the way that he functioned as a human being under all of those conditions was tremendous courage," says Jim Brown about Ernie Davis. The honors came early and often, from the time he started with ...

Ernie Davis succeeded at every venue ... Syracuse also had a famous player in its corner, Jim Brown, the first in a line of star running backs with the Orangemen. Davis rushed for 2,386 yards ...

This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African ... with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis ...