Ragone on movies
Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 07:37PM Most of the movies I see these days are of the animated variety, so my sensibilities may be slightly skewed ... but if you're a sports fan, go see The Express.
I didn't know much about Ernie Davis, other than he was a great running back and tragically died of leukemia. But he was much more than that -- a trailblazer, an inspiration, a class act.
He was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, and led Syracuse to a undefeated season and national championship in 1959, culminating with a win at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas over the Texas Longhorns. Turns out he couldn't even attend the awards ceremony -- never mind that he was the game's MVP -- because it was held at a segregated facility.
Had he not died at age 23, Davis would probably be regarded in a similar way to Jackie Robinson and Arthur Ashe. Instead, his story has mostly been forgotten. Go see the movie.
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But, was is better than "Something for Joey"?
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