Randomly came across this o-live story on a women's hoops player at OSU and her amazingly rough upbringing and found a couple of pretty interesting things.
http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2012/02/oregon_state_womens_basketball_2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's just a couple quotes that I picked out of the article:
Through loneliness, tears and frustration, Marchbanks pushed on, guided by her older brother, K.J. McCrae, a former linebacker at Portland State.
"K.J. is my world, my hero," Marchbanks says, tears shining in her eyes. "He called me every single day in college, just to make sure I was OK. I feel like he saved my life. I could have gone so many other ways, but I didn't, because I knew he had my back."
McCrae, now a police officer in Salem, knew early on that his little sister had rare talent and athleticism.
