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Real Life Coaches from Remember the Titans: Becoming a Titan: Turning Possibilities into Realities
Venue: Bondurant Auditorium (Preston Hall), Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
Radford University hosts the real life football coaches Herman Boone and Bill Yoast who were portrayed in the film "Remember the Titans" for a special presentation titled "Becoming a Titan: Turning Possibilities into Realities" on Wednesday, April 17th in Bondurant Auditorium.

Herman Boone Bio:
In 1971, racial tensions ran high at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, as three schools merged to form a newly integrated one. Out of this experience the story of Remember the Titans emerged; and an undefeated football team was born. They won the state championship that year. While there have been about 30 more Virginia state championship games since then, that 1971 season, coached by Herman Boone, will always be special.

After beating out local favorite and successful coach Bill Yoast of the formerly all-white Hammond High to become head coach of the Titans, Boone faced the challenge of a lifetime. Although honored by his appointment, he had to endure racial intolerance and the disapproval of Yoast’s supporters. However, after putting their prejudices aside, the two coaches worked together to unify the team - a team whose former rivalry was only exacerbated by the strain between the black and white players. The team came together to form a bond with a common vision - to win football games.

Today, Boone is retired but continues to motivate and inspire audiences with his presentations on respect, teamwork, and community involvement.

For more information, visit: http://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/herman-boone

Bill Yoast Bio:
No one who has ever seen the Disney movie Remember The Titans will forget the image of Coach Bill Yoast patrolling the sidelines motivating his team to victory. In the sea of turmoil that accompanied the times, Coach Yoast was the calming influence. While the movie has had remarkable box office success, what is more remarkable is the journey that took a poverty-stricken adolescent from Tin Can Hollow Alabama to a Hollywood premier. That journey has been chronicled in Yoast's critically acclaimed biography Remember This Titan.

Yoast was ahead of the times fighting racial injustice and behind the times seeking personal glory. Coach Yoast has become one of the most respected coaches of our times for one reason. From the beginning he anchored himself to integrity. He preached it, he lived it, and he protected it. For him, integrity was not a word but a lifestyle. For him, the words: honor, kindness, loyalty, commitment, and hard work, have meaning that extends beyond the dictionary into action.

For more information, visit: http://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/bill-yoast

Sponsored by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Greek Life and R-SPaCE.

For more information, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/news/calendar.html/becoming_a_titan_tur/0AACC77A-7E1B-4974-9970-F64F7C1D3BFD or e-mail: diverse@radford.edu.