Glory Road (film)

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Glory Road

Promotional poster for Glory Road
Directed by James Gartner
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by Chris Cleveland
Starring Josh Lucas
Derek Luke
Jon Voight
Emily Deschanel
Sam Jones III
Music by Trevor Rabin
Cinematography Jeffrey L. Kimball
Editing by John Wright
Distributed by Buena Vista
Release date(s) January 13, 2006
Language English
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Glory Road is a 2006 film released on January 13, 2006. The film will be released straight to DVD in some countries. The film deals with the events of the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, in which Texas Western College coach Don Haskins led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history.

Several scenes in this movie were filmed at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in El Paso, Texas, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Chalmette High School in Chalmette, Louisiana.

As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of 40.7 million dollars in the domestic Box Office.

"Glory Road" is also the title of Haskins' autobiography, a national bestseller released in 2005 by Hyperion Books. The book details Haskins' early life as a player and coach and the focuses on the 1966 team and the aftermath of the championship, which is not in the movie version.

Glory Road is also a street on the UTEP (formerly Texas Western College) campus near the Sun Bowl which was renamed to commemorate the 1966 NCAA championship.

The real life Don Haskins was cast as an extra in the film as the gas station attendant. The real life David Lattin was cast as an extra as a military bartender.

[edit] Featured Cast

Actor Role
Josh Lucas Don Haskins
Derek Luke Bobby Joe Hill
Austin Nichols Jerry Armstrong
Jon Voight Adolph Rupp
Evan Jones Moe Iba
Schin A.S. Kerr David Lattin
Alphonso McAuley Orsten Artis
Mehcad Brooks Harry Flournoy
Sam Jones III Willie Worsley
Damaine Radcliff Willie Cager

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