Synopsis
This is a phenomenal sports story that happened in a town in Utah that most people can't even pronounce; Tooele, tu: 'illa. It is a true story about a team of destiny that learned about life, compassion, and athletic achievement. It is a real underdog story, a modern day Hoosiers, a shot "HERD" round the world. It was a miracle. The message is delivered to us by an underdog comprised of fifteen boys, five assistant coaches, and their head coach. They started out as individuals then worked to become true champions who loved and respected each other. The team was plagued with setbacks and surrounded by an unending array of naysayers and skeptics who defined the impossible. For their head coach it would become a love for his players, his family, his home town, and a battle for life itself.
About the Author
Dan Garth Haskell was born January 9, 1963 in Payson, Utah. He graduated from Payson High School in 1981. In 1982-1983 he served an LDS mission in the Wisconsin Milwaukee mission. Then he attended Dixie Jr. College 1985-1987, while there he played defensive back for the Dixie Rebels. Later he graduated from Utah State University in 1989, and played one year of football for the Aggies. Dan married in 1989 and received his first coaching and teaching job at Rich High School in Randolph, Utah. After a few years as the Head Football Coach of the Rich Rebels, and undefeated J.V. Basketball Team, Dan took a job in Tropic, Utah as the Head Basketball Coach of the Bryce Valley Mustangs. In his first year there he led them to a Region Championship, Region Tournament Championship and a number one ranking in the 1A state classification, finishing 3rd place in state. Dan and his family moved to Tooele, Utah in 1994 coaching football and basketball at Tooele High School. Then he took the J.V. basketball job at Grantsville High School, where they won the State Championship in 1998. Dan and his wife Tina currently reside in Stockton, Utah and have six kids.
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