The modern classic that inspired the beloved movie starring Tom Hanks Six foot six 242 pounds and possessed of a scant IQ of 70 Forrest Gump is the lovable surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale His early life may seem inauspicious but when the University of Alabama s football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to worldclass PingPong player from wrestler to entrepreneur With a voice all his own Forrest is telling all in a madcap romp through three decades of American history