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Glory Road is a film based on the true story of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team, coached by Don Haskins, who fielded an all-black starting lineup and won the NCAA championship. The film explores racism, discrimination and student athletics in the context of the civil rights movement.
Based on a true story, Glory Road tells how coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting lineup for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship in 1966. The movie features Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols and Jon Voight, and explores the themes of racism and sportsmanship.
- (49K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- James Gartner
- 2006-01-13
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- 3 min
- 812.7K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race. The conservative townsfolk balk at the new racially...
- (152)
- James Gartner
- PG
- Josh Lucas
Glory Road. This is the exciting and inspirational story of the team that changed college basketball–and the nation—forever. Future Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) of tiny Texas Western University defies convention by simply starting the best players he can find: history's first all African-American lineup.
The exciting and inspirational true story of the team that changed college basketball -- and the nation -- forever! Josh Lucas stars as future Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins of tiny Texas Western...
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