The Dutchman and Portland's Finest Rose: A Love Story Inspired by the Life of Football Legend Norm Van Brocklin

After WWII ends two young people from different backgrounds poised to begin disparate careers collide under a Big Leaf Maple on the University of Oregon campus.Spanning 1946-1949 Norm enthusiastically pursues the woman he loves while his star rises as the Oregon Ducks quarterback. Gloria hesitantly falls in love as she struggles with whether to pursue a career path in medicine or acquiesce to the pre-war traditional role of wife and mother. Norm and Glorias eldest daughter writes her parents love story based on memories and research as well as letters Norm sent to Gloria sharing a nostalgic look at tradition and the daily trials to forge strength and live with integrity in family academics career and a new world.