Remember the Titans

Twenty years ago, the Sonora Wildcats fielded the most successful football team the school had ever produced. They were perfect. They finished the 1995 season 13-0, with a Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Championship victory over the three-time defending champions, the Del Oro Golden Eagles. The dream season didn't have a definitive starter to begin the season. Head coach Gary Smith had a three-way battle for the starting signal caller, and he was unsure if Derik Rickson, Joe Barton, or senior…

and off the field. Walt Disney Pictures created an amazing film called “Remember the Titans” in 2000 that shows people how football created a bond between blacks and whites in a community where they were forced to merge together. The setting of the movie is in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. The movie begins by telling the viewers that, “High school football is a way of life. It’s bigger than Christmas day (Remember the Titans, 2000).” An adorable young girl tells us in the beginning of the movie…

We are Marshall(1970) is a story that narrates a tragedy in Huntington, West Virginia. Along with affecting the entire student body of Marshall University, it also affected the entire town of Huntington. Nate ruffin,the captain of the football team, shows great determination, leadership and loyalty. We first seen Nate showing determination, when he brought the entire town to gather around the building where the board members were deciding on either keeping or getting rid of the football program…

In the early 1970’s, the small football town of Alexandria, Virginia was struggling to overcome racial discrimination. Two schools were being forced to integrate black and white students along with Denzel Washington as the head coach of the football team. As the integration took place, the football team from the coaches down to members of the local community was in complete disarray. This is where the team building begins. Individuals began to form groups, where they had their own clicks,…

Actor Denzel Washington plays the new head coach, coach Boone in the movie. As the head coach, he helped shape the character of young athletes and unite a divided community. Strong leadership was a key factor in the team's success. Coach Boone pushed for the team to give it their all, and do as well as they possibly could. Even if they portray racism and selfishness, there is an underlying life lesson to be learned. There is a scene in this movie where Coach Boone takes the team on a long run in…

.Coach Carter is one of the best movies that’s ever been made. It was made in 1999 by Thomas Carter. The reason why this movie is so popular is because it started with a coach who went by to his high school to coach the basketball team in Richmond, California. Before he contribute with the team, the team was already in a bad condition to where the students that had a lot of problems. As the team their past season they did not do so well. So coach carter has decide to come back and make the…

The movie ‘Undefeated’ is a 2011 documentary directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin. This film displays the struggles and success of a high school football team the Manassas Tigers of Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers attempt to complete their first winning season after decades of losing. The team is turned around with the help of dedicated volunteer coaches led by Bill Courtney, who struggles to transform the attitudes of young men both academically and athletically. The team had to overcome…

When it comes to early college sports African Americans had a hard time on the field. They faced the threat that even if they were the best player on the team they could be benched against segregated schools. The African American athlete faced many problems in their fight for equality including being benched against a segregated school, threats from other team’s player, and colleges “From 1938 to 1941, the UCLA football team served as an important exception to the ‘gentlemen’s agreement’----the…

Glory road 1.Glory Road is a story about a small Texas college basketball team. Texas Western it's coach, Don Haskins, and how it became the first college to use an all African American starting line and win the 1966 NCAA Championship for Division 1 schools. Based on true events, this movie is a rollercoaster of emotions for both the viewers and the characters. The African american majority of the team was recruited by Don Haskins from all over America. Throughout the movie, the team, the coach…

Coach Coming to Town: Most people would say that when Coach Boone came into town it was a wrong thing, from my point it was the breakthrough for a lot of change and progression in town. If it wasn’t for Coach Boone becoming the new coach the town would of never realized the value of teamwork with the football players, the meaning of that it’s just not about race, and leadership. Coach Boone showed all of these traits throughout the movie, and this makes him going and being the new coach a…