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Elsa Mendoza, mother of Heisman Trophy favorite Fernando Mendoza, wrote a letter for The Players' Tribune.

The letter recounts memories of the Indiana quarterback's life, from childhood to his college career.

The letter also touches on his transfer from Cal to Indiana and his supportive reaction to her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

You think you may be a big Fernando Mendoza fan, but there's no way you can match Elsa Mendoza.

The mother of the Heisman Trophy favorite wrote a letter, " Dear Fernando ," for the Players' Tribune , recounting her memories of the Indiana football quarterback as he prepares for Saturday night's ceremony in New York.

She recalls Fernando as a newborn, learning how to throw tennis balls, dancing to get on a Jumbotron at a basket

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