Manley’s Lifetime Ban Is Message to Youth

Why does a gifted athlete such as Dexter Manley give it all up for drugs? One of the great talents of professional football, who admitted he was illiterate and sought help to improve himself, he commanded a fine salary, did local television work and had a solid future once his playing days were over.

If there’s a lesson to be learned from this sad ending to the career of Dexter Manley, maybe, just maybe, the youth of America will take heed and listen and learn--Don’t Do Drugs.

PETER M. CAVALLO, Port Hueneme