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The Express: The Ernie Davis Story is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a 1983 book Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher.
Oct 10, 2008 · The Express: Directed by Gary Fleder. With Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Omar Benson Miller. A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Gary Fleder
- 2008-10-10
Oct 8, 2008 · Gary Fleder does more than that in telling the story of Ernie Davis ("The Elmira Express"), the running back for Syracuse who became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, in 1961. Davis was drafted by pro football, but then leukemia was discovered, he never played a pro game and died in 1963.
Jan 20, 2009 · Rising from the humblest of beginnings, Ernie Davis (Rob Brown) overcame impossible odds to become the first African-American to win college football's greatest honor—the Heisman Trophy. Starring Dennis Quaid as the hard-nosed coach that helped drive him to greatness, The Express is a powerful story of triumph on and off the field that will ...
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- Express
- $5.84
- DVD
Witness the inspirational true story of a real American hero. Rising from the humblest of beginnings, Ernie Davis (Rob Brown) overcame impossible odds to become the first African-American to win college football’s greatest honor – the Heisman Trophy.
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- English
- Drama
- 2 hours and 10 minutes
Aug 20, 2008 · The Ernie Davis Story Based on a true story, The Express follows the extraordinary life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
- 2 min
- 409.8K
- BlackTree TV
Watch The Express: The Ernie Davis Story live. TV-14 • Special Interest, Sports • TV Series. A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the...