SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge sentenced disgraced track coach Trevor Graham (photo) to a year of home confinement Tuesday for lying to federal investigators.
Graham once coached Marion Jones (photo), Tim Montgomery and Justin Gatlin. All were later banned for taking performance-enhancing drugs. Jones was released from prison Sept. 5 after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.
I am not going to change the way I feel about Coach Graham because of his actions. He was an awesome coach who just made too many poor decisions in his coaching career, which is a good lesson for myself and others, who are trying to pursue a career as a track coach on the professional level or college level.
