BRENDAN HAYWOOD

Brendan Todd Haywood was born on November 27, 1979, in New York, NY, to Barbara Haywood. He lived in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Kew Gardens and then moved to Greensboro, NC. He attended high school at Dudley High in Greensboro. Barbara says "Brendan had a Southern accent in two days after moving from NY to NC! I'm sure he didn't want the other kids to tease him because he sounded different. In two or three days, he fit right in. The adjustment was no problem." Brendan was always taller than other kids - when he was just six months old, he was getting mistaken for a 1 year old!... Brendan also played baseball and football growing up. He started with T-ball and was gifted at hitting homeruns and then got into football in high school. He was a natural at tight end! Basketball proved to really be his sport though. Magic Johnson was his man! When he heard that Magic had HIV, Ms. Haywood said he came home and she thought someone close had passed away, because he was so upset. Brendan..