The love story of Kurt Warner and his wife Brenda-Truth! and Fiction!

The Story of St. Louis Ram‘s Quarterback Kurt Warner meeting and marrying his Wife Brenda-Truth! & Fiction!

 

 

Summary of eRumor:
Kurtis, a stock boy, meets and falls instantly in love with Brenda, a cashier at the supermarket where they both work.  He asks her out, and she resists, saying she’s got 2 kids and no money for a babysitter.  Kurtis offers to pay for the sitter, so she accepts.  Kurtis meets the children, one of whom is a boy in a wheelchair who has Down Syndrome.  At the last minute, the babysitter is not available, and Kurtis offers to take the whole family out for the evening.  He’s a hit with the kids and they are a hit with him and Brenda decides Kurtis is the man for her.  A year later, they are married and Kurtis, the stock boy, is actually Kurt Warner, the quarterback for the St. Louis Rams.
The Truth:
The story of Kurt and Brenda Warner’s meeting and marrying is an often-told and inspiring one, but this particular eRumor version of it includes a lot of fiction.

They did not meet as fellow employees at a supermarket and their son does not have Down Syndrome.

When they met, Kurt was a university student and Brenda was a divorced single mom living on food stamps.  In his autobiography “Keep Your Head Up,” Kurt describes his and  Brenda’s first encounter when a teammate at the University of Northern Iowa talked him into going to a country-music club in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  There was an instant connection, but Brenda didn’t know whether it would last.  Not only was she a single mom, but one of her two children, her son Zachary, had significant medical problems.  He was blinded and brain-injured when accidentally dropped to the floor by her first husband.  Kurt was not turned aside by the children or Zachary’s condition and he and Brenda forged a relationship that resulted in their marrying four years later.  Kurt’s celebrated job at a grocery store took place in 1994 after he got a pink-slip from the Green Bay Packers.  He returned to Cedar Falls and worked nights stocking shelves for $5.50 an hour.  He rose to fame by throwing an amazing 41 touchdowns for the Rams, bringing them to a 13-3 record and to memorable victory in Super Bowl XXXIV.  He’s become known for his commitment to his family, his clean-kid lifestyle, and his Christian faith.   He and Brenda now live in St. Louis with their four children Zachary, Kade, Jesse, and Jada Jo.  He is the founder of the First Things First foundation.

Click here for his website.

updated 1/21/09