One daughter, a daughter-in-law and three cousins also teach. To this day I amaze clients from Branford of a certain age by telling them the name of their driving instructor. For even more years he taught driver’s ed in the Branford system. He could somehow simultaneously maintain order, gain students’ respect and avoid conflict with suffocating parents who knew better than to protest his treatment of their little Johnny. He had the unique intuition of knowing whom to discipline and how. My Uncle Frank was, for many years, Vice Principal at Branford High. My Mom taught fourth and fifth grade in Stony Creek forever. "I always tell people he got thinner skin than flat Stanley," added Barkley.I come from a long line of teachers. Barkley talked career paths, social activism, and even joked about working with Shaquille O'Neal. In what's an annual tradition for Lew Klein award winners, with Klein himself in the audience, Sir Charles fielded questions from students.
"Well I love speaking to the young kids because at one point I was one of them, and as I say, the main thing I try to stress to them is education because listen, I got lucky and blessed to play in the NBA, but that's like hitting the lottery," he said. But it's really a nice honor," said Barkley.īarkley met with Temple's women's and men's basketball teams, answering questions and giving advice. "It's pretty amazing even though I don't think guys who get paid to watch sports should get awards. Now he can add a new accolade to the list.īarkley was awarded Temple University's Lew Klein Excellence in the Media award and was on campus Friday to receive it. Gabby Arias, a Temple Sophomore said, "He's such an important figure in not only the sports community but his philanthropic work."Ĭharles Barkley is an NBA Hall of Famer, an author, an Olympian, an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Temple University honored Charles Barkley with its Lew Klein Excellence in the Media award Friday afternoon.īut before the ceremony, Barkley spent the morning on campus talking with students. Katherine Scott reports during Action News at 6 p.m. NBA legend, Charles Barkley honored at Temple University.
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