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Jeff Garcia's family tragedies fueled his drive to succeed as a quarterback
NEW!This profile was originally published in The Plain Dealer on March 14, 2004.Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia learned early in life that he had to be more than just ordinary.He had to be something special, something super.Something big enough to lift his mom and dad out of their depression after losing their two youngest children in accidents 14 months apart.It was bad enough that 8-year-old Jeff had lost his little brother, who was also his best friend, and his sister. Now he was losing his parents, too.Mom would lock herself in her room and cry. Dad, the big, strapping Mexican with the...…NEW!This profile was originally published in The Plain Dealer on March 14, 2004.Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia learned early in life that he had to be more than just ordinary.He had to be something special, something super.Something big enough to lift his mom and dad out of their depression after losing their two youngest children in accidents 14 months apart.It was bad enough that 8-year-old Jeff had lost his little brother, who was also his best friend, and his sister. Now he was losing his parents, too.Mom would lock herself in her room and cry. Dad, the big, strapping Mexican with the...WW…
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