Movie
Glory Road
Overview
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-01-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Josh Lucas as Don Haskins
- Derek Luke as Bobby Joe Hill
- Jon Voight as Adolph Rupp
- Austin Nichols as Jerry Armstrong
- Evan Jones as Moe Iba
- Mehcad Brooks as Harry Flournoy
- Damaine Radcliff as Willie 'Scoops' Cager
- Alphonso McAuley as Orsten Artis
- Emily Deschanel as Mary Haskins
- Red West as Ross Moore
- Al Shearer as Nevil Shed
- Kip Weeks as Togo Railey
Crew
- James Gartner - Director
- Bettina Gilois - Writer
- Christopher Cleveland - Writer
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