The SEC Network announced the release of five new SEC Storied documentaries that will air in September, including one titled Wuerffel's Way. Per the official release, the documentary will focus on the quarterback's journey from being a Heisman-winning football player to then leading charity efforts in New Orleans, La. following Hurricane Katrina.
"Danny Wuerffel was on top of the world at the end of the 1996 college football season. The University of Florida quarterback had just won the Heisman Trophy and led the Gators to a National Championship. But drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the spring of 1997, he struggled to attain the same kind of success in the NFL. It was in that first year as a pro that he began volunteering in New Orleans' Desire neighborhood, one of the poorest locales in the country. After Hurricane Katrina devastated his Desire Street Academy in late August 2005, Wuerffel took the lead in tracking down his students, established a new location for the school in Florida, and expanded his outreach to help several more communities in the southeastern United States. He continued his efforts while battling a life-threatening illness. Now, ten years removed from the costliest natural disaster in American history, Wuerffel returns to New Orleans to dedicate the rebuilding of the Desire Community Square and further the cause he joined two decades ago."
The film have a special ESPN premiere on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET, on the eve of the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It will then air on the SEC Network on Tuesday, September 1 at 9 p.m. ET.
