Two Titans
Remember: Brad "Bubba Smith" and Wayne Sanders
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- Username:
- Paula Hines Lonergan
- Date:
- 11/14/00
- Time:
- 11:58:55 AM
- Remote User:
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Wonderfully written article. Very candid, honest and balanced. The article, comments of
Bubba and Wayne, captured the truth (and fiction) of what really happened in comparision
to the movie without being overly critical or resentful. Good job!! I will put a link to
this article on tcwilliams.com.
- Username:
- Bill Lloyd
- Date:
- 11/14/00
- Time:
- 1:33:06 PM
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I totally agree with Wayne & Brad in what they said about the whole atmosphere in
Alexandria and in the schools at this time. I transfered from a Maryland high school in
November to George Washington, which was my 10th grade year(1971). I then went to TC in 72
and was on the football team for the 72-73 and 73-74 seasons. I am also very familiar with
Coach Boone, Hines, Shaw and found them to be very helpful in alot of aspects in most of
the players lives, but also to be very assertive and put great pressure on us to be the
very best players we could be and at times considererd harsh, but with that said, I find
alot of their attitudes to have been right in line with the morals and parental attitudes
of the time. I greatly appreciate their influence in my life and being on that team in
that city were a great experience. I wish I could of stayed in the area and continued
their influence on my life.
- Username:
- D. Smith
- Date:
- 11/14/00
- Time:
- 9:40:50 PM
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Lisa, thanks for a great article, and for giving my husband the opportunity to tell his
story. Every player has a story to tell, and you will probably get a different story from
each of them. As the movie states "History is Written by the Winners", and I
know that my husband was one of those winners. Although the movie didn't depict 100% of
that History, the truth remains the same, it took 75 ball players to win. I'm glad the
story was told, and I'm glad the hype is over, but one thing for sure, "I will always
remember" my Titan, Brad "Bubba" Smith, and the contributions he made to
during the 4 years he played for the the Titans of T.C. Williams. Thank you again for
allowing him to tell his story.
- Username:
- Janet
- Date:
- 11/18/00
- Time:
- 10:46:43 AM
- Remote User:
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Although I don't remember the school closing for fights - this is one of the best
articles relating the movie to the real world. Thanks
- Username:
- Bernadette Shade Jones
- Date:
- 11/19/00
- Time:
- 5:46:04 PM
- Remote User:
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Lisa Foeman, I really enjoyed reading your articles. They were really informative and
made me feel like I was really there with those you interviewed. Keep up the good work!
Kindof reminds me of myself!!(smile)
- Username:
- Nancy Hayes-Milton
- Date:
- 11/19/00
- Time:
- 6:15:24 PM
- Remote User:
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The comments are very true. So many events and nicknames were different. Brad Smith,
Frankie Glascoe and Wayne Sanders should step forward. My hat goes off to these guys.
Remember, Greg Willis, aka Block, Class of 1970
Follow your heart, you won't go wrong!
Nancy Hayes-Milton
- Username:
- Cherlyn Miller
- Date:
- 11/29/00
- Time:
- 2:10:47 PM
- Remote User:
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I was delighted to read Lisa R. Foeman's interview with Brad "Bubba" Smith
and Wayne Sanders, Two Titans Remember.
The movie is excellent, I had goosebumps watching it. It was so uplifting that I
brought along my 14 year old son. Before the film he told me he really didn't llike
football. After the film he wanted to see it again!
Thanks Mosaec for finding Mr. Smith and Mr. Sanders and letting them have their say.
The pictures they provided for the story are priceless!!!
Congratulations on a job well done!
- Username:
- Maceo Leon Thomas
- Date:
- 12/27/00
- Time:
- 1:58:01 PM
- Remote User:
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Very incisive!. Outside of historical documemtation, on Alexandria in 1971, your
actual real life involvement with the team, school gives the most honest account of that
era. Some people have tried to make people believe that there was no racial tension at
T.C. Williams. I not only know that that is far from the truth, but, I sense that these
are people that don't want people to know that the movie is pretty accurate in a lot of
ways! I sense that these are people who don't want to deal with the truth. Thank you for
your veracity. All of you guys are inspirations. What a story!!! What a movie!!!
- Username:
- Raul Duran
- Date:
- 3/25/01
- Time:
- 3:02:40 PM
- Remote User:
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I just wanted to thank Lisa R. Foeman for this wonderful article and for interviewing 2
of the actual players in the "Titans" team.
It's nice to know that although Hollywood tends to exaggerate actual facts or distort
them, this movie (by the comments of the players) seems to have achieved the companionship
and love spirit that actually took place at that epoque.
Thanks again.
- Username:
- Raul Duran
- Date:
- 3/25/01
- Time:
- 4:04:30 PM
- Remote User:
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I just wanted to thank Lisa R. Foeman for this wonderful article and for interviewing 2
of the actual players in the "Titans" team.
It's nice to know that although Hollywood tends to exaggerate actual facts or distort
them, this movie (by the comments of the players) seems to have achieved the companionship
and love spirit that actually took place at that epoque.
Thanks again.
- Username:
- Jerome Cottrell
- Date:
- 12/10/01
- Time:
- 8:59:20 PM
- Remote User:
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While I realize that a movie can't tell the entire story, I would like to know know
more about Frankie Glascoe. How can a tailback that was such a great player be omitted
from the entire story! The clips of him depicted on the ABC documentary were incredible. I
would like to know more about him!
- Username:
- HOMERO
- Date:
- 1/8/04
- Time:
- 4:11:59 PM
- Remote User:
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I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU STILL REVIEW THIS PAGE,,, I JUST SAW THE MOVIE, I DID NOT SEE WHEN
IT WAS FIRST RELEASED. I WAS A FOOTBALL PLAYER MY SELF AND I AM A FOOTBALL COACH. I FOUND
THIS PICTURE VERY INSPIRATIONAL AND VERY MOTIVATIONAL. WHAT ABOUT THAT GUY THAT FAILED THE
BLOCKS ON PURPOSE? IS THAT TRUE? DID BERTIER KICKED HIM OUT OF THE TEAM?. I JUST SAW THE
MOVIE AND I DID NOT REMEMBER HIS NAME, BUT HE WAS BERTIER'S BEST FRIEND AT THE BEGINNING
F
THE MOVIE. THANKS... MAY EMAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE ME ABOUT IT IS
HOMERO.GARCIA@GXS.COM
- Username:
- Pamela R. T.
- Date:
- 5/12/04
- Time:
- 7:47:02 AM
- Remote User:
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Thanks for the additional information and clarifying concerning the situation in VA at the time. As you state the big picture is what was so important and was portrayed so strickingly. It was interesting to know some of the other friendships and the "eating at each other's homes". Reading of the true personalities of the coaches was so satisfying - personally it appears to me that Denzel Washington would have been fatherly and scary as mentioned and Coach Yoast certainly came across as mild but don't mess with him! Thanks!
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