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2005 Turkeys Of The Year
Mark Reed Downs Jr.
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No. 12
Mark Reed Downs Jr.
In maybe this year's most outrageous example of bad sportsmanship, Downs, a tee ball coach from suburban Pittsburgh, allegedly offered one of his players $25 to bean an autistic teammate during warm-ups, just to keep the kid off the field. Probably the real crime here is that this so-called coach was allowed anywhere near kids and a ballfield in the first place. Unconscionable.
Text: John Donovan/SI.com
Photo: Dave Rafferty/Herald-Standard
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