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| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - August 25 2009 : 1:05:16 PM
I love it when I learn something new quite by accident. The feeling is so neat when you find a fact that sort of clicks itself into the empty space in your memory cache and completes the picture. That happened to me this past weekend, due to a movie. Yes! Another movie.
I stumbled across a movie on HBO titled, "The Express." I knew nothing about it. Never heard of it. I could tell it was a movie about football. Funny thing is... I am not at all a football fan, but I often enjoy watching football movies. Go figure. And, it had Dennis Quaid in it, so I settled in to watch it.
I live about 50 miles east of the city of Elmira, NY. It's a pleasant enough city, but nothing really special to look at. There are a few things of interest to see there, but it doesn't have a real lot to recommend it. Except for the fact that for a smallish town, it has a lot of famous people who have ties to it in one form or another. In watching that movie, I learned of another one.
There is a middle school in Elmira, that used to be called the Elmira Free Academy when it was the high school. When it became a middle school, it received a new name: Ernie Davis Middle School. I knew of it... had heard the name... even know a teacher who taught there. But, I never knew who Ernie Davis is or was. Until this past weekend. Finally... it all clicked into place.
If there are some who don't know who Ernie Davis was, do a Google on him. Better yet, watch "The Express." You will be very glad you did. |
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| Obediah |
Posted - September 03 2009 : 11:20:17 AM
I don't know if the movie mentions it (not having seen it yet) but the Cleveland Browns retired Ernie Davis' #45 before he ever wore it in a league game (since he never was able to IIRC). |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - September 02 2009 : 1:33:35 PM
Yes, I think so. He was pretty amazing. And of course, the fact that he broke the Color Barrier of the Heisman Trophy is quite noteworthy.
He certainly is a Hometown Hero in Elmira! |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - August 26 2009 : 4:41:26 PM
Can't say as I remember him, - but it sure looks like quite a career cut far too short.
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http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2399/Davis-Ernie.html |
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