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This trio of gridiron films scored big with audiences:
‘Knute Rockne, All American’
There is a lot of Hollywood fiction mixed into this 1940 true story of famed Notre Dame coach Pat O’Brien. Ronald Reagan shines as the Gipper.
‘Heaven Can Wait’
Warren Beatty stars in, produced, co-wrote and directed this charming 1978 comedy fantasy about a football player who dies and comes back to life in another body.
‘Remember the Titans’
Denzel Washington stars in this 2000 true-story hit based on a newly appointed African American high school coach in the ‘70s.
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