'51 Dons (2014)
February 9, 2014Release Date
'51 Dons (2014)
February 9, 2014Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Johnny Mathis
Narrator

Bob St. Clair
Self

Ralph Thomas
Self

Dick Columbini
Self

Bill Henneberry
Self

Rosey Grier
Self

Gene Washington
Self

Toi Cook
Self

Toi Cook
Self

Tom Davis
Writer

Harry Edwards
Self

Steven Douglas Smith
Cinematography

Ron Luscinski
Director / Writer

Danny Llewelyn
Writer

Teddy Gersten
Editor

Bob Dussault
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
'51 Dons is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Ron Luscinski and written by Luscinski, Tom Davis and Danny Llewelyn. Narrated by Johnny Mathis, it covers the 1951 San Francisco Dons football team and its unique stand against racism. The team, including future NFL players and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Bob St. Clair and Gino Marchetti, declined an invitation to play in the Orange Bowl that would have required them to leave their African-American players Ollie Matson and Burl Toler home. This act was one of the contributing factors that led to the end of organized football at the University of San Francisco. The university's athletic news director, Pete Rozelle, went on to become the commissioner of the NFL, where he reshaped American football.
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