylewis3616]

Ronald Curry went to Carolina to be closer to his mom. He was raised by his grandparents

[@s4cakagospelgorillaz98]

Great video. But one mistake that was said is Vick was a year younger. They graduated the same year and I watched them play in the all star game together. Curry started and they alternated between qb and wr. Curry is the best high school player to ever come out of Va!

[@Torryhankton]

Do one on Deoandre Hulett

[@Torryhankton]

Tory Jackson from Duke

[@justice85151]

The HS QB talent that came out of VA in the 90’s was absolutely insane. Allen Iverson, Aaron Brooks, Michael Vick and Ronald Curry.

[@Weshinewegrow]

And it was all basically the same cities. Newport News and Hampton are basically one city. All 4 above were from there including Tyrod Taylor, Tahj Boyd, Marcus Hagans. Those dual threat types is what we produce! 🔥💯💪🏾

[@JamesSmith-ov5um]

@@Weshinewegrow damn forgot about Marcus Hagans! I went to Menchville and we was trash in football but it was an honor watching all of these quarterbacks play

[@Weshinewegrow]

@@JamesSmith-ov5um Big facts bro! I live in Texas now but I’m 757 born and raised. I use to even report for ESPN Radio 94.1 Covering HS football with the Richie Summerville Show for a few years. It was when EJ Manuel was at Bayside. Crazy he was a 1st Round pick. Was so fun seeing all the talent. Sidebar shoutout to Dre Bly and Alonzo Mourning, 2 Chesapeake Legends! 🔥🔥🔥

[@billblaski9523]

​@@Weshinewegrowlol EJ Manuel

[@Weshinewegrow]

@@22airjordan1 That’s fire bro! Vick was special, crazy how much more fanfare Ronald Curry was getting at the time. Injuries and not choosing one sport messed him up. Still coaching in the NFL to this day though. WR coach for the Saints. 7 years in on that position too. Proud of them both! 💯💪🏾🔥

[@Manny-nm8dh]

Still the only player to win the Gatorade national player of the year in Football and Basketball. If he does nothing else, he's already achieved something that probably will never happen again.

[@christophermoody6840]

None of that matters if it didn't come along with a bag👜💰🛍️. I mean that's nice and all but 🥷... You better get that money.

[@Igoruhandchu]

@@christophermoody6840life’s not about money. Dude played in the NFL. Weird comment.

[@BLACKMACH1NE]

@@christophermoody6840 he made the nfl and was/is an nfl coach. pretty sure he got a big bigger more than you or I.

[@PaulCogliano]

@@christophermoody6840 He got a 20 million dollar contract to play WR, Vick filed bankruptcy Ronald might have more money than him.

[@tsav32]

Greatest high school player I’ve ever seen. Was responsible one year for something like 77 TD’s. I don’t remember exactly the breakdown, but he passed for about 40 TD’s, and scored the rest mostly rushing, but also on punt and interception returns. He and Michael Vick were untackleable their senior year in those allstar game practices. Unbelievable talent.

[@jlcarter04]

You were close. In 1996 he accounted for 76TDs. Scored 40 and threw for 36. That team averaged 58 points a game and was one of the best HS teams I'd ever seen.

[@kelcey7579]

​@@jlcarter04that beat the hell out of us that year, phoebus high like 63-7 we had a great Rb named Antoine Womack, and I think we was their toughest competition lol, naw that yr kecoughtan

[@flysince79]

I moved to the 757 in 97 and learned quickly that Ronald Curry was that dude on the field and the court! VA Legend!!

[@17thN.O]

Man you summed his story up well. Ronald Curry had success in both sports in college, some in the pros and had a pretty good career and he coaches with my Saints. Salute to Ronald Curry.

[@kreativekulturetv2488]

Ronald Curry was a beast! I remember watching him playing in that McDonald’s game and thought for sure he would be the next Charlie Ward. He was elite in both sports. Pure athleticism.

[@iceberg44]

Coming from Va Beach,Va, Curry was everything at that time. I was in 6th grade and we went to "hoop it up 3on3" to play. Curry had a team and the courts had the biggest crowds for his games. I remember watching amd after they beat a team, that team taking off their shirts to have him sign. It was right before he went to UNC

[@smiddyfrh7779]

I'm from Chesapeake bro this really hits home smh

[@antoineartis6265]

😂😂😂I was out there hooping too lol, him his cuz and the dude Bobby Blizzard couldn’t be stopped.

[@modgmodg6987]

Hoop it Up came to Richmond Va too til dude shot up some vendors at the event early 90’s.

