Fish - out - of - water high
school football coach Jim White (played by sports movie king Kevin Costner) moves with his wife (Maria Bello) and two daughters to the small, Mexican - American migrant worker town of McFarland, CA and decides to start a cross country team at the school after noticing four kids in his gym class who excel at running.
Not exact matches
Headrick grew up in Fort Worth, where he was an All - District fullback at North Side High
School, an institution that produced Yale Lary,
Jim Shofner and Tommy Runnels among its professional
football alumni, Olympic shot - putter Darrow Hooper and the famous
football coaches Matty Bell and Bo McMillin.
ENGAGING TALES OF A FORGOTTEN TEAM In the early years of the 20th century the country's best
football team was the Carlisle Indian
School,
coached by Pop Warner and starring
Jim Thorpe.
John Perry, the head
football coach at Pearl High
School, announced Wednesday that
Jim Harbaugh will be making an appearance at...
John Perry, the head
football coach at Pearl High
School, announced Wednesday that
Jim Harbaugh will be making an appearance at a June 8th camp in Mississippi.
In this true story, Kevin Costner plays the role of
Jim White, a shamed
football coach who has to relocate his family due to an incident with one of the students at a former
school.
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL: Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the remarkable journey of legendary
football coach Bob Ladouceur (
Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High
School Spartans from obscurity to a 151 - game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
When the Game Stands Tall Director: Thomas Carter Starring:
Jim Caviezel, Alexander Ludwig, Michael Chiklis, Laura Dern Synopsis: The journey of legendary
football coach Bob Ladouceur (
Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High
School Spartans from obscurity to a 151 - game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
In the fall of 1987,
Jim White (Kevin Costner) was fired as head
football coach of a high
school team in Boise, Idaho when he lost his temper and hit one of his players in the face and drew blood.