An insightful look at Sylvester Croom, the first African-American center at the University of Alabama and one of the school's first black players. After playing for legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, then coaching under him for a decade, Croom eventually rose to become head football coach at Mississippi State University and, more importantly, the first African American head coach in the Southeastern Conference.

Genres

Cast

Terrence Howard

Narrator (voice)

Sylvester Croom

Self

Bear Bryant

Self (archive footage)