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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, FRONTLINE and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries, drawn...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
Special ed., director's cut.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Embattled coach Tony D'Amato faces team strife and a new owner, who is sure Tony is way too old school. An injured quarterback, a flashy, bull-headed backup QB, a slithery team doctor, and a running back with an incentive-laden contract also fuel the film.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Knute Rockne and his rise to become a legendary football coach at the University of Notre Dame. Based upon the private papers of Mrs. Rockne and the reports of Rockne's intimate associates and friends.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (356 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The wives and girlfriends of professional athletes have their own games to play. Away from the grandstands and the locker rooms the real action is on the red carpets, in the beauty salons, and in designer bedrooms. It's love, power, and status all the way, until the death of a team member adds investigation into the mix. This bold and brassy Australian series depicts the lives of the rich and famous, in a world full of lies, scandals, and possibly...
7) Invincible
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vince Papale is a down-on-his-luck substitute teacher in Philadelphia who, at the age of 30, was out of work, abandoned by his wife, and biding time as a part-time bartender when he decides to answer an open call for tryouts on the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team in 1976. Going with his gut instinct, new coach Dick Vermeil rewards Papale's diligent efforts with a place on the team.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 105 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
An incredible true story that unfolds like "a ripping good yarn ... with an uproarious, impossible Hollywood ending" (Andrew O'Hehir, Salon. com), Harvard beats Yale 29-29 is filmmaker Kevin Rafferty's (The atomic cafe) acclaimed documentary depicting one of the most legendary games in the history of sports.
9) Invictus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
10) More than a word
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (71 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
More Than a Word offers a fascinating look inside the growing movement to change the name of the Washington R*dskins football team.Directed by brothers John and Kenn Little, who are members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, the film traces how the word “r*dskin” evolved from being a term of racist derision and slander to being embraced as the name of one of the NFL’s most beloved franchises. It also draws on the voices of Native American activists...
11) The game plan
Series
Publisher
distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Superstar quarterback Joe Kingman has an ego bigger than a football field. Joe is getting ready for a run at the big championship game when the eight-year-old daughter he never knew existed shows up at his not-so-family-friendly bachelor pad. As the big game gets closer, he begins to realize the most meaningful win he can achieve is the heart of the one little fan who counts the most.
12) Marn Grook
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 46 min. 10 sec.) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
Language
English
Description
Marn Grook explores the history, achievements and struggles of Aboriginal sportsmen involved in our National game, 'Aussie Rules'. Through perseverance, natural ability and a love for the game, Aboriginal players have been able to overcome the many barriers placed before them to gain recognition and respect for their prowess on the football field. Marn Grook is a celebration of Australian Rules and the great contribution Aboriginal players have made...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner's unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player, but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda and the encouragement of his family,...
14) Murderball
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documents the personal stories and fierce competition of American and Canadian wheelchair rugby players as they struggle toward the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 76 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Portuguese
Description
A feature film about soccer dreams weighs the pros and cons of pursuing ambitions abroad or acceptance of life on the isolated islands of Cape Verde. Fintar O Destino has the distinction of being the Library of African Cinema's first sports film - but a sports film with a decidedly African twist. It is the story, familiar from countless Hollywood movies and therefore easily accessible to American audiences, of an over the hill sports hero who holds...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 567 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Dillon, Texas, only one night matters: Friday night. Eric Taylor is the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town's pride and joy, still stressing that the football players win. The town is counting on the team to give them victories. The close-knit residents face new challenges and uncertainties as they deal with the day-by-day pressures of life in transition.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 562 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For four years, the residents and students of Dillon, Texas, have faced difficult choices on and off the field with courage, passion and perseverance. Now the time has come to find closure for problems of the past, while pursuing new possibilities that will lead many beyond Dillon city limits.
18) The Turkey Bowl
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Patrick Hodges, a former small-town high school quarterback now a high-powered Chicago businessman, hasn't returned to his tiny Midwestern town in years. But his old friends have lured him back for Thanksgiving to force him to finish the legendary Turkey Bowl, a football game that was snowed out fifteen years ago. Patrick must risk his future to lead his ragtag team against their bitter crosstown rivals, ultimately realizing how much he misses the...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 685 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the town finds their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.
20) Brian Banks
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The inspirational true story, an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing...
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