Denver Bronco running back Travis Henry only scored seven TD's all of 2006, but it's recently come to light that Henry has fathered nine little running backs from nine different mothers. It's believed to be a modern sports record. From the non-sport pages of The Denver Post:

Broncos running back Travis Henry knows the sports world will not be able to resist having fun at his expense.

If Steve Garvey had to endure "he's not my Padre" teases for fathering two children out of wedlock with two women, then Henry can expect considerable sarcasm now that it has been revealed he has fathered nine children from nine women.

"People can judge me all they want," Henry said as he watched his team warm up for its preseason game Saturday night against the Cleveland Browns at Invesco Field at Mile High. "But only God can judge me."

Henry's personal life was recently revealed after he received a child-support judgment in a DeKalb County, Ga., court. It's not the first time a professional athlete has been involved in such controversy. Former NBA star Shawn Kemp has seven children with six women and Derrick Thomas, the late linebacker of the Kansas City Chiefs, had seven children with five women.

Nine children with nine women is a new standard.

"A lot of stuff that's been put out there isn't true, but I'm not going to get into that right now," Henry said. "The important thing is I want to take care of my kids really and truly. It's all good."

Wow. Once, it's an accident. Twice, it's time to note that it's a habit that may need addressed. More than that, you have some problems understanding the consequences of your actions. This is like once a year since he was 19-years-old.

I am certain nearly all (probably every one) of these women knew he was an NFL player with a sizable income and, from their perspective, it may not have entirely been "accidental". I've heard plenty of rumors of women who prowl around as groupies, hoping to get impregnated by a rich athlete and living off child support the rest of their lives. Not sure if any of it's well-documented or merely rumors, but I find it entirely credible.

I'm not going to judge him on moral grounds, but in terms of just making sound decisions in terms of personal safety, personal finance, etc.

VD risks aside, bareback sex is nice, no doubt, but there's a bit of responsibility involved. If you're gonna be out there with "groupies" or girls you just don't know that well and you don't want to get them pregnant and go broke paying child support, then use protection.

And this quote doesn't strike me as intelligent:

"People can judge me all they want," Henry said ... "But only God can judge me."

Maybe a more intelligent statement would be "people will judge me -- and I'm fine with that -- but only God's judgment matters to me." Even then, bringing up God in this discussion is a bit odd, but it's not my place to judge whether his god frowns upon sex out of wedlock, etc.

ericwine

Charlotte Hall, MD

January 2007

SEP 03, 2007 08:04 PM

I think if you removed the word "Trojan" from the headline, it would be even more accurate.

BDeyeD

Toronto, ON

January 2007

SEP 03, 2007 08:06 PM

Bwahahahhahahahahahahhaa!!!!

That is all.

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

SEP 03, 2007 08:10 PM

GO BRONCOS!!!

MessyJessy

Fort Myers, FL

August 2005

SEP 03, 2007 08:16 PM

FINALLY...someone for K-Fed to compete with!