Elsa Mendoza is the mother of Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, who is leading Indiana football in the College Football Playoff national championship game against Miami on Monday, Jan. 19. Why is Elsa Mendoza in a wheelchair? Does Elsa Mendoza have MS? Elsa Mendoza suffers from multiple sclerosis, which damages the central nervous system, and she uses a wheelchair. Fernando and Alberto Mendoza, brothers and IU quarterbacks, raise money to fight the disease. Elsa Mendoza, who played tennis at the University of Miami, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about 18...
