100 Degrees of Obliviocy
Ha Ha Clinton Dix was a first round NFL draft in 2014, and has just signed a one year, $3.5 million deal with the Chicago Bears. Last year, he earned a criminal justice degree from the University of Alabama, but he hasn’t received his sheepskin yet because of an outstanding balance on his student account. Clinton-Dix, who owns a $1.425 million estate in Orlando, Fla., can afford it: “I owe $1,” Clinton Dix posted on Twitter. “I can’t believe y’all been holding my degree for 100 pennies. I thought I didn’t graduate. Y’all dead wrong @UofAlabama for doing ya boy like this.” (MS/Birmingham News) ...Roll Tide — with two rolls of pennies.Original Publication Date: 21 April 2019
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
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