Derek Jeter’s Father Once Revealed Why His Desperate Move to Involve Him With Others Didn’t Work Very Well – “He Took His Mother With Him”

The career shortstop Derek Jeter had while playing for the New York Yankees has made him a legend of baseball. The Captain has always wanted to keep his personal life separate from his professional life, and he was pretty successful at it as well. Jeter had always remained sheltered throughout his life, but who knew he also had his shy demeanor? 

During an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Vault, the shortstop’s father, Dr. Charles Jeter, shared an example of Jeter’s shy behavior that is conservative and funny at the same time. 

Being sheltered and shy is a good thing, but after a point in life, a person has to talk to people in order to grow in his career and personal life as well. Jeter’s father did whatever he could to make his son a little less shy than he was. 

What was the story that Dr. Charles shared about Derek Jeter?

The story is of the time when Derek Jeter was about to complete his eighth grade and was ready to switch from a parochial school to a public one. At that time, Jeter’s parents, as a way to help toughen him up, sent him over to play basketball with some older kids. “When he was in the eighth grade and was about to switch from parochial school to a public school, we sent him over to the Y to play basketball against older kids as a way of toughening him up. He went, but he took his mother with him.” Said Sanderson Charles Jeter.

Jeter went there but had his mother with him. Seems like the shortstop always knew how to turn things around on his side. But that was not the only thing that his father shared about him. He said when Jeter was about 12 or 13 years of age, he took him to the University of Michigan for their basketball camp. 

“When it was time for him to meet the other kids, I had to push him to make conversation,” said Senior Jeter.

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 Charles used to work as a drug and alcohol abuse counselor before giving up his service to help Jeter with the Turn 2 Foundation. 

What other things got revealed about Jeter in the interview?

In the same interview, Jeter’s younger sister, Sharlee Jeter, talked about many things. One of them being possessive of her brother when he dated in college. 

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She also told about the one time that she confronted one of his girlfriends. To her, she straight up said that her brother does not want her here and that she should just leave. For this, Sharlee got mocked for years.