Went to see "Glory Road" last night. (To be honest, with no thought of MLK day). Great movie! If you are not familiar with the story, in 1966 Don Haskins, the coach of UTEP (then called Texas Weslyn), who was the first coach in NCAA history to start five black players in the national championship game against Kentucky. The movie is a powerful depiction of what the players and Haskins went through to break the race barrier in division 1 basketball.
Having lived in El Paso for five years in the mid '80's - (going to many UTEP games watching Don Haskins coach) - the movie even made memories of El Paso good ones!
Go see this movie! Discuss it with your children. Stay through the ending of the credits! There is a great surprise for those who stay.
"Glory Road" is right up there with my other favorite sports movies - "Remember the Titans"; "Hoosiers"; "Radio" & "Brian's Song". Any that I missed?
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Haven't seen Glory Road yet. But another great sports movie is Friday Night Lights, Oh and don't forget about Rudy
While those are not among my favorite sports movies - they are very good, especially Rudy. Go see Glory Road!
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