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In real life, Gerry Bertier was paralyzed in a car accident, but it happened after the season ended, after the Titans had already played the championship game. On December 11, 1971, Gerry was coming home from the T.C Williams High School football banquet, where he had been honored with the Most Valuable Defensive Player Award.
Sep 23, 2021 · But the real Titans’ come-from-behind victory over Marshall came in the fifth game of the regular season, not the last. In the actual title game weeks later, T.C. Williams held Andrew Lewis to negative-5 yards of total offense en route to a 27–0 anticlimax and a state championship. The Titans finished their season ranked second in the nation.
Jun 26, 2024 · Jun 26, 2024. by Steven Miller. The 2000 film “Remember the Titans” tells the inspiring true story of the Titans football team from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. We delve into the real-life players and coaches who made history and inspired the movie, the challenges they overcame, and the legacy they left behind.
Gerry Bertier (/ ˈ ɡ ɛr i /, pronounced like "Gary"; August 20, 1953 – March 20, 1981) was a high school American football player and Paralympian. [1] He became known for his participation on the 1971 Virginia State Champion football T. C. Williams High School team, and their portrayal in the Disney film Remember the Titans.
Nov 30, 2023 · Remember the Titans is based on real-life events, and T.C. Williams High School, Coach Boone, Coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), their incredible football streak, and the accident that paralyzed Gerry Bertier are all true to life. However, Remember the Titans also took some major liberties with the truth in its attempts to tell a compelling story.
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Herman Ike Boone (October 28, 1935 – December 18, 2019) was an American high school football coach who coached the 1971 T. C. Williams High School football team to a 13–0 season, state championship, and national runner-up. That season later served as the basis for the film Remember the Titans in 2000, in which Boone was portrayed by actor ...
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Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports drama film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin.The screenplay by Gregory Allen Howard is loosely based on the true story of coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington, and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School) football team in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971.
