September 21, 2005

Fugett '72 "re-emerges" in Baltimore

When we mentioned Jeffs in the NFL back in January, we had no idea it would turn out to be a footnote to another story months later. An article on the Black Athlete Sports Network recaps the recent history of Jean Fugett ‘72, once the NFL’s youngest player, at the opening of a museum named for his half-brother:

Not the least of the buzz at the gala June opening of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture came from the reappearance of Jean S. Fugett Jr., former NFL tight end, former CEO of TLC Beatrice, half-brother of Reg Lewis and once one of Baltimore’s most prominent sons.

“Where have you been?” everybody asked, as Fugett cruised through the atrium in a tux. “Yeah, Jean, I thought you were in Paris. I didn’t know you were back in Baltimore. … What HAVE you been doing?”

…But mainly Fugett wants to talk about launching a product that might be even more unorthodox than sports-highlights voice mail: non-sleazy money advice for professional athletes that will have them invest responsibly and plan for the future instead of letting them blow paychecks on Porsches and hookers.

Parker Morse '96 | September 21, 2005 08:58 PM | Alumni | Athletics