Overcame

Overcame insurmountable odds and is the first in their family to go to college?

Erick Huerta: The "Dreamer" Stereotype - No Two Dreamers Are Alike Erick Huerta 2012

Overcame insurmountable odds and is the first in their family to go to college?

Erick Huerta: The "Dreamer" Stereotype - No Two Dreamers Are Alike Erick Huerta 2012

Overcame insurmountable odds and is the first in their family to go to college?

Erick Huerta: The "Dreamer" Stereotype - No Two Dreamers Are Alike Erick Huerta 2012

This 17-year veteran is the only kicker in NFL history to make six 50-yard FGs without a miss; Matt Bryant, T.B. Overcame loss of infant son, playing through sorrow.

Annual All-Joe team: Honoring those who won little acclaim 2009

T: Darnell Dockett, Arizona — Overcame toe and foot injuries and made himself into an inside playmaker.

All-Joe team rewards NFL grunts whose work lets the gridiron stars shine 2007

Overcame early-season drops to be the rock of Atlanta's passing game again, scoring a team-high eight touchdowns.

NFL season rewind: Team MVPs 2007

Overcame extreme racial prejudice in Arkansas and effected education reform.

Obama Wins Vast Majority Of Pennsylvania Newspaper Endorsements 2009

Overcame loss of starting QB Donovan McNabb on Nov. 19 by committing to veteran backup Jeff Garcia, who won three straight against division rivals in December.

Saints' Payton earns Coach of the Year honors from USA TODAY poll 2007

Overcame bad cut to TKO Owen Beck in ninth round of elimination bout.

USATODAY.com 2007

Overcame childhood illness that forced him to have a tumor removed from his chest.

USATODAY.com 2005