Tony Romo: America's Next Quarterback

In 2006 Tony Romo evolved from an obscure backup to the biggest story in the NFL as the quarterback for America"™s Team. Few would have guessed that a small-town, Wisconsin cheesehead and undrafted, free agent Division I-AA player would finally become the answer to the Cowboy"™s biggest problem"”their lack of a top-notch quarterback. It"™s a position that has devoured some and canonized others, such as Don Meredith, Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. From his first Sunday-night start in Charlotte in 2006 to his famous playoff bobble to his instant celebrity, Romo has demonstrated that he can and will be the man who picks up where Aikman left off. Tracing his career from his hometown days in Burlington, Wisconsin, to his days at Eastern Illinois to his years as a backup, this is the inspiring story of Tony Romo and his improbable rise to greatness. ISBN-13: 978-1-60078-111-7 Page Count: 128 Trim Size: 8 ½ x 11, paperback Publish Date: November 2007 Triumph Books