A different kind of ‘Rudy' story: Former Clinton High basketball star Rudy Crenshaw goes from homeless to hope
WHY SPORTS MATTER — Terena “Rudy” Crenshaw became reacquainted with a lost love last summer: Sports. And through her experience in the Homeless World Cup, she's gained hope of a changed life
Rudy Crenshaw, right, battles for the ball at the Homeless World Cup last summer in Paris. Crenshaw, a former Clinton High School basketball star, credits the experience with turning her life around and giving her hope of escaping homelessness. - PHOTO PROVIDED BY STEPHANIE NORRIS
In February, Rudy Crenshaw was living in the stairwell of an apartment building in the Bronx. In August, the Clinton native and former Southwestern Oklahoma State and Redlands Community College point guard was in Paris representing the United States in the Homeless World Cup, a 64-nation tournament designed to use street soccer to energize homeless people to change their lives.
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In the span of just one week, she ate a snail (horrible), played soccer in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower (inspirational), and appeared in a Nike commercial (just plain crazy).
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