[@dbethea2744]

I went to High School with Ronald Curry. It was like we were in a movie

[@bobbyromeii3418]

I bet dude was a legit star

[@BLACKMACH1NE]

Same. It was like that. Donquel? Sorry if I spelled it wrong

[@J_Clyde_Morris]

💯

[@kin-green]

Despite the injuries and setbacks he still managed to have a 7 year NFL career. Not too shabby.

[@jonparker1194]

Raiders Fan checking in. We loved him! The catch against Denver was one of the greatest I've ever seen!

[@edwinhargrave679]

This guy was a rare athelete that comes along about every 25yrs indeed he was great and represented the VA well.

[@Weshinewegrow]

I’m Hampton born and raised! The hype around him was wild back then. I was just 8 or 9ish when I first met him and he was a class act even to my younger self. Autographed a McDonald’s napkin for me. I’ll never forget it. 😢

[@eddiemiller9526]

He should have just focused on playing quarter back in highschool and rest during off season but seven seasons in the NFL is great some guys don't make it two or three and he had to learn a new position much respect to Ronald Curry! Have you ever done one on Eric Crouch? 🤔 🤔

[@AguilaDeOnix85]

This is one of those situations where I'm glad not only did you have HOF ballers talking about how raw he was at two sports he still ironed out a pretty good career in spite of not committing to one early versus seeing a guy flame out after hearing how good he was at one particular sport (Lenny Cooke, Jamarcus, Ryan Leaf, etc). Also, if Mack Brown had stayed around at UNC by the time Ronald Curry and Julius Peppers had come, Curry might have had been better developed for the NFL than he was.

[@Bussinsportsbets]

Legend in Virginia's as tidewater area or 7 cities where I'm from I even got to see him play before everybody wanted to be like Curry when he was at Hampton high school

[@bhill005]

I went to Hampton University out in VA for some time. Ended up meeting quite a few dudes at that school who were actually from Virginia who often expressed how much they looked up to Ronald Curry. They were calling him the greatest athlete to ever come out of Virginia. So, without a doubt, he definitely had that respect. To them, he was practically royalty. Actually saw his McDonalds All-American performances in both the dunk contest and game on live television back in those late 90’s. So, his name was one I knew of a bit early on. Once again, personally knowing how much he meant to his home state, I can’t give nothing but respect to Ronald Curry

[@bobbyromeii3418]

Facts... the Goat

[@lamarmc]

I was in VA from 94-00 and the hype was real. Vick got no shine over this dude. If he sticks to football, he could’ve been potentially a HOF QB.

[@bpar73]

Best HS football player I've ever seen and I saw Iverson, Percy, D-Hall, Plaxico, Vick, Tyrod....all those 757 guys.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

Michael Vick wasn’t a year younger. Me Ronald and Vick all graduated the same year, 1998. It just seems Vick was younger because he redshirted his first year at Virginia tech. Curry didn’t redshirt that first season at UNC

[@camerenrandi]

If his situation of having to choose a sport exclusively, and being great at both, was happening in today"s college athletics I can honestly see the athlete choosing both because of NIL..............everything you said for that time I totally agree with. The money these college athletes can make adds a whole new caveat to the discussion

[@WillPooleNYC]

Curry was the undisputed Man in HS but my cousin played in the VA AllStar game as a receiver where Curry was the well-deserved featured King of Everything. After the first practice Cuzzo told me to watch out for a relatively unknown prospect who threw spirals so tight they were impossible to catch with hands only. A few months later we all knew this dude as Mike Vick from Virginia Tech. There were so many serious dual-threat ballers from that area like Iverson, Bobby Blizzard (real name), Sean Hamlet, Mario & Melvin Haskett and many others. Can’t forget Peninsula Legends Lawrence Taylor, Al Toon and Mike Tomlin.

[@d.felixphoto2260]

Being that athletic with 3 Achilles injuries and a foot injury is crazy. He could have been a legend of he didn't over work his body

[@MONTANAENTERPRISES1]

Ronald Curry is The Greatest H.S Athlete Ever. Iverson was a better BBALLER but also a Great H.S QB.

[@stephenboykin4958]

What a legend. I loved watching him and Julius peppers on the football field and on the basketball court. Peppers from my hometown of Wilson, North Carolina and that dude was a straight up monster. I think if Julius had of stuck with basketball, he probably could’ve made the NBA. Maybe you should do one on him.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

Well he’s a surefire hall of Famer in football and a Carolina Panthers legend so it safe to say he made the right call

[@bigfella123174]

Pep ain’t from Wilson, he’s from Bailey. I don’t know why you Wilson keep tryna claim him, just like y’all try to claim Coby White and he from Goldsboro…lol Even if you ask him where he’s from he’ll tell you born in Wilson but Bailey is his hometown.

