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THIS BOOK CHRONICLES THE LIFE OF LAWRENCE ELKINS-AN EXTRAORDINARY ATHLETE WHO ROSE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO EVER WEAR A BAYLOR GREEN-AND-GOLD JERSEY. HIS HIGH SCHOOL COACH, THE LEGENDARY GORDON WOOD ONCE DECLARED ELKINS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS HE EVER COACHED. FROM BROWNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TO BAYLOR UNIVERSITY AND THE NFL, LAWRENCE THRILLED HIS FANS WITH HIS ATHLETICISM. READERS WILL MARVEL AT HIS EXPERIENCES ON AND OFF THE FIELD. THIS ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING BOOK IS A FUN READ ABOUT AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LAWRENCE ELKINS IS ONE OF THE BEST RECEIVERS TO EVER PLAY THE GAME. BROWNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE GORDON WOOD DAYS, PRODUCED MANY FINE PLAYERS. LAWRENCE WITHOUT A DOUBT WAS ONE OF THE BEST OF THOSE. AFTER BEING RECRUITED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, LAWRENCE WENT ON TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST PLAYERS TO EVER PLAY FOR BAYLOR UNIVERSITY AND IN THE SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE. FROM THERE, HE WENT ON TO PLAY PRO-FOOTBALL FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS MOSTLY FOR THE HOUSTON OILERS. RON DAVIS HAS DONE A MASTERFUL JOB OF CAPTURING IN WORD THE LIFE AND ATHLETIC GREATNESS OF LAWRENCE. THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR EVERY AVID SPORTS FAN, AND A GREAT READ FOR ANYONE. JIMMIE KEELING, RETIRED HEAD COACH, HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY