Browns; Movie about Ernie Davis looks back at the Syracuse star, a Cleveland Brown who never was. Published: ; Sep. 06, 2008, 2:55 a.m.

"The Express'' by Syracuse University's alumnus Robert C. Gallagher tells the story of former SU football star and Heisman Trophy winner, Ernie Davis, who is now the subject of the movie. Syracuse ...

AP PhotoSyracuse halfback Ernie Davis holds the Heisman Memorial Trophy prior to official presentation to him in New York City on Dec. 6, 1961. A movie about Davis called "The Express" is ready ...

"Ernie Davis was the embodiment of that." Quaid described the movie as "a snapshot in terms of racial issues. It speaks to where we were, where we are now and where we still need to go." ...

ROBERT W. BUTLER: This is funny. I've worked with you for more than 30 years and until we saw this movie together I didn't even realize your history with Ernie Davis.

In "The Express," Rob Brown stars as Syracuse University's Ernie Davis, the first African American Heisman Trophy winner, who died of leukemia a year after wining the honor in 1962. Brown, whose ...

Among the movies Chadwick Boseman was featured in, "The Express" was based on the life of Black Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

If you want to see the greatest running back to never play in the NFL, check out The Express, the film that opens today about running back Ernie Davis, the Heisman Trophy winner who died of ...

Well, please add Ernie Davis to that list. This movie was anchored by three solid actors: Rob Brown from Finding Forrester fame, and Charles S. Dutton and Dennis Quaid, neither of whom need any ...

A free movie screening will also take place showing “The Express” The Ernie Davis Story at The Clemens Center. The day was created by Elmira Notre Dame graduate Izzy Griffin who is now a ...

Violence and degradation was part of the Black Experience in 1959 and 1960, even if it wasn't part of Ernie Davis' specific experience in West Virginia, which is what we're making a movie about here.

News; Movie about Ernie Davis looks back at the Syracuse star, a Cleveland Brown who never was. Published: ; Sep. 06, 2008, 2:47 p.m.