[2] Tony was a star player at Central Michigan University and was being scouted by multiple professional teams including the Dallas Cowboys.
Tony had every reason to look forward to a successful professional career, and his only dream was to make enough money to buy his mother a new house, outside of Detroit.
Tony's Achilles tendon had snapped, and he was taken to Central Michigan Community Hospital for surgery that night.
During the NFL player strike of 1987, Tony was able to sign on with the Green Bay Packers, but then suffered a knee injury.
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