Gerry Bertier was known as being on the team that was portrayed in which 2000 sports film?
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Gerry Bertier Gerry Bertier (pronounced with a hard "G" sound (like Gary); August 20, 1953 – March 20, 1981) was a prominent Virginia high school American football player. He is best known for his participation on the 1971 Virginia State Champion T. C. Williams High School team and their portrayal in the Disney film "Remember the Titans". After the conclusion of the 1971 season, Bertier was involved in an automobile accident, that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Despite this injury, Bertier remained an active athlete, participating in the Paralympics and winning multiple medals,including a gold in shot-put. Bertier was killed on March 20, 1981 at the age of 27 in a second car crash involving a drunk driver. Today, the "Gerry Bertier #42 Foundation" is dedicated to raising money for research on spinal cord injuries. There is also a gymnasium at T. C. Williams which bears his name.
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Remember the Titans Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. The screenplay, written by Gregory Allen Howard, is based on the true story of African-American coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington, and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School football team in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971. Will Patton portrays Bill Yoast, Boone's assistant coach. Real-life athletes Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell are portrayed by Ryan Hurst and Wood Harris, respectively.
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2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season The 2000–01 season was Liverpool's 110th season of football since they were established. This season proved highly successful for Liverpool, with them picking up the League Cup, UEFA Cup and FA Cup treble under Gerrard Houlieer.
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Miracle in Lane 2 Miracle in Lane 2 is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Frankie Muniz, Rick Rossovich, Molly Hagan, and Patrick Levis.
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2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team The 2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team would defeat France 85-75 in the Gold medal game. Team USA won the Gold medal for the twelfth time in fourteen Olympics.
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Brian's Song (2001 film) Brian's Song is the 2001 remake of the 1971 television film "Brian's Song", which re-tells the story of Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher), a white running back who meets, clashes with and befriends Chicago Bears and fellow running back Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer), an eventual Hall of Fame African American football player on the same team. The movie was adapted from Sayers' own words in his autobiography, "I am Third". The television movie, produced by Columbia TriStar Television, was first broadcast in the US on "ABC's "Tuesday Movie of the Week"
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2000 Super 12 season The 2000 Super 12 season was the fifth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2000, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semi final qualified for the final, which was contested by the Crusaders and the Brumbies at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The Crusaders won 20 – 19 to win their third consecutive Super 12 title.
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1999–2000 Edmonton Oilers season The 1999–2000 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 21st season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 33–37–12 record in 1998–99, earning their third-straight playoff appearance. However, they were swept in the first round by the eventual Western Conference Champions, the Dallas Stars.
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2000 Sugar Bowl The 2000 Sugar Bowl was the designated Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game for the United States 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season and was played on January 4, 2000, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Florida State Seminoles, representing the Atlantic Coast Conference, defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies, representing the Big East Conference, by a score of 46–29. With the win, Florida State clinched the 1999 BCS national championship, the team's second national championship in its history.
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The Contender (2000 film) The Contender is a 2000 political drama film written and directed by Rod Lurie. It stars Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Christian Slater. The film focuses on a fictional United States President (played by Bridges) and the events surrounding his appointment of a new Vice President (Allen).
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BSV Ölper 2000 BSV Ölper 2000 is a German association football and sports club from the city of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony.
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2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with an 8–4 record.
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Steeler Nation Steeler Nation is an unofficial name for the fan-base of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers. The term was coined by NFL Films narrator John Facenda in "Blueprint for Victory," the team's 1975 highlights film. Steelers Country is often used for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area where the fan base originates or for areas with a large Steelers fan base.
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1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 76ers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Philadelphia. During the offseason, the Sixers signed free agent Bruce Bowen while acquiring Billy Owens from the Orlando Magic, who acquired him from the Seattle SuperSonics. At midseason, the Sixers traded Owens along with second-year guard Larry Hughes to the Golden State Warriors, and traded Bowen to the Chicago Bulls for Toni Kukoč in a three-team trade. However, Bowen was released and signed with the Miami Heat. The Sixers won seven of their final nine games, and finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record. Allen Iverson averaged 28.4 points per game, and made his first All-Star appearance as he was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland. In the first round of the playoffs, the Sixers defeated the 4th-seeded Charlotte Hornets in four games, but would lose in six games to the Indiana Pacers in the semifinals.
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2000 San Francisco 49ers season The 2000 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 51st year with the National Football League. Jerry Rice entered the 2000 season as the oldest player in the league at the wide receiver position. However, with the emergence of Terrell Owens, Rice decided to leave the team after 16 seasons.
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2000 Stanford Cardinal football team The 2000 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.
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2000 Ohio Bobcats football team The 2000 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Bobcats were led by head coach Jim Grobe, who resigned after the conclusion of the season to become the head coach for Wake Forest.
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1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team 1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
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2000 Auburn Tigers football team The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference West Division championship. Second-year head coach Tommy Tuberville led the Tigers to their first winning season since 1997, their second SEC Championship Game appearance, and a New Year's Day appearance in the Florida Citrus Bowl against Michigan, which marked the Tigers return to post-season play for the first time in three years. The Tigers shut out arch rival Alabama, 9–0, on November 18 in the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked #18 in the AP Poll and #20 in the Coaches Poll.
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2000 Stanley Cup Finals The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1999–2000 season, and the culmination of the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars (who were the defending Stanley Cup champion). The Devils were led by captain Scott Stevens, Head Coach Larry Robinson and goaltender Martin Brodeur. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, Head Coach Ken Hitchcock and goaltender Ed Belfour. The Devils defeated the Stars, four games to two.
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The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave is a 2000 comedy film starring the comedian Bob Einstein as Super Dave Osborne. The movie went direct to DVD but has been shown on Sky Movies and Charge!.
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2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season is the 52nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 29th modern-era Cup series, and the last cup series of the 20th century and the 2nd millennium. The season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte was crowned champion at season's end. The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship was won by Ford when they captured 14 wins and 234 points to better Pontiac's 11 wins and 213 points. Chevrolet finished third with 9 wins and 199 points.