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Invincible – Vince Papale

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Invincible - Philadelphia Eagles’ Vince Papale

Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) is a Philadelphia born-and-raised guy who, like the city itself in the mid 1970’s, is struggling. The multitude of union strikes and factory closings have left Papale with little to...

Coach Carter and the 1998 Richmond High School basketball team.

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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...

Secretariat - 1973 Triple Crown Winner

The Thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973, the first horse to have done so since the 1940s. Though two other horses have since also won the Triple Crown, Secretariat still...

Seabiscuit

The 2003 film Seabiscuit, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper, tells the tale of three men, all damaged in different ways during the Great Depression who bond together while training an underdog...

The Fighter – the story of boxer “Irish” Micky Ward

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The Fighter - Boxer Micky Ward

The Fighter (2010) is about Lowell, Massachusetts boxer “Irish” Micky Ward and his tumultuous relationship with his older half-brother and former boxer, Dicky Eklund. During his boxing career, Dicky (Christian Bale) was a community...

The story of Muhammad Ali

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Ali - The Story of Muhammad Ali

This biographical film about the legendary Muhammad Ali begins in 1964 when Ali, known by his original name Cassius Clay, had just won the Olympic gold medal and is training for an upcoming fight...

n 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers sign Jackie Robinson to a Major League contract, making him the first “Negro” to play in the Major League.

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42 - How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball

The movie, 42, is a story about the color integration of Major League Baseball and the two people that lead this movement, Branch Rickey, the General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers (Harrison Ford), and...

Francis Ouimet wins the 1913 US Open

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The Greatest Game Ever Played - 1913 US Open

The Walt Disney Picture The Greatest Game Ever Played is the story of Francis Ouimet, a young man who is invited to compete in the 1913 US Open Golf Tournament despite his poor socio-economic...

Cinderella Man - Boxer James Braddock

Cinderella Man, the 2005 film from director Ron Howard, chronicles American boxer James Braddock’s (Russell Crowe) tumultuous journey to become the world heavyweight champion in 1935. The film opens in 1926 with Braddock in...