Everson walls biography books

Ron had always been willing, never afraid, to take up someone else's cause. Regardless of the consequences. Ultimately, A Gift for Ron is much more than the story of two pro football stars. It is about being a teammate, being a leader, being a friend. Most of all, it is about how one friend made another realize that to be lucky in life does not necessarily mean to receive gifts, but to be able to give them.

The story of Everson Walls's gift of life to a former teammate is an inspiration for all of us. He played his first nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys before joining the New York Giants in and starring on its Super Bowl—winning team. He retired in with the Cleveland Browns and returned to his hometown. Kevin B. A former award-winning sports columnist for the Dallas Morning News, he has covered sports across the United States and around the world.

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Customers say. Select to learn more. Encourage Pacing. Images in this review. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Verified Purchase. I loved this book. For a lot of reasons. Gift for Ron is a surprisingly good book about an amazing story. The story of what happened between two friends when one became desperately ill, of how the other became a hero who literally gave the gift of life at great sacrifice to himself But it's not just a simple feel-good book.

This book wasn't written to toot anyone's horn. It was meant to educate, encourage, and inspire--and it does all those things. Everson Walls and Ron Springs were both well-known and much-loved Dallas Cowboys before anyone ever knew Ron would become so ill. Yet, the fame and admiration they both received in those positions was dwarfed by their later story of Ron's illness and Everson's sacrifice.

Those are only some of the reasons I loved Gift for Ron. Everson Walls and his co-author, Kevin B. Blackistone, do a great job of telling the story of his life, particularly of how he evolved to the point of being able to make such a sacrifice for his friend without hesitation. I sometimes lose interest in all the details that are typically included in a non-fiction.

That never happened while I was reading Gift for Ron. The style is very conversational and engaging--I wanted to keep reading. It clearly makes the points the author wanted to make.

Everson walls biography books

And it does all those things without ever once being preachy. Those things alone would be sufficient reason to recommend Gift for Ron. But I have still more. I am a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan of the same age as Ron Springs. My very first crush, at the age of 9 or 10, was Don Meredith. After graduating high school in and due to his impressive record on field, Walls was offered and accepted a football scholarship to Grambling State where he excelled in all positions in the secondary.

Giving credit to Coach Eddie Robinson whom Walls says helped him mature as a human being, Walls racked up a list of accomplishments while at Grambling. At the end of his college career, Walls and other rookies attended the Cowboys training camp as free agents. He made the squad in and donned the blue starred jersey His eight years with the Cowboys are littered with accolades and accomplishments.

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