The Express

    • Release date: October 10, 2008
    • Director: Gary Fleder
    • Screenwriters: Charles Leavitt, Robert C. Gallagher
    • Producer: John Davis
    • Distributor: Universal Pictures
  • The Express is a 2008 dramatic film based on the life of football running back Ernie Davis. Davis was the first African-American man to with the Heisman Trophy.Official Site: The Express
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  • Ernie Davis Background

    1. Born: December 14, 1939
    2. Birth place: New Salem, Pennsylvania
    3. Attended Syracuse University
    4. Nickname: The Elmira Express
    5. First African-American to win the Heisman Trophy
    6. Developed leukemia in 1962
    7. Never played in the NFL due to his leukemia
    8. Died: May 18, 1963

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