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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Top Football Movies

I was working on a list of my favorite football movies when I came across a USA Today Top 25 List. There are several movies I never watched, so I’m making my list with only those I have seen.
 
1. Brian’s Song Billy Dee Williams
2. The Replacements
3. Invincible
4. The Blind Side
5. Jerry McGuire
 
6. Paper Lion
7. The Longest Yard Burt Reynolds
8. Semi Tough
9. North Dallas Forty

Several movies didn’t make the USA Today list. Several didn’t deserve to be, like Gus. Others were better than some on the USA Today list.
 
Against All Odds Jeff Bridges Alex Karras Rachel Ward
The Best of Times Kurt Russell Robin Williams
Black Sunday
Brian’s Song James Caan Billy Dee Williams
Everybody’s All-American Dennis Quaid John Goodman
Fighting Black The Rocky Bleier Story
 
Gus (the field goal kicking donkey)
The Longest Yard Adam Sandler
Number One Charlton Heston
 
Semi Tough Burt Reynolds Kris Kristopherson
Wildcats Goldie Hawn
 
 
25. Leatherheads 2008 George Clooney John Krasinski Renee Zellweger
24. The Waterboy 1998 Adam Sandler Henry Winkler
23. Varsity Blues 1999 Jon Voight
22. Friday Night Lights 2004 Billy Bob Thorton
21. The Express (Ernie Davis) 2008 Dennis Quaid
20. The Game Plan 2007 Dwayne Johnson
19. Paper Lion 1968 Alan Alda Alex Karras
18. Invincible 2006 Mark Wahlberg Greg Kinnear
17. All the Right Moves 1983 Tom Cruise Lea Thompson Craig T Nelson
16. The Last Boy Scout 1991 Daymon Wayans Bruce Willis
15. Horse Feathers 1932 The Marx Brothers
14. The Replacements 2000 Keanu Reeves Gene Hackman
13. North Dallas Forty 1979 Nick Nolte Mack Davis
12. Necessary Roughness 1991 Scott Bakula Sinbad Kathy Ireland
11. Remember the Titans 2000 Denziel Washington Ryan Gosling
10. The Longest Yard 1974 Burt Reynolds Eddie Albert
9. Heaven Can Wait 1978 Warren Beatty Julie Christie
8. Jerry Maquire 1996 Cuba Gooding Jr Tom Cruise Renee Zellweger
7. Any Given Sunday 1999 Al Pacino  Jamie Foxx LL Cool J
6. The Freshman 1925 Harold Lloyd
5. The Blind Side 2009 Sandra Bulloch Tim McGraw
4. We are Marshall 2006 Matthew McConaughey
3. Draft Day 2014 Kevin Costner
2. Knute Rockne All American 1940 Ronald Reagan Pat O’Brien
1. Rudy 1993 Sean Astin
 
When George Plimpton passed away, Bill Curry penned an article for ESPN.com.
 
 

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