About this episode

Curt Warner shares his journey from being the Seattle Seahawks' first superstar to advocating for autism awareness and support.

Curt Warner was the Seattle Seahawks' first true superstar — a two-time All-American and national champion at Penn State, the No. 3 overall pick in the legendary 1983 NFL Draft, and the running back who carried Seattle to its first-ever playoff run. He came back from a torn ACL to win Comeback Player of the Year and finished his career with 6,844 rushing yards, a spot in the Seahawks Ring of Honor, and a place in the College Football Hall of Fame. But the toughest fight of Curt's life didn't happen on a football field. In this episode of The Couch GM Podcast, Curt sits down with Connor to tell the whole story — growing up in a tiny West Virginia town with a graduating class of under 90, becoming a Seahawks legend, and then spending two decades raising twin sons with severe autism. Curt and his wife Ana shared it all in their book The Warner Boys: Our Family's Story of Autism and Hope, and today he's working to build assisted-living housing so his boys — and other adults with severe autism — have a safe place to call home. This is a conversation about grit, faith, family, and what it really means to never quit. You can get your copy of "The Warner Boys" here…

People in this episode

Host: Connor

Guest: Curt Warner

Topics covered

• football
• autism
• family
• comeback
• sports history
• personal story

Keywords

• Curt Warner
• Seattle Seahawks
• autism
• Comeback Player of the Year
• NFL Draft
• sports legend
• family story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penn State, Seattle Seahawks, The Warner Boys: Our Family's Story of Autism and Hope, Couch GM, Envoy Mortgage

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