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gentlemen.

It just may not be

where you like it.

Next question.

Hey, Coach.

Coach, let me ask

you something.

How do you ever expect

to replace Jimmy Brown?

Glen Boyd, Cedar Rapids

High. Team won state.

He has a C average

but a tested IQ of 120.

That means he's lazy.

Ben, the kid has

a five-yard average.

I don't care.

He's lazy. I don't want him.

Next.

- Wally Purdue.

Bridgeport Academy,

six varsity letters.

He's healing from

an ankle fracture but...

But bullshit.

Anybody else? Maybe someone

who isn't hurt or lazy?

Isn't there

a kid from Elmira?

Yeah, Ernie Davis.

Elmira Free Academy.

Running back, 1,300

yards on 179 carries.

Led his team to a

state championship.

Why the hell didn't

we look at him first?

Well, he's a Negro boy, Ben.

Is this a new trend,

or is it just my luck?

It's a new trend.

He might remind you

of somebody we know.

Too old to butt heads

with another Jim Brown.

Roll it.

There he is

on the left, number 55.

Right now, he's...

Now watch him here.

He breaks through

both tackles and...

look at that, into

the secondary.

There he goes,

Touchdown. Wow.

He have any offers yet?

About 50.

Sh*t.

It's all chrome

inside there. Feel that.

No, no, no. Not

that, that's the gas.

Better step on the brake.

Oh.

There you go. You

got tiny legs.

She's gonna love this, right?

Mighty nice car, Jim.

Do me a favor,

wait upstairs.

Okay then.

What's on your mind, Coach?

I take it this

isn't a social call.

All right, look,

there's this kid,

and I want you to

help me recruit him.

You want me to help you?

You're leaving us a

hell of a hole, Jim.

And we are up

against the big boys.

We've got Pitt, UCLA, Texas.

You mean he's colored.

He's a Negro, yes.

You can't talk to Negroes?

I can't...

I'm not good at that

salesman stuff.

Not much of a dancer,

you know that.

I know this wasn't

the most welcoming...

place for you, but

that's not my fault.

I can only control

what happens...

on 100 yards of gridiron.

But I do know Cleveland never

would have heard of you...

if you hadn't come

here to play for me.

What I did here was on

my back and my sweat.

What good would

your time be here...

if you're not willing to help

the next kid get his chance?

A kid like you.

He's got talent, Jim.

Maybe even your

kind of talent.

Didn't mention

anything in your...

telegram about

bringing Jim Brown.

I hope you don't mind signing

a couple hundred autographs.

Ha. Jim loves to sign

autographs, don't you?

You know, Jim, I'm a

Syracuse man myself.

Class of '31.

You don't say.

Is that Bill Clark

from Notre Dame?

Yeah,

been here all week.

Yeah, not enough he

steals Ramsey...

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