In 1940, Connecticut born author Armstrong Sperry wrote one of the all time great books the world has ever known. ’Call It Courage’, for nearly a century now, has been a staple of classrooms across the globe. Sperry won the prestigious Newbery Award the following year for his efforts, and there are some obvious parallels between some elements of the story and the saga of Miami Dolphins’ quarterback of the future, Tua Tagovailoa.
The book’s main character, a young boy named Mafatu, lives with his father on the island of Hikueru, in the Tuamotu archipelago, also known as French Polynesia.