Description:
How one athlete made a difference, both on and off the field
Brief description: Edward J. Robinson teaches history and Bible at Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, while serving as the director of the Center for Student Success. He is the author of several other books, including Show Us How You Do It: Marshall Keeble and the Rise of Black Churches of Christ in the Lone Star State.
Review Quotes: Wilbert Montgomery arrived in Philadelphia in 1977, his eyes fixed on his shoe tops, his voice turned down to a Sunday school whisper. He was painfully shy and not at all sure he belonged in an NFL training camp. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him in the sixth round of the draft, the 154th player chosen overall. . . . Most pro scouts felt he was too brittle to last in the NFL, but the Eagles figured that far down in the draft they had nothing to lose. -Ray Didinger, from the foreword