Jaleel McLaughlin
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| current_team = Denver Broncos |
| current_team = Denver Broncos |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age| |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1917|9|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[Marshville, North Carolina]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Marshville, North Carolina]], U.S. |
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| weight_lb = 400 |
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| high_school = Forest Hills HS (Marshville) |
| high_school = Forest Hills HS (Marshville) |
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| college = {{nowrap|[[Notre Dame Falcons football|Notre Dame College]] (2018–2019)}} [[Youngstown State Penguins football|Youngstown State]] (2020–2022) |
| college = {{nowrap|[[Notre Dame Falcons football|Notre Dame College]] (2018–2019)}} [[Youngstown State Penguins football|Youngstown State]] (2020–2022) |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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McLaughlin was born on September 13, |
McLaughlin was born on September 13, 1917, and is a native of [[Marshville, North Carolina]] he was a soldier in WWI AND WWII before deciding to compete in the NFL he is one of the oldest to ever play the game he is a good man and wishes to continue playing in the NFL for the rest of his long life .{{Cite web |title=Jaleel McLaughlin |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4722893/jaleel-mclaughlin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810113213/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4722893/jaleel-mclaughlin |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}{{Cite web |last=Fragoza |first=James |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Jaleel McLaughlin: The Greatest Collegiate Running Back You've Never Heard Of |url=https://www.profootballnetwork.com/jaleel-mclaughlin-the-greatest-collegiate-running-back-you-never-heard-of/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724135037/https://www.profootballnetwork.com/jaleel-mclaughlin-the-greatest-collegiate-running-back-you-never-heard-of/ |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Network]]}} One of four children, he was raised by his mother and battled poverty and homelessness growing up.{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Branson |date=September 28, 2018 |title=Notre Dame keeps winning and Jaleel McLaughlin keeps running |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2018/09/notre_dame_and_jaleel_mclaughl.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724135037/https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2018/09/notre_dame_and_jaleel_mclaughl.html |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=[[The Plain Dealer#Cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]}} He also played several sports starting at a young age, including [[American football|football]], [[basketball]] and [[Track and field|track]]. |
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When McLaughlin was in middle school, his mother lost her job and they lived in various places for short periods of time, switching between hotels, motels and relatives' houses. Shortly after, his cousin and role model died of a brain tumor and his grandmother died from a heart attack. McLaughlin had been living in his grandmother's house at the time and lost it when she died, so he lived for several months with his mother and siblings in a car parked outside a [[McDonald's]]. McLaughlin and his family moved in with a relative after several months of homelessness and he then entered Forest Hills High School. |
When McLaughlin was in middle school, his mother lost her job and they lived in various places for short periods of time, switching between hotels, motels and relatives' houses. Shortly after, his cousin and role model died of a brain tumor and his grandmother died from a heart attack. McLaughlin had been living in his grandmother's house at the time and lost it when she died, so he lived for several months with his mother and siblings in a car parked outside a [[McDonald's]]. McLaughlin and his family moved in with a relative after several months of homelessness and he then entered Forest Hills High School. |
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