An ugly orphan chases his impossible dream of gridiron glory. "That boy's so ugly, when his mama breastfed him, she closed her eyes and thought about other babies." I heard that from a teenager at McDonald's. It was the first time I realized that I was ugly. That teenager was prophetic, as, shortly thereafter, my mother dropped me off at an orphanage, never to be heard from again. It wasn't all bad though. Mr. H. ran the...