Dat Nguyen, the leading tackler in the history of Texas A&M University and a former assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Aggies, is now co-host of The Blitz, a San Antonio-based sports talk show on KZDC-AM 1250, an ESPN affiliate. Born in a refugee camp in Arkansas, he grew up in Rockport, Texas, and played his entire high school, college, and seven-year pro career in the Lone Star State. He was the first Vietnamese American to play in the NFL.Rusty Burson is a sportswriter for 12th Man Magazine and a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. He and his wife, Vanessa, are coauthors of Reveille: First Lady of Texas A&M.

“In the wake of the baseball steroid scandal, there is a definite need for an uplifting, inspirational sports story. Dat Nguyen has that story to tell . . . Setting the book apart from its competition is Nguyen’s account of his family’s early years in Rockport, Texas . . . A good football book with the added bonus of a little social history.” - Booklist“It is a compelling story of survival, both on and off the football field . . . . For fans of stories in which the human spirit and a deep religious faith triumph over obstacles and adversity, the book is an inspiration . . . . takes you behind the locker room door into the workings of the franchise over the past six years . . . . a must-read.” - San Antonio Express-News

Dat Nguyen, the leading tackler in the history of Texas A&M University and a former assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Aggies, is now co-host of The Blitz, a San Antonio-based sports talk show on KZDC-AM 1250, an ESPN affiliate. Born in a refugee camp in Arkansas, he grew up in Rockport, Texas, and played his entire high school, college, and seven-year pro career in the Lone Star State. He was the first Vietnamese American to play in the NFL.Rusty Burson is a sportswriter for 12th Man Magazine and a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. He and his wife, Vanessa, are coauthors of Reveille: First Lady of Texas A&M.

“In the wake of the baseball steroid scandal, there is a definite need for an uplifting, inspirational sports story. Dat Nguyen has that story to tell . . . Setting the book apart from its competition is Nguyen’s account of his family’s early years in Rockport, Texas . . . A good football book with the added bonus of a little social history.” - Booklist“It is a compelling story of survival, both on and off the football field . . . . For fans of stories in which the human spirit and a deep religious faith triumph over obstacles and adversity, the book is an inspiration . . . . takes you behind the locker room door into the workings of the franchise over the past six years . . . . a must-read.” - San Antonio Express-News

Dat Nguyen, the leading tackler in the history of Texas A&M University and a former assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Aggies, is now co-host of The Blitz, a San Antonio-based sports talk show on KZDC-AM 1250, an ESPN affiliate. Born in a refugee camp in Arkansas, he grew up in Rockport, Texas, and played his entire high school, college, and seven-year pro career in the Lone Star State. He was the first Vietnamese American to play in the NFL.Rusty Burson is a sportswriter for 12th Man Magazine and a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. He and his wife, Vanessa, are coauthors of Reveille: First Lady of Texas A&M.

“In the wake of the baseball steroid scandal, there is a definite need for an uplifting, inspirational sports story. Dat Nguyen has that story to tell . . . Setting the book apart from its competition is Nguyen’s account of his family’s early years in Rockport, Texas . . . A good football book with the added bonus of a little social history.” - Booklist“It is a compelling story of survival, both on and off the football field . . . . For fans of stories in which the human spirit and a deep religious faith triumph over obstacles and adversity, the book is an inspiration . . . . takes you behind the locker room door into the workings of the franchise over the past six years . . . . a must-read.” - San Antonio Express-News