Conference Championship Interview Series: San Diego Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson
January 19, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Interviews, San Diego Chargers
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
I first met LaDainian Tomlinson when he was in college at Texas Christian University. The date was Saturday, September 16, 2000. I was a rookie reporter and he was a hotshot tailback and Heisman Trophy candidate. The national media frenzy that surrounded him that season was overwhelming. He had his own Web site — LTfor2000.com (don’t bother, it doesn’t work anymore). Area billboards and even vehicles hyped his potential. I still have the Heisman promo material given to me by his media relations peeps — “He loves his momma. He loves his ‘big …read more
