Special Report: The Blur

KETTERING,Ohio (WDTN) - The sudden fame of pro basketball player, Jeremy Lin, shows how much you can accomplish with the right mix of talent, determination and perseverance, but long before "Lin-sanity", Lebron, even Air Jordan, there was a Dayton phenom who could have been an all-time great.

Sadly, it didn't work out that way. "The Blur" is still trying to win the game of life.

He's considered the greatest basketball player ever produced by our city.

His senior average of 38 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists per game made him one of the country's top recruits in 1978.

His speed and quickness in college, first at the University of Kentucky and then at Southern Cal, earned him the nickname "The Blur".

Despite a second round selection in the 1982 NBA draft, Dwight Anderson quickly faded into basketball obscurity. An addiction to drugs turned a life of professional promise into a life of peril.

Now after years of hardship and homelessness on Dayton streets, Anderson's road to recovery has returned him to the game he loves as an assistant coach for the Fairmont Firebirds.

After listening to Dwight Anderson give a motivational talk to his players, Head Coach Hank Bias knew immediately he needed Anderson on his staff.

More than a powerful story, Coach Anderson brings to the court incredible knowledge of the game mixed with encouragement and unbridled enthusiasm.

It appears that through coaching and sharing his story of conversion, The Blur's life has clarity once again.

An inspiring story for sure, so much so, that Cleveland sports writer Branson Wright is directing a documentary on Dwight Anderson entitled "The Blur".

Once additional funding has been generated to complete post-production, Wright hopes to find a buyer for the story.

Among networks already expressing interest in this Dwight Anderson documentary are ESPN Classic and Fox Sports.

Watch the trailer for The Blur now.