Whew, jilly, a long read, but it's very, very well done and has a lot of interesting points. It's almost a biography of him. He didn't have everything going for him; he lost his father at a crucial time of his young life; his mother had an affair; his brother left home to attend college when AH needed a steadying hand; he was attracted to the fringe of society, etc., etc. I'm sure, however, that many of us can count several other athletes who had it hard growing up as well, but they didn't run with law-breakers, do angel dust and pot to the extreme, and live on the wild side while playing for a championship football team, and so forth.
Thanks for sharing the article -- well worth the time spent reading it. I find RS articles always to be well done and well-researched.