Pop / Korman, Gordon

Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, high-school quarter-back Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker whose erratic behavior confuses him, until Jordan discovers that the player is actually suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.