Kurt Warner's story was too good not to be made into a movie, but for him and his family, the hard part was finding the right team to do it. American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story
hits theaters Christmas Day and tells the story of Warner's rise from UNI backup and Hy-Vee shelf stocker to Superbowl MVP.
On Jan. 15, 2000, more than two weeks before Kurt Warner would lead "The Greatest Show on Turf" to a 23-16 win over the Titans in the Super Bowl, the Des Moines Register's Marc Hansen penned an article about the rise of Kurt Warner.