Bill Yoast, the high school football coach whose undefeated 1971 team served as inspiration for the classic film Remember the Titans, died Friday at an assisted living home in Virginia. He was 94.
Yoast’s death was announced in a news release by the Alexandria City Public School district, where he coached and taught at T.C. Williams High School for nearly 25 years.
Yoast, who was portrayed in the Disney film by Will Patton, came on at T.C. in 1971 as defensive coordinator and assistant coach to head coach Herman Boone, played in the film by Denzel Washington.
The men’s partnership was noteworthy,...
Yoast’s death was announced in a news release by the Alexandria City Public School district, where he coached and taught at T.C. Williams High School for nearly 25 years.
Yoast, who was portrayed in the Disney film by Will Patton, came on at T.C. in 1971 as defensive coordinator and assistant coach to head coach Herman Boone, played in the film by Denzel Washington.
The men’s partnership was noteworthy,...
- 5/27/2019
- by Rachel DeSantis
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Yoast, one of the coaches who inspired the Disney film “Remember the Titans,” died Thursday in Springfield, Virginia, according to Alexandria City Public Schools. He was 94.
Yoast initially served as a head coach for the football team at the all-white Francis C. Hammond High School, leading them to a regional championship in 1969. But his claim to fame was as defensive coordinator and assistant coach at T.C. Williams High School, which was formed from the merger of three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia.
In 1971, the T.C. Williams’ racially integrated football team, the Titans, became one of the most dominant high school teams in state history, going on an undefeated 13-0 run with nine shutouts. The team, along with Yoast and black head coach Herman Boone, served as the loose inspiration for “Remember the Titans,” which starred Will Patton as Yoast and Denzel Washington as Boone. Released in 2000, the film is...
Yoast initially served as a head coach for the football team at the all-white Francis C. Hammond High School, leading them to a regional championship in 1969. But his claim to fame was as defensive coordinator and assistant coach at T.C. Williams High School, which was formed from the merger of three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia.
In 1971, the T.C. Williams’ racially integrated football team, the Titans, became one of the most dominant high school teams in state history, going on an undefeated 13-0 run with nine shutouts. The team, along with Yoast and black head coach Herman Boone, served as the loose inspiration for “Remember the Titans,” which starred Will Patton as Yoast and Denzel Washington as Boone. Released in 2000, the film is...
- 5/26/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Former high school football star Julius Campbell, who was portrayed by Wood Harris in Remember the Titans, has died.
Campbell died on Friday of organ failure, the Washington Post reported. He was 65.
Campbell was a student-athlete at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. The football team, the Titans, went on to become the first integrated team in the area after Alexandria merged its three public high schools into one in 1971.
That same year, the Titans went undefeated and won the Virginia Aaa state championship.
Campbell, the team’s captain, graduated in 1973.
The integration of T.C. Williams was initially met...
Campbell died on Friday of organ failure, the Washington Post reported. He was 65.
Campbell was a student-athlete at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. The football team, the Titans, went on to become the first integrated team in the area after Alexandria merged its three public high schools into one in 1971.
That same year, the Titans went undefeated and won the Virginia Aaa state championship.
Campbell, the team’s captain, graduated in 1973.
The integration of T.C. Williams was initially met...
- 1/30/2019
- by Robyn Merrett
- PEOPLE.com
Warner Bros.
It’s true that the more accustomed Hollywood has become to boasting the words “Based on a true story” at the beginning of their movies, the less fact-based those movies have actually become over the years. Filmmakers taking liberties with people’s real life stories is nearly as old as film itself. And those liberties are being stretched more and more every year.
Most of the time, when Hollywood uses the husk of a perfectly good, entirely true story and takes a machete to its innards, they’re just trying to make it more appeasing for the masses. And that sounds…bad.
But sometimes–just sometimes–they really do improve the final product by stripping away some of those pesky facts and adding their own imaginative spins to the story.
So rather than always focusing on the things that Hollywood gets wrong in these cases (fact-checking, or perhaps...
It’s true that the more accustomed Hollywood has become to boasting the words “Based on a true story” at the beginning of their movies, the less fact-based those movies have actually become over the years. Filmmakers taking liberties with people’s real life stories is nearly as old as film itself. And those liberties are being stretched more and more every year.
Most of the time, when Hollywood uses the husk of a perfectly good, entirely true story and takes a machete to its innards, they’re just trying to make it more appeasing for the masses. And that sounds…bad.
But sometimes–just sometimes–they really do improve the final product by stripping away some of those pesky facts and adding their own imaginative spins to the story.
So rather than always focusing on the things that Hollywood gets wrong in these cases (fact-checking, or perhaps...
- 12/17/2015
- by Jacob Trowbridge
- Obsessed with Film
Mark Wahlberg paid Potus a visit! In between promotional stops for his latest flick, Pain & Gain, Mark stopped by the White House this week. The actor was there to discuss youth empowerment and reducing school dropout rates. Although it is unclear if the star spoke directly with President Obama, the actor's stop at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue came just hours after he visited T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., where he urged students to stay in school. Wahlberg himself dropped out, but is now working on getting his diploma. "If my career goes south, I'm working at McDonald's. I'm driving a tow truck," he said. "That's why I'm going back to high...
- 4/26/2013
- E! Online
It's been a big week for celebrities in and around the nation's capital.
First we have M.C. Hammer eating grilled portobello sandwiches at The Hamilton and attending hockey games -- now Mark Wahlberg is in Northern Virginia, speaking at T.C. Williams High School.
The actor visited on Wednesday morning to encourage students to stay in school. The Washington Post reports that Wahlberg also brought up his own educational efforts:
The multimillionaire Hollywood producer, former rapper and model dropped out of high school in the ninth grade. The 41-year-old father of four is now pursing his diploma through an online credit recovery program.
