Pre-Owned One Moment Changes Everything: The All-America Tragedy of Don Rogers 1596702311 (Hardcover - Used)

Don Rogers was a three-sport phenomenon who energized a forgotten corner of the world (North Sacramento). He could run, jump, and tackle better than anyone else in California. A role model to children, he became both an honor student and a consensus All-American football player at UCLA, where he dominated two Rose Bowls and was a favorite of fans and sportswriters alike. Rogers was a first-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns and was voted rookie of the year in 1984. Then it all fell apart. Just one week after the overdose death of basketball star Len Bias, and only one day before his marriage to his college sweetheart, Rogers made the incomprehensible decision to use cocaine, and died just hours later. This story is about a good man whose life transcended sports, and whose death continues to spur debate about burden, love, addiction, responsibility, and what constitutes happiness in a material world.