Kurt Warner May 17, 2009

Warner's story is one of the most inspirational in American sports. He grew up in an abusive family situation and, after years of anonymity and tribulation, he developed into a very successful NFL quarterback. Warner studied and played football at Regis High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and went on to do the same at University of Northern Iowa. During college, he met his future wife Brenda (who also grew up in an abusive family situation and had an abusive previous marriage), whom he married in 1997 in which he adopted her two children. They are both born-again Christians. After college, he attended the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1994, but was released from the team. Later he worked at the Cedar Falls Hy-Vee Food Store stocking shelves before being signed by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League, in 1995. Warner was named to the AFL's All-Arena First Team in 1996 and 1997 as he led the Barnstormers to ArenaBowl appearances in both seasons. He then left the Barnstormers to sign with the NFL's St. Louis Rams and was allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe.

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