Plot
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Cast
Rob Brown
Ernie Davis
Dennis Quaid
Ben Schwartzwalder
Darrin Henson
Jim Brown
Omar Benson Miller
Jack Buckley
Nelsan Ellis
Will Davis, Jr.
Charles S. Dutton
Willie 'Pops' Davis
Justin Martin
Young Ernie
Justin Jones
Young Will
Nicole Beharie
Sarah Ward
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Marie Davis
Elizabeth Shivers
Elizabeth Davis
Clancy Brown
Roy Simmons
Crew
Gary Fleder
Director
Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
John Davis
Producer
Charles Leavitt
Writer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
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