"The Oldest Rookie" is a true story based on Jim Morris's life. The story begins with a brief history of his parents. Jim's father could have been a legend in the small town for his football abilities. With that ability, he could have gone to college but he did not take this course. Instead, he joined the navy while dating Jim's mother who was pretty enough to be model if she did not live in …showed first 75 words of 574 total…

…showed last 75 words of 574 total…They bet that if they win the league championship, he had to try out for a major league team. Then afterwards his destiny fulfilled. I really liked how the book was brief yet detailed about Jim Morris's entire life this book even included some of his parents' biography. It is also unbelievable that this all true. This was a very interesting book; it was the kind of book where you just want to keep reading.