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Synopsis. Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Following his draft by the NFL, tragedy struck the star athlete and he was never able to take the professional field.
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.
Aug 20, 2008 · The Ernie Davis StoryBased on a true story, The Express follows the extraordinary life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-Am...
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...
Sep 29, 2008 · Robert C. Gallagher. The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Audio CD – CD, September 29, 2008. by Robert C. Gallagher (Author), Paul Boehmer (Narrator)
Feb 10, 2023 · 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....
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.