Elsa Mendoza is the mother of Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, who is leading Indiana football in the Rose Bowl against Alabama on New Year's Day 2026. She 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,...
