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Inducted in 2006, Warren Moon is the only African-American quarterback in the NFL Hall of Fame. His path to success was neither easy nor assured. As a seven-year-old growing up in Los Angeles, he lost his father to alcoholism and helped his single mom raise six sisters. Playing football as a kid, coaches questioned whether, because he was black, he had the smarts to play quarterback. Repeatedly asked to switch to another position, Moon refused, knowing that he had both the ability and the intelligence. In college, he played at the University of Washington, beating the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl. Undrafted by the NFL, he went to Canada and played for the Edmonton Eskimos, leading his team to five consecutive championships. In 1984, he signed with the Houston Oilers and played for the Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, and Kansas City Chiefs over his 17-year career. This is the triumphant story of how Warren Moon overcame all obstacles to become one of the Top 5 quarterbacks of all time.

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Washington Informer and Tri State Defender <br> Pigskin fans will drool over Moon's stories and recollections. <br><br> Seattle Times <br> [F]ull of insight and wisdom <br><br> Seattle Times <br> [I]ntrospective... Moon goes deep [and] covers a lot of ground as he moves the reader up and down the field of his life, from the high points to the low. <br><br> USA Today , 11/27/09<br> An awesome read

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Warren Moon is the only African- American quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the only player in both the Pro Football and Canadian Football Halls of Fame. He is a TV and radio analyst for the Seattle Seahawks and lives in Seattle. Don Yaeger has written four books including Walter Payton's autobiography, Never Die Easy, and the soon-to-be HBO movie based on his book, It's Not About the Truth. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

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