Herriman • The last time most people saw Sam Gordon, she probably was racing past boys in a football highlight video, sitting next to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or on the front of her own Wheaties box.
On a recent afternoon, some five years after becoming a YouTube sensation for her touchdown runs, the teenager was weaving in and out of the crowds at Herriman High School, a bag of candy under one arm and a sign-up sheet in her hand. Her goal, however, remained the same: to score another win for girls and football.
“There are a lot of girls that have been really excited to play,” Gordon, now a freshman, said.