Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Can you even run?

I'll be keeping your jersey clean next year.

Killed people, won medals.

Yes, we go to Syracuse, but if you'd like,

Syracuse receives!

Touchdown, Kansas.

Fire off the ball.

SARETTE: State seven! State seven!

And watch out! The Longhorns are building some momentum.

Yes. Did he get in?

So, I suppose what I'm asking, Mr. Schwartzwalder,

Doesn't have a goddamn thing to do with football.

Only shift it over like this.

You see, I never set out to be the best Negro running back.

Come on! Like a big, old elephant walrus!

Just give him the ball.

Pops... Guys! Don't start it tonight.

SARETTE: Hut one.

nothing short of brilliant today, reserves the victory

Strong load right. Right, 42 shovel pass.

If it makes you happy, you can shine them for me.

Too old to butt heads with another Jim Brown.

His name is Donald.

Strong right, fullback wedge eight. Go!

Yes, they shift. They all shift.

(STAMMERS) Well, when?

Youmans, you move like a walrus.

He's gotta be real good.

You know, Hound Dog says he gets hit so hard,

11 varsity letters. Plays baseball, too.

and impress the ladies?

SIMMONS: How about the next play, Ben?

and they've been licking their chops waiting for us ever since.

He embarrassed you! Embarrassed you!

You've got something to say, 44?

He's gonna need further tests.

How you gonna call yourself a white Christian?

I just wanted to be the best running back.

Will... Will, he said his name on the radio.

It feels right.

have made the journey to Morgantown, West Virginia.

ANNOUNCER: Midway through the third quarter,

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He gains two yards and is brought down quickly by Taylor and Logan.

Kansas takes over on its own 28-yard line.

Ben Schwartzwalder. Head coach, Syracuse University Orangemen.

GRANDMA: You gonna love it, baby.

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Toss play once again to Ernie Davis.

The man wants to see you.

Yes, sir, I was.

Shift, shift, shift.

We will get no justice from the refs tonight.

Majorette, blonde.

He was a captain, jumped out of airplanes, stormed a bridge in Normandy.

You don't understand.

He's coming to Syracuse.

Thank you, everyone.

ASSISTANT COACH: Davis look a little sluggish to you?

I was a defensive end in high school. Philly.

Been waiting for this, spook.

All eyes are on the field as undefeated Syracuse,

Another walloping tackle by Syracuse's Bob Lundy.

All right, everybody, listen up.

Seems wrong to put him right back in there.

ALL: ...five, six...

So,I guess you know how I would vote, but this is your vote.

Crying all the time

So whatever he told you about me, I would take it with a grain of salt.

They gonna be looking up to you.

If I let you carry that ball across the goal line,

Yeah, yeah, long weekend.

Second down, eight yards to go for the Orangemen.

Ernie, you listening to me?

Didn't I tell you to put new laces in these?

You hear a train?

I own the team. He's his own man. Hey, Jim!

Now you got a white man telling you what you can and can't do.

Five, three, cover two. Ready?

and I need you to tell me exactly where I gotta be to get there.

Their fans are unruly,

That's when it's just you against somebody else to see who is the better man.

ANNOUNCER: The windup and the delivery.

Davis, come in! Come in, son. Come in.

Pack your bags, spook.

Can I sit down?

Brokaw, get in there!

I don't know about you,

What you got there, Davis?

MAN: It must be Halloween, 'cause here come the spooks!

That's right, boys. That there is Jackie Robinson.

shifted over to the left. Now what?

I don't really know too much about football.

I'm sorry, boys. That's all there are.

I should have told you earlier, kid. I really can't clear you for practice.

We're on the football team.

Maury Youmans, center.

A late hit by Talbert on Ernie Davis

Come on, it's on, the Cotton Bowl. Come on, Marie.

Ernie, you all right?