Jul 29, 2019
Candler Cook knows firsthand that dreams can come true—but only
if you’re willing to fight for them.
A lifelong Bulldogs fan, Candler decided at age seven that he
wanted to play football for the University of Georgia. Despite
being only a fourth-string linebacker on his high school squad, he
remained laser-focused on his quest. Rejection followed rejection,
but he refused to give up, even when others insisted that he’d
never make the team. And after years of intensive workouts and
grueling self-reinvention, Candler Cook finally played his first
football game for UGA—1,543 days after he walked into the coach’s
office and requested a tryout.
A fascinating inside look at SEC football and a guidebook for
anyone pursuing a seemingly unattainable goal, From Underdog to
Bulldog is the remarkable true story of one young man's
extraordinary efforts to make the impossible happen.