derek luke played bobby joe hill in glory road.
derek luke played bobby joe hill in glory road.
who plays bobby joe hill in glory road?
derek luke
the story of bobby joe hill and the 1966 texas western national championship has been immortalized in the film "glory road", which was released in the u.s. in january, 2006, forty years after the "fabulous five" forever altered the landscape of college basketball. derek luke was cast to play bobby joe in the movie.
bobby joe hill
bobby joe hill was the 5'11 point guard from highland park, michigan on the texas western college basketball team that won the national title in 1966. texas western's win over the top-ranked kentucky team, nicknamed "rupp's runts," in the title game in college park, maryland, is considered one of the most historic games in the annals of college basketball. the school's all-black starting five defeated a white kentucky team, 72–65. bobby joe hill was one of the most prominent players on the court. in the first half, he stole the ball from both louie dampier and tommy kron twice within the span of a minute and converted both steals into easy layups. he led all scorers with twenty points, and his plays were complemented by talented teammates harry flournoy, nevil shed, david lattin, and willie worsley. don haskins coached texas western, and adolph rupp directed kentucky. the miners' victory over the kentucky wildcats was a landmark event in the history of civil right and sports desegregation, comparable to jackie robinson's baseball tenure with the brooklyn dodgers, decisively proving that color of skin has no bearing on talent and ability. of note is that don haskins and the entire texas western squad rose above racial threats, insults, vandalism, and violence throughout the 1965–1966 season to their against-all-odds triumph.
bobby joe hill