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Integration, NFL title game spotlighted in must-see films on TV

 
By Mel Bracht | Published: December 12, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

’Tis the season for sports documentaries, and two upcoming programs are worth a look.

"Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football,” which debuts at 9 p.m. Tuesday on HBO, chronicles the end of segregation in college football.

photo - TOP: Baltimore Colts running back Alan Ameche scores the winning touchdown in overtime in the 1958 NFL title game against the New York Giants. ABOVE: SMU running back Jerry LeVias helped break the color barrier in the Southwest Conference after making his debut with the Mustangs in 1966. AP and HBO photos
TOP: Baltimore Colts running back Alan Ameche scores the winning touchdown in overtime in the 1958 NFL title game against the New York Giants. ABOVE: SMU running back Jerry LeVias helped break the color barrier in the Southwest Conference after making his debut with the Mustangs in 1966. AP and HBO photos

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"The Greatest Game Ever Played,” 8 p.m. Saturday on ESPN, looks back at the 1958 NFL championship — the Baltimore Colts’ 23-17 victory over the New York Giants in overtime at Yankee Stadium.

The HBO documentary looks at integration in three conferences in the South — the ACC, SEC and Southwest — so there is no mention of running back Prentice Gautt becoming the first black athlete to play for OU in 1956.

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