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Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Theatrical
Oct 10, 2008
Box Office
$9.8M
Budget
$40.0M
Return
0.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 20, 2009
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Davis Entertainment, Relativity Media, IDEA Filmproduktions, Universal Pictures
Cast
Full credits →R
Rob Brown
Ernie Davis
Dennis Quaid
Ben Schwartzwalder
D
Darrin Henson
Jim Brown
O
Omar Benson Miller
Jack Buckley
N
Nelsan Ellis
Will Davis, Jr.
C
Charles S. Dutton
Willie 'Pops' Davis
J
Justin Martin
Young Ernie
N
Nicole Beharie
Sarah Ward
A
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Marie Davis
C
Clancy Brown
Roy Simmons
D
Danny McCarthy
Bill Bell
R
Regina Hoyles
Sister
C
Chelcie Ross
Lew Andreas
S
Saul Rubinek
Art Modell
C
Craig Hawksley
George Marshall
J
Jeff Still
Al Malette
G
Geoff Stults
Bob Lundy
D
Derek Graf
Maury Youmans
E
Evan Jones
Roger 'Hound Dog' Davis
Maximilian Osinski
Gerhard Schwedes
