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Across
  1. 2. the position he has on the team.
  2. 6. the restaurant the team goes to before games
  3. 7. the month his dad wrote the third letter
  4. 8. the challenges his dad gives him
  5. 11. the branch his dad was on in the military
  6. 12. the main character.
  7. 15. the month his dad dies.
  8. 16. his sister
  9. 17. his dad's best friend
Down
  1. 1. the football coach
  2. 3. the first person he calls
  3. 4. the sport his dad had challenged him.
  4. 5. the QB for the team
  5. 7. the month he received his second letter
  6. 9. the girl he likes.
  7. 10. the football team he plays for
  8. 13. the day his dad wrote the fourth letter
  9. 14. the month he gets the first letter.