Michael Richard Detlev, 33, Dies in Tragic Car Crash
By Irene White
Two-time Super Bowl champion, multi-division UUFC champion, history teacher, and father of over 30 children.
Michael Richard Detlev grew up in the small town of Ridgefield, California a quiet place about three hours outside of Los Angeles. Born at a staggering 11 pounds, he was an unusually active baby. At just one year old, he was already walking, climbing onto couches, beds, and kitchen counters, roughhousing with his father, Richard, who worked long hours in construction.
By age three, his family noticed his exceptional size and energy and enrolled him in wrestling classes. By age five, Michael stood taller than his own mother at 5'2" and weighed 110 pounds. He was wrestling boys twice his age and winning. Not only was he a wrestling prodigy, but he was also a brilliant student.
Teachers and parents alike describe him as the "All-American poster child." He maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA and had eyes on him for the Olympics from a young age.
That path changed when he discovered football.
His teenage years were defined by setting records on the field and creating scandals off it. Before even graduating high school, he had fathered four children with four different girls but the scandals didn't stop him. He went on to play D1 football as both a quarterback and tight end; being the first in history to excel as a true two-way player at w high level.
He turned pro and quickly became one of the greats. He won two Super Bowls in his four-year career but not even at the peak of his football success, he retired.
He went back to his roots and made his debut in the UUFC at middleweight. He rose through the ranks quickly, became a champion in a one minute Fight where he knocked out the The Champion Cox McDonald. Then he moved up to light heavyweight, winning gold there as well and if that wasn't enough, he went up to heavyweight, won the title, and defended it twice before retiring undefeated with a professional record of 20-0.
At only 25 years old, Michael Detlev had achieved what athletes could only dream of: two Super Bowl rings and being the first three-division UUFC champion.
When people look back to his interviews, he often referenced history and historic figures when talking about his fights. When asked where his love for history began, he would smile and say it started with simple picture books his mother read to him as a child then as he grew up he eventually started reading about the great conquerors.
Alexander The Great, Genghis Khan,Julius Caesar, Napoleon and became captivated by them.
"I wanted to be like them," he said in his interview with Go Rogan.
"That's why I fought, the feeling of beating another man and knowing there's nothing he could do if this was a lawless world.That's why I also fell in love with football it was like war.If you wanted to win you had to have a good strategy, good teamwork and your physical shape mattered a lot but after being the best player I could be, I felt like I had completed the game called life, There was nothing left I wanted to conquer on the field or in the cage so I retired."
He went back to school, earned his teaching degree, and became a history teacher. He was popular with students with his straightforward attitude, it helped he was knowledgeable, and passionate But his personal life continued to create headlines.
His relationships with several teachers and alumni from many school districts eventually led to him being fired and blacklisted from teaching.
It was due to his habits with woman that he fathered many children over the years; in that same interview with Rogan he said " A lot of people talk about my Private life but what does it matter? At the end of the day I take care of all my kids including their mothers."
After his crazy life and many top tier careers He went to work in construction, working alongside his father. After his passing his dad, Richard said it was just to pass time and bond and when he wasn't working He spent his days raising his family and enjoying the money he had earned.
However that came to an end On a rainy night shortly after his 33rd birthday, Michael Richard Detlev died in a brutal car crash due to a semi truck slamming into stopped traffic ending with killed 4 and injured 5.
He left behind over 30 children.
This Was Micheal Richard Detlev a man who sought a life of conquest, achievement's, and was considered one of the best athletes of all time that met his end too early.
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Ragnar slowly pushed himself up from the dirty tavern floor.
His head throbbed like a war drum. Blood ran down the side of his face, warm and sticky. The tavern noise slowly came back into focus. People were calling his name. Someone asked if he was okay.
The brunette serving girl he had been calling out to earlier , Lena ,pushed through the small crowd and grabbed his arm.
"Ragnar, wait," she said, eyes wide as she saw the blood. "Are you really okay? That looked bad. You should sit down."
He looked at her. Her hand was warm on his arm. For a second he thought about dragging her outside, bending her over the nearest barrel, and fucking the worry out of her like he had done before. But the memories were still flooding through his head. Everything felt off right now.
"I'm fine," he said "Just a scratch. Go back to work."
She didn't let go right away. "You sure? You're bleeding pretty good."
"Yeah. I'm sure."
He pulled his arm free and started walking toward the tavern door. Lena watched him leave with a worried look but did not follow.
The night air was cool when he stepped outside.
He walked the familiar path back to the Baron's mansion. Blood still slowly dripped from the cut on his head but he didn't bother wiping it away.
His mind was too busy reviewing over everything he had just remembered.
By the time he reached mansion, the bleeding had mostly stopped. The blood had dried on the side of his face and stained his collar. He walked through the side entrance the knights used. A couple of guards gave him strange looks but did not say anything.
As a knight, even a 3rd-rate one, he had his own room inside the mansion .He closed the door behind him, stripped off his bloody clothes, and poured water from the large basin into the washbowl.
Then kept pouring. He took a full shower, scrubbing every inch of his body thoroughly. In this world, most people only washed once or twice a week as washing too much or thoroughly was thought to bring illness But Ragnar, with Michael's modern mindset and knowledge, did not give a fuck about their superstitions. He cleaned himself like a man trying to scrub aids off himself. He refused to live a dirty unsanitary life.
When he was done, he dried off and laid back on the bed, naked. He was still bleeding a little from the cut on his head, but it wasn't enough to bother him
He thought about his life and came to the conclusion that yes, he was Michael Richard Detlev. But more importantly, he was Ragnar 'The Red' Detlev. He wouldn't let some memories take over him. Instead, he'd use them to his advantage.