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right out from under my nose.

That's your man

right there, Ernie Davis.

Plays baseball, too.

In fact, there's not

a sport he doesn't play.

Try it one more time.

Let's see what he does.

He's too fast for these kids.

He's too fast for anybody.

Ben Schwartzwalder.

Head coach, Syracuse

University Orangemen.

Pleasure to meet you, sir.

Pleasure to meet you, son.

Do you know why I'm here?

Same reason as

Notre Dame, sir?

Yeah, same reason.

But don't just take my

word for it. Jim. Jim.

I'll be right back.

- Thank you.

There's another fan

who'd like to tell you...

how much he'd like to

see you come play for us.

Jim...

- Brown.

touchdowns in the Cotton Bowl.

We lost the Cotton Bowl.

But that sweep where you

cut back to the middle?

My mama and me watched

that game on...

a television set in

Sears and Roebuck.

She's a big fan

of yours, too.

Oh.

Is she?

Mr. Brown?

I hope you like caramel cake.

I do, thank you.

Here you go.

I understand you're from

Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis.

What brings you up

here to New York?

I asked him to come.

To help me make up my mind.

That's good to have

family like that.

You close to your family,

Mr. Schwartzwalder?

I have a wife

and two daughters.

And they never ask my

opinion about anything.

Seems to work.

Mr. Brown?

Yes, sir.

Were you the first in your

family to go to college?

Yes, sir, I was.

And what's it like at

Syracuse for men like us?

It's great.

It's good.

I suppose I'd say

it's not that...

different than

a lot of places.

This cake is delicious.

I want you to go

out. Keep going.

Back. Back. All right.

Mr. Brown, I'm not

real big on lacrosse.

Jim.

- Jim.

Okay, let's see

what you've got.

It's not as easy

as it looks, is it?

I'm all right.

You see, lacrosse

isn't just a sport.

The Indians used it to settle...

their conflicts

and heal the sick.

They also played it as

a preparation for war.

Make no mistake, there's

a war in this country,

but for men like us, it's

not on the football field.

So if all you nice folks

are offering the same thing,

what makes you different?

Well, Syracuse...

Not Syracuse. You.

I'm not sure I follow

you, Mr. Davis.

My grandson might

be spending the...

next four years

listening to you,

learning from you.

So, I suppose what I'm

asking, Mr. Schwartzwalder,

is what kind of man are you?

I just want to be the best

player I can be, you know.

I want to be

like you, Jim Brown,

first-team All-American

then straight to the NFL,

and I need you to

tell me exactly...

where I gotta be to get there.

Look, if you go to Syracuse,

it's not gonna

be easy for you.

But Schwartzwalder,

he's one of...

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