Written By: Stephen Guinan Published By: Hachette Books Reviewed By: Melissa Minners Some time ago, I read Hail Mary, a book about the National Women’s Football League, something I never knew existed until I found that book. It annoyed me that I never knew about women’s football. I knew all about women’s baseball, tennis,Continue reading “We Are the Troopers”
Category Archives: Football
Though the Odds Be Great or Small
Written By Terry Brennan and William Meiners Published By Loyola Press Reviewed By Melissa Minners I’ve been following Notre Dame football for years…ever since watching the movie Rudy as a matter of fact. There have been good years and bad years, but I’m a student of the game and understand that there will be upsContinue reading “Though the Odds Be Great or Small”
Hail Mary
The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League Written by Britni de la Cretaz and Lindsey D’Arcangelo Published by Perseus Books Reviewed By Melissa Minners Women love sports just as much as men, but we don’t see enough women in organized sports leagues. Thanks to a little movie called A League ofContinue reading “Hail Mary”
Gridiron Gang
Presented By: Sony Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners In 1990, a football team, comprised of hardened juvenile detention camp prisoners, began a journey toward greatness. The team was led by camp probation officers, Sean Porter and Malcolm Moore, who sought a way to keep their prisoners, mostly former gang members, from returning to theirContinue reading “Gridiron Gang”
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Distributed by: Universal Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners Years ago, I reviewed a musical score Mark Isham created for The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. I was intrigued by the film based on a book (Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express by Robert C. Gallagher) about Ernie Davis, the first African American football player toContinue reading “The Express: The Ernie Davis Story”
The Blind Side
Distributed By: Warner Bros. Reviewed by Melissa Minners How much can a simple act of kindness achieve? What if that act of kindness was followed by another? What if, in addition to that initial kindness, you through in a willingness to believe in the person for whom you have committed this act of kindness? WhatContinue reading “The Blind Side”
We Are Marshall
Distributed By: Warner Bros. Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners On November 14, 1970, Huntington, West Virginia experienced one of the worst tragedies in the history of the town. A plane, chartered to transport the Marshall University’s Thundering Herd football team from its game in North Carolina, crashed just short of its destination. The crashContinue reading “We Are Marshall”
Rudy
Distributed By: TriStar Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners When football season begins, I watch games on television. Sometimes I listen to them on the radio. But I can in no way be considered an avid fan of the sport. Sure, I know things about how the game is played or who is currently playing. Continue reading “Rudy”