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In the movie tie-in to the Fall 2015 film, Woodlawn, Tony Nathan (the central character of the film) shares his experiences as an African American running back on a mostly white team in 1970s Birmingham, Alabama. His courage and superb ability helped heal a city and propelled him to a successful football career as both a player and coach in the NFL. The movie stars Jon Voight, Nic Bishop, and C. Thomas Howell. In this powerful memoir, Tony reveals how he summoned the courage to run with purpose during the times when racial tensions ran high as he grew from a boy trapped by the racial divide…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2015Howard Books · 237 pages · 9781501118517
Football playersMiami Dolphins (Football team)Football coachesBiographyHistoryAlabama, biographyCoaches (athletics)Football, biography