[@stephenboykin4958]

@@bigfella123174 you are correct. Well done

[@dabighomiewolf757]

I came to VA in the late 90$ and had the pleasure of playing and being around Ron. Ron was always a Cool guy. I almost sacked him my sophomore year in HS but he bolted on me. We laughed about it in his truck years later 😂😂...Ron was a freak of nature and true gentleman. Back then it was so many great athletes coming from HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS it was ridiculous at that time in the 757 especially the peninsula. You had to be there in those times to know the true feeling of that era of sports in the 757 part of Virginia.... REALLY GREAT TIMES THAT COULD NEVER BE DELICATED🦾💯

[@bignip2000]

I'm from Louisiana and graduated in 2000. I 1st heard about Curry while checking on a player from my home area by the name of Kendrick Allen. Allen was supposed to sign to UNC in 1997 but indtead signed to LSU and thats when I read about Curry. It was my first time hearing about someone that was POY in both football and basketball.

[@ech8014]

Best HS QB ive ever seen. They played the state championship game on our campus and me and my teammates had to go check out this kid everyone was talking about. If he would have stuck to Football there is no telling what he could have become.

[@YTC1234]

7:03 is that Alge Crumpler? Vick’s NFL TE?

[@Rakeemgrant]

He and Julius Peppers were built different. Both 2 star athletes. I thought for sure Peppers was going to the NBA

[@jayjones3276]

I thought Peppers was a sure top 10 pick in basketball. didnt even know he played football til later that season lol

[@christopherdavis6395]

Well done thanks for sharing

[@thedoranwilliamsshow6863]

He followed AI's footsteps by winning State Titles in Basketball and Football. Also being an All-American in both sports

[@bjnt922]

I remember the hype around this dude when he was coming out of high school. Before he had his first achilles injury he seemed to be on a path to being an NFL quarterback more than an NBA point guard.

[@ObliviouslyGifted]

I used to say we should start Curry at qb all those horrible years for the raiders where we couldn’t get any decent qb play!!!! BUT WOW😳😳 the plays and catches he used to make!

[@rayj.9568]

"When you chase two rabbits, they both get away." -A Wise Person - It is difficult to convince some young people to make a choice.

[@rayj.9568]

@Pler1978 I never heard it as the way you mentioned it. Nevertheless, it still stands.

[@MIA25NYC14]

Ronald Curry was a great player in two sports and should not be condemn for engaging in multiple sports. Dual sport athletes put themselves in great positions to be successful on and off the athletic field.

[@teeanq778]

I never knew his story only remember him being a WR for the Raiders. But looks like he did good for himself. Sometimes your talents and abilities take you to places where you can have a greater impact on others. Feel like Ronald is exactly where he’s supposed to be

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

This dude is a LEGEND in Virginia.

[@thedoranwilliamsshow6863]

I would like to see Anthony Randolph and Martell Webster next

[@RandyBaker87]

Same here. I remember that both Anthony Randolph and Martell Webster were beasts among boys when they were in high school.

[@drobbstuntin6281]

@@RandyBaker87 Bigg Facts Martel Went Pro Coming Outta High School

[@lukesmith9692]

Webster had plenty of chances

[@Rakeemgrant]

Anthony Randolph from LSU?

[@nmbmemphisbeast3690]

​@@Rakeemgrantyea the live 05 god

[@bobbyromeii3418]

The Goat!!! This dude was literally my idol growing up😂😂😂

[@charmsjs26]

Good call....I forgot about Ronald Curry

[@Kalmar917]

Got to play against him a couple of times. Great high school talent and like all of us we have weaknesses. His was his shooting and defending quicker players as athletic as he was. Also, I feel if would of committed to basketball he would of done much better. Folks don’t realize how hard it is to go from football and basketball. The body alone has to change and doing it at the collegiate level is damn near impossible. At quarterback to boot. Just glad he was able to go to the NFL.

[@jaylewis3616]

Ronald was the truth the definition of God Given Talent.

[@mainetain15]

Question: should Travis Hunter concentrate on playing just CB or do you think he can stunt his own growth playing WR too?

[@thedoranwilliamsshow6863]

He was the man in High School

[@calvinsydnorv9720]

I remember my parents taking my to a football game and being excited to see him, this is wayyy before social media. Incredible

[@jjavelar]

Seeing Joel Przybilla about to be hit in the face with the ball is comedy to me for some reason. 8:04

[@Etnad85]

Finally I’ve asked for this. He just chose the wrong school for Football. If he would’ve went to NC State or Wake Forest.

[@johndavis9321]

I still think he would have ran into issues trying to play two sports especially football AND basketball because their sports that are just so different in terms of movements endurance required for the sport, the mechanics, etc.i think if the brother had just chosen one sport it wouldn't really have mattered where he went cause imo if he had put his all into either sport he had the talent to be a star in either

[@royals080]

@@johndavis9321 tony gonzales played both in college

[@johndavis9321]

@@royals080 that's one person

[@BLACKMACH1NE]

Word on the street is that he was going to back out of UVA and go to FSU but chose UNC instead for both sports.

[@BELIKEJUATER]

its not fair to say he needed to pick a sport. Julius Peppers didnt. Curry just kept getting injured. He coulda been a decent receiver in the NFL

[@Jonathanfifer00]

Wow being a raiders fan I never knew Ronald curry had such a dope background like that 🔥 being a 2 sport D1 athlete and being great at both not a lot of ppl can say that

[@pigs6486]

You completely missed the 2000's then because his basketball and QB days were always talked about.

[@Jonathanfifer00]

@@pigs6486 I was born in 96

[@stevewilliams3803]

Yeah Anthony Randolph and Perry Jones …. Did you do Shea Cotton maybe even Felipe Lopez??? Sorry I’m new here

[@Tyler_Solomon]

I was in the Tidewater area starting in '97. What a time to be alive!

[@anthonyaskew7039]

His mother was in my English class at Hampton High

[@DanielSong39]

He did have a successful career though. Played 7 seasons in the NFL and has been in coaching since 2014

[@davidprice4777]

Question, what if Ronald Curry would have been healthy AKA Deoon Sanders?That man was blessed, not regrets

[@davidprice4777]

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[@caviyavi]

I remember that McDonalds All American game. Ronald Curry, Rashard Lewis, Stromile Swift, Richard Jefferson etc..... Time flies geesh.

[@bonesbrigante]

3 torn Achilles is insane

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

Best way is focusing on one sport and having a sports academy something US leagues refuse to do. Football is the only sport it’s not needed as much as it relies on tools (strength, speed, agility etc.) more than skill. But for the sake of the QB it’s still needed. Black kids don’t grow up with QB coaches at about 12 years old like a Tom Brady.

[@RD22]

Curry was a phenomenal talent....but he wasn't Iverson on the court.

[@waltdiesel]

Great content.

[@jabariewhite1921]

I'm from Hampton Va and i remember when i played little league football, coach would let us get out of practice early on Fridays so that we could get to Darling Stadium in time to get a seat to see Ronald Curry play. When he played, there wasn't even room to stand in that stadium. Massive talent comes out of the 757 Va. I think his Hampton High football team could have beat a college team. They were the truth

[@BLACKMACH1NE]

I honestly believe no HS team in the US wouldve beaten the 96 HHS team. Fully stacked. I think they wouldve easily won state without Ron. Insane for a public school. 97 team was good too but 96 was automatic. They won in 98 too lol

[@Reemo07]

Class of 98!!! Boy was a beast! I give his ass 36 vs Boo Williams tho! But he was my college QB 98 and 99!! Shout out to Julius Peppers!!

[@elliemyers6435]

I remember him at UNC...he was definitely better at football, and it would've been interesting had he just focused on that, what would've happened. I remember when he played hoops, he couldn't shoot at all, which was a big problem. Even with all of that, he still made it to the NFL and had some productive years there, which very few people can say.

[@lgsg2825]

I get full potential but mane soo many can't go pro in 1 sport. At all. But u pointed it out. The football weight lifting doesn't allow u to be as agile on the court, esp once with quick moves on o and D. Crazy story. Still went pro. As a wr

[@Ahmad_L.]

I have not been getting my notifications smh… good content though I gotta catch up

[@NathnielHaslem-ls6vx]

Good one. Do Dantonio Barnett line backer form N C. state next .

[@Coolmike19]

Well at least he succeeded in football and he end up as a football coach which is not bad. 👍

[@JojoQuik]

Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders didn't pick one sport over another and they were just fine. Being almost good enough and actually being good enough are two different things.

[@Supreme36074]

Baseball & Football transitions easier because the seasons don’t overlap in high school.

