Billy dreams of playing quarterback for the Colts one day, like Johnny Unitas, and although his coach insists he play receiver until he is bigger, Billy in inspired to try harder after meeting his hero and seeing the Colts win the 1958 National Football League championship. Includes biographical information about Unitas.

Fourteen-year-old star freshman quarterback Caleb Springer watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport, forcing Caleb to consider whether playing football, the sport of his dreams, is worth risking irreparable physical harm.

Louie, a high school senior in a small Idaho town, learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood.

As the summer of 1969 turns to fall in their New Jersey town, twelve-year-old Brody plays football in his first year at junior high while his older brother's protest of the war in Vietnam causes tension with their father.