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

10. Plimpton! The Great Quarterback Sneak

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

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/10/11/rudy-25th-anniversary-25-best-football-movies-all-time-ranked/1581047002/

 

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.

 

http://www.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=curry_bill&id=1624537