“If my career goes south, I’m working at McDonald’s. I’m driving a tow truck,” he told the students. “That’s why I’m going back to high school.”
Patch, which has lots of photos from the event, reports that Wahlberg answered some student questions:
When asked who he admires,...
First we have M.C. Hammer eating grilled portobello sandwiches at The Hamilton and attending hockey games -- now Mark Wahlberg is in Northern Virginia, speaking at T.C. Williams High School.
The actor visited on Wednesday morning to encourage students to stay in school. The Washington Post reports that Wahlberg also brought up his own educational efforts:
The multimillionaire Hollywood producer, former rapper and model dropped out of high school in the ninth grade. The 41-year-old father of four is now pursing his diploma through an online credit recovery program.
“If my career goes south, I’m working at McDonald’s. I’m driving a tow truck,” he told the students. “That’s why I’m going back to high school.”
Patch, which has lots of photos from the event, reports that Wahlberg answered some student questions:
When asked who he admires,...
- 4/24/2013
- by Arin Greenwood
- Huffington Post
Feel it, Feel It ... Mark Wahlberg just told TMZ he would Reunite with The Funky Bunch to raise money for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing.Wahlberg -- who was born and raised in Boston -- was leaving T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va this morning when he told us he's totally game to get the gang back together for a Bmb fundraiser. Fun Fact -- T.C. Williams High was the inspiration for the movie "Remember the Titans.
- 4/24/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Paramount Pictures. dramatic thriller Flight, stars Denzel Washington as Captain Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. Afterwards, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane. Flight tells a harrowing story about one man.s amazing, heroic feat and how, in the process of defending himself, he discovers his true grace and valor.
Flight presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology. Flight will land in theaters November 2, 2012. The film stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo,...
Flight presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks his return to live-action dramatic storytelling after years of success on the forefront of directing and producing movies utilizing motion capture technology. Flight will land in theaters November 2, 2012. The film stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo,...
- 10/30/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sports films. They're uplifting, encouraging, and widely well documented, so when you see that "based on a true story" screen, you know for a fact these films will rank more true than most right? Wrong. So wrong. While the events did happen usually the circumstances, outcome, or even the characters will be changed to give that extra dramatic flair that even the most macho of men crave. Be warned, reading the list below may ruin some films that have been near and dear to your heart...starting with one very close to mine.
Remember The Titans
A young team overcomes adversity on many levels to come together and teach a whole community about acceptance? Sounds like a great premise, especially when you throw in the tension between players along the way, things must have been really intense. The only problem was none of it happened. In fact, Coaches Boone and...
Remember The Titans
A young team overcomes adversity on many levels to come together and teach a whole community about acceptance? Sounds like a great premise, especially when you throw in the tension between players along the way, things must have been really intense. The only problem was none of it happened. In fact, Coaches Boone and...
- 8/15/2012
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Denzel Washington has been awarded two Golden Globe awards and a Tony Award. Along with many nominations, Washington has received two Academy Awards – one for Best Supporting Actor as Pvt. Trip in Glory and the other for Best Actor as Detective Alonzo Harris in Training Day.
With the opening of Tony Scott’s Unstoppable on November 12th, the two have teamed up again for another high-octane thriller – only this time its not a movie about a nuclear sub or an Atf agent traveling back in time, but to stop a runaway train. So it seemed appropriate to We Are Movie Geeks to have a look back at what we think are the Top 10 Films of Denzel Washington.
Honorable Mention: Carbon Copy
Credited as ‘Introducing Denzel Washington’, the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy gets our Honorable Mention slot in this week’s Top 10 Tuesday. Starring alongside big stars at the time, George Segal,...
With the opening of Tony Scott’s Unstoppable on November 12th, the two have teamed up again for another high-octane thriller – only this time its not a movie about a nuclear sub or an Atf agent traveling back in time, but to stop a runaway train. So it seemed appropriate to We Are Movie Geeks to have a look back at what we think are the Top 10 Films of Denzel Washington.
Honorable Mention: Carbon Copy
Credited as ‘Introducing Denzel Washington’, the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy gets our Honorable Mention slot in this week’s Top 10 Tuesday. Starring alongside big stars at the time, George Segal,...
- 11/10/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Break out the chips, the dips and hot wings. Amass large quantities of beer. Gather your friends around a big-screen TV. It's football season! Counting down, here are the 12 best football movies.
Top 12 Football Movies12. 'All the Right Moves' (1983)
This football favorite sees a hotshot quarterback (Tom Cruise), desperate for a scholarship, clash with his headstrong coach (Craig T. Nelson)in a dying Pennsylvania steel town.
11. 'Jerry Maguire' (1996)
Movies about sports agents count,...
Top 12 Football Movies12. 'All the Right Moves' (1983)
This football favorite sees a hotshot quarterback (Tom Cruise), desperate for a scholarship, clash with his headstrong coach (Craig T. Nelson)in a dying Pennsylvania steel town.
11. 'Jerry Maguire' (1996)
Movies about sports agents count,...
- 9/19/2010
- Extra
July 4th is upon us, and people across the good ol’ U.S. of A. are gearing up to celebrate. Some of us plan to cook outside with our families and watch a dazzling fireworks display. Others might crack open a beer and some cracker jacks at their favorite baseball team’s diamond. Many will visit memorials for the men who fought for America’s independence. You know, the standard stuff. But there’s another 4th of July tradition that shouldn’t be forgotten: watching patriotic movies. For a lot of people, Independence Day is an annual excuse to turn...
- 7/3/2010
- by Grady Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
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