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Category: Running

Who and what events was “Chariots of Fire” based on? Why was the MacFarland High School cross country team so good?

Chariots of Fire – Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams

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Chariots of Fire – Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams

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Olympics / Running

Chariots of Fire - Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams

Chariots of Fire (1981) tells the story of two sprinters, Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) and Eric Liddell (Ian Charleston), training for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Abrahams, a Jewish student studying at...

McFarland, USA – The Story of the 1987 McFarland Boys High School Cross-Country Track Team

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McFarland, USA movie poster

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High School Sports / Running

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...