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Glory RoadGlory Road (2005)
Rated: PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language.
Runtime: 106 mins.
Director: James Gartner
Writer: Chris Cleveland
Cast: Josh Lucas; Emily Deschanel; Derek Luke
Memorable Quote: "They're a bunch of guys none of the big schools wanted"
Tagline: Winning changes everything.
Genre: Sports
Opens: January 13, 2006
 Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Official Site: disney.go.com/disneypictures/gloryroad/

Movie Review

By Frank Wilkins

Glory Road tells the mostly true story of Texas Western University's (since renamed University of Texas at El Paso) 1966 NCAA basketball championship season that culminated with a shocking victory over Adolph Rupp's heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats. But more than it is a story about how an underdog slew a giant, it is the story of how a small-town family man, trying to eke out a living as a basketball coach, unwittingly transcended the sport and helped break down the barriers of segregation in the United States ... read more

By TJ Gavlik

Glory Road is a film about the 1966 Division I Basketball Champions Texas Western Miners. Coach Don Haskins leads his team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. This film deals with the events during the season, on and off the court, for the Miners ... read more




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