Sam Gordon.
A football force to be reckoned with.
Sam, short for Samantha, is nine years old. This past fall Gordon played in a youth football league in her home town of Salt Lake City, Utah. Being a girl playing football isn't what makes her special. What sets her apart from her male counterparts is her play. And not only does she play, she dominates.
This past season, her first season of organized football, Gordon recorded stats that only Hall of Fame running backs in the National Football League would dream of. She rushed for 1,911 yards, scored 35 touchdowns, averaged 8.2 yards per carry, and made 65 tackles. Wow.
What makes this better is that Gordon received the attention and praise she deserved for her athletic feats. Gordon was interviewed and appeared on many national television shows and stations including ABC news, the Today Show on NBC, NFL Network, and ESPN.
Gordon also became the first female football player to ever be featured on the cover of the Wheaties cereal box. She is, I presume, the youngest too.
A football force to be reckoned with.
Sam, short for Samantha, is nine years old. This past fall Gordon played in a youth football league in her home town of Salt Lake City, Utah. Being a girl playing football isn't what makes her special. What sets her apart from her male counterparts is her play. And not only does she play, she dominates.
This past season, her first season of organized football, Gordon recorded stats that only Hall of Fame running backs in the National Football League would dream of. She rushed for 1,911 yards, scored 35 touchdowns, averaged 8.2 yards per carry, and made 65 tackles. Wow.
What makes this better is that Gordon received the attention and praise she deserved for her athletic feats. Gordon was interviewed and appeared on many national television shows and stations including ABC news, the Today Show on NBC, NFL Network, and ESPN.
Gordon also became the first female football player to ever be featured on the cover of the Wheaties cereal box. She is, I presume, the youngest too.
Gordon's nickname created by her football team is "Sweet Feet". Her nickname is featured on the Wheaties box cover.
What I found extremely fascinating and funny was that when Gordon was asked what her favorite sport was she said it was soccer.
Gordon wants to be a professional soccer player when she is older.
Gordon rose to internet fame when a highlight video of her football season was posted on YouTube by her father in early November.
A copy of that video is posted below. The video may contain some explicit lyrics but it is mild for the most part. It is not the original video. The original video had nearly 2 million views.
Below that video is a clip of Gordon on ESPN.
What I found extremely fascinating and funny was that when Gordon was asked what her favorite sport was she said it was soccer.
Gordon wants to be a professional soccer player when she is older.
Gordon rose to internet fame when a highlight video of her football season was posted on YouTube by her father in early November.
A copy of that video is posted below. The video may contain some explicit lyrics but it is mild for the most part. It is not the original video. The original video had nearly 2 million views.
Below that video is a clip of Gordon on ESPN.