By Jason Keidel
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If you watched the tenderhearted Showtime documentary on his life, you saw that Victor Cruz walked through quite a maze to reach the NFL.
From the perilous streets of Paterson, he seemed a lifetime from fame and stardom. But just 20 minutes away, in the Meadowlands, he turned his talent and touchdown dances into a cultural billboard. Cruz became the quintessential American dream that only sports can serve into our homes.
His father vanished from his life and then magically appeared at seven. Then he took his life while Cruz wept into his woman’s arms, on film, asking why.