Greatness doesn’t come around all that often, but when it does, it has the power to change everything – for better and for worse.

Sean Harvey’s “One Moment Changes Everything” is an emotional portrayal of the rise and fall of Don Rogers and his family and the impact the All-American’s sudden death had on countless lives in Northern California. Harvey captivates the reader with his intimate knowledge of the family and tugs at heartstrings with the turn of each page.

Growing up in the rough-and-tumble part of Sacramento, there wasn’t anything Don Rogers couldn’t do – he was the best athlete, a top student, loyal son and father figure to his two younger siblings. The Rogers clan scraped by with little money and hardly enough food, but with athletic prowess most can only dream about, Don, Reggie and Jackie electrified the region and burst onto the national sports scene.

With the makings of the ultimate rags-to-riches story, the Rogers had the world in their hands. Don became an All-American football player at UCLA and was a first-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns. Reggie was among the top prep basketball players in the n ation, and Jackie may have been the best athlete of the bunch, leading her high school to the California state championship game on the hardwood.

Few families in Northern California were better known than the Rogers, and their exploits adorned sports pages after each great game.

But in one moment, everything changed for Sacramento’s first sports family and the lives of all involved went spiraling out of control.