Let’s get weird: Brenda once chased off a burglar with a baseball bat while Kurt was at training camp. She’s 5’6”, but I swear she has the soul of a Viking. Also, Kurt is such a nice guy that when he won the Super Bowl, he thanked everyone except his dry cleaner. Actually, he mentioned God first, then Brenda, then his offensive line. That’s true.
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And here’s a shocking stat: Kurt Warner had more passing yards in his first Super Bowl win than Tom Brady had in his entire first season as a starter. Yet Kurt’s grocery store nametag still hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You can’t make this up.
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After that magical Super Bowl run, Kurt hit a rough patch—injuries, a new team, and a losing streak. He considered retiring, feeling like “a fraud.” Brenda looked at him and said, “You’ve been a grocery clerk. You’ve watched your son struggle to breathe. This is just a bad game. Get up.” And he did. He went on to lead the Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl in 2009, at age 37—practically ancient in football years.
Kurt Warner and Brenda Warner pose on the NFL Honors Red Carpet before
After football, Kurt and Brenda founded Treasure House, a non-profit home for young adults with developmental disabilities, inspired by Zack. Zack, by the way, lived to be 29 and graduated high school with honors. Brenda once joked, “He learned to walk because his dad threw footballs at his face.” She’s hilarious and terrifying in equal measure.