New Ernie Davis Movie Trailer: The Express

This is one person that hollywood can't possible make bigger that he was...

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undying courage!

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I think this movie will be marvelous, BUT I am the official biographer of Ernie Davis, given the rights by his mother Marie Fleming and it appears... although I have only seen the trailer at this point, that this is not really the character of the Ernie we knew, in high school, in college and after, before his death. Ernie was not fighting for racial equality, Ernie was doing well, great... what he did best. This is more the character of Jim Brown, who did the big fight. Ernie followed up with a character humble, kind, gentle and beautiful. He was a fighter, but of a different kind. Both deserve appreciation for their contribution. My book will be out before the end of October and found on Amazon, or my web site, www.erniedavis.info. The name of the book is "A Halo for a Helmet:The Whole Story of Ernie Davis." I hope it will make a very exciting supplement to a movie that I think will be VERY well received and finally put into the archives for all to access, the story of the great Heisman Trophy winner. Thank you... K. Coralee Burch

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a story of undying courage!based on a true story!

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There is a Football Game played every year in Endicott, New York with the exceptional Seniors from the East and West areas of Central New York. This game is played on Thanksgiving Day, and it is called the Ernie Davis Classic, in memory of Ernie Davis.

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Hi Dennis. thanks for your interest and your questions. Yes, I saw the movie for the first time last night. There are many many discrepancies, but that is to be expected when one has to condense some insights, concepts and attitudes into a "movie". It is much easier, fortunately for a book to be more accurate. The book is finished and I'm currently struggling with the right settings to get it to my publisher and out quickly within a few weeks at latest. I do not recall anything of the sort in all the interviews (players, coaches and others) that you mention. There were other instances.. such as the W.V. that got Ernie down three times trying to aggrevate some previous ankle injuries and finally laughed and stopped because of Ernie's attitude. Ernie didn't report it to the refs and rather handled it his own way. Which was usually VERY successful. That is the real beauty of his story. It is ALL in the book. Let me know if you are interested in a copy. It is $16.99, 6x9" size. Here is my website and book email: www.erniedavis.info, and ahaloforahelmet@gmail.com. You can reach me either way. Hope to give you lots more info in the future. We will use this site for stories and corrections about Ernie and his story. Best to you. Coralee

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I happen to know the author of the book on which this movie is made. This book was written 25 years ago by an alumni and a friend of Syracuse University, and unfortunately it took this long for someone to bring it to a national audience. Did you read the original book? I'm sure you and the author of the original book would have some wonderful conversations about what did and didn't happen. I'm sure the movie took some liberties, but that's Hollywood.

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I liked the movie, but found it only average.

Both the sports angle and the civil rights angle have been done so many times before, it's really tough to plow any new ground here.

That being said, I really liked the portrayal of football during that time period and the history of the game. One platoon football, no redshirts, the equipment looked authentic as well as the stadiums.

Too bad Syracuse doesn't have an outdoor stadium. Some things were better back in the 50's.

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Please check my website: www.erniedavis.info for information about my book on Ernie that I just released. It has all the wonderful correct details of his life in a very readable form. Thank you. Coralee

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