Gridiron Gang – 1990 Kilpatrick Mustangs
Gridiron Gang is the true story of coaches in a Los Angeles juvenile correction facility who, in the 1990’s, changed the lives of its young prisoners by starting a football team to teach the...
Category: High School Sports
Was the 1971 TC Williams football team as good in real life as depicted in the movie? Did Coach Ken Carter really lock the gym doors due to poor grades when the Richmond Oilers basketball team was still undefeated?
Remember the Titans – 1971 T.C. Williams HS Football
Remember the Titans (2001) tells the story of the 1971 T.C. Williams High School Football team, located in racially-segregated, suburban Virginia. It chronicles the integration of two schools — one white, and one...
When the Game Stands Tall – De La Salle Football
When the Game Stands Tall, based on a 2003 book of the same title, begins with the montage of the De La Salle High School Spartans’ record setting 151 win streak and the high...
McFarland, USA – 1987 McFarland Cross Country Team
The 2015 film “McFarland, USA” tells the true story of California high school cross-country coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) and his underdog team of Latino runners who had never competed in the sport before...
The Blind Side – The Story of Michael Oher
The Blind Side is about Michael Oher, the 2009 first round pick of the Baltimore Ravens. As a child, Michael lived in poverty. He was often homeless and had to learn how to survive...
Coach Carter – Richmond Oilers Basketball Team
UPDATE from January 2018 Coach Ken Carter has moved on from being a teacher to being a motivational speaker. Since playing for Coach Carter 20 years ago, Wayne Oliver has played professionally overseas until...
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