[@WEE-pz8rt]

I’m from Newport News I know firsthand how good dude was it was Iverson Curry the. Vick . If he stayed in state and play quarterback not basketball he would definitely be hall of fame

[@BadDad01]

7 year NFL career isn't bad at all.. especially considering all his injuries.

[@shawnbartley7541]

Stop the hate. He was good at both because he did both!!! Stop with this one sport phony narrative!!! Kids need to play more than 1 sport.

[@oceancycloneblue5356]

Couldnt even imagine tearing my achilles 3 times. Thats beyond bad luck.

[@Shoelitos_Way24]

Damn swear I never knew he went to the nfl…in a way he was kinda forgotten as much hype was around him at the time

[@Soulofaman]

Being multitalented can be a blessing you just have to know how to balance it out.

[@royhunt1690]

In my humble opinion he should of choose football. Both Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders excelled in two sports, but one was their primary.

[@harlemworldown]

He made the right choice to play football i was playing college basketball in VA around that time he was just a big guard nothing more nothing less

[@johndavis9321]

Fair but let's remember that was while having to split time and focus on football one has to ask how good a basketball player he would have turned out to be had he put all his dedication and focus on hoop

[@bonesbrigante]

That man was a McDonalds All American…MVP at that we gotta give him more credit than just being a big guard

[@johndavis9321]

@@bonesbrigante exactly now way in the world are gonna get those type of accolades just from being bigger than everyone

[@bladebrown1008]

​@@bonesbrigantenaw. OP is right. My man was 6-2 200+ at PG. I played bball in VA at point around the same time and it wasn't many points that size in VA at the time.

[@bladebrown1008]

​@@johndavis9321what happened when he wasn't bigger than everyone?

[@MrWhiteTooCold]

Random thought but could u do lebryan nash thought he was gonna be next up and he disappeared

[@shawnsteed4140]

Can you please do "Bo Jackson" in the future 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@abasilott8242]

I see him as a success got a free education and went pro blessings

[@johndavis9321]

Exactly of course relative to some of the people he was around his career may look like a failure in comparison but just his his career is a career a lot of dudes would absolutely kill to have

[@jemeeladams]

Dude's a beast and nice guy

[@anselshort4798]

Teyo Johnson played basketball and football at mariner hs in Everett then ended up playing tight end for Oakland just like to see some washington love

[@stevewhatmanwashint1]

This is another example of how football is easier to play and dominate than basketball

[@ronaldhazley7859]

Bro heading throwing alley oops to Julius Pepper dual sport player

[@user-dp5go8hr6w]

He would have been a dominant baseball player. That arm strength and athleticism. An elite shortstop or center fielder with extreme power.

[@camc8879]

For many people being too good at football and basketball is a curse. Its all good in high school, but in college, you pick one or fail at both.

[@johnlewis5403]

Could you do Rodney Stuckey

[@TimDash]

Vick was not a year younger they graduated the same year

[@pigs6486]

Haven't watched yet but that 3 TD game in Denver will be in my heart forever. Stunted growth, but never forgotten...

[@anselshort4798]

How bout Corey brewer or nate McMillan I don't know if they too small for this but nick Collison and Luke ridnour had good careers for sonics

[@nmbmemphisbeast3690]

Do Anthony Randolph and Andrea blaytch please

[@noelrainey5601]

That one was good that was my qv his freshman year

[@Soulofaman]

At least he made it to the NFL and played 7 seasons. You have to chalk this one up to injuries that is soooooo unfortunate.

[@jonaldblip_]

He was even a better person than he was an athlete. He’ll be a great head coach some day, either in the NFL or in college! UNC was a really tough place for any 2-sport athlete. If he had gone to a place like Wake Forest, they could have developed him in to an NBA point guard. UNC was loaded in basketball with former high school legends. And he wouldn’t have had to endure 4 different offensive co-ordinators in college! He would have played QB in the NFL!

[@Malone8407]

I still think he should've went to Florida State

[@mark_kline]

Randy Moss could have played SG in the NBA but he choose football and fulfilled his potential

[@solomongrundy6650]

Dickie V said it best once… “ he looks like a football player trying to play basketball…”

[@vancewilliams8101]

Sir, can you please do a video on Schea Cotton

[@Adiggs22]

Wow.!!! Totally forgot About him.

[@andrekersey1690]

His life was great successful on all levels

[@troysmith6190]

Even with the achilles and foot problems he was still athletic that shows if he would've choose 1 sport instead overworking his body in 2 he could've had a much longer career

[@real_blackmamba8665]

VA’s own 🔥