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Remember the Titans Coach Herman Boone Dead at 84
The legendary football coach from T.C Williams High School in Virginia who inspired the classic film Remember the Titans has died at 84. As fans may recall, coach Herman Boone was famously portrayed by Denzel Washington in the 2000 Disney movie. Alexandria City Public Schools released a statement regarding the beloved coach’s death on Twitter.”We are truly saddened to […]
Continue readingBill Yoast, High School Football Coach Whose Team Inspired Remember the Titans, Dies at 94
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 […]
Continue readingBill Yoast Dies: Inspiration For Coach Portrayal In ‘Remember The Titans’ Was 94
Bill Yoast, the football coach whose personality was portrayed by Will Patton in the film Remember The Titans, has died.He was 94 and passed at an assisted living facility in Springfield, Virginia, according to a news release from the Alexandria City Public Schools.Yoast coached at Francis C.Hammond High School, an all-white school, before integration in […]
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