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T.C. Williams High School football head coach Herman Boone, who was famously portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie “Remember the Titans, has passed away at 84 years of age.
It is with great sadness that we share the sad news of the passing of former Head Football Coach Herman Boone who lead the Titans to the State Championship in 1971🏈. #RIP
@TCWilliamsAD @TCWSports @AlexandriaPatch @AlexandriaNow @AlexGazette pic.twitter.com/4I0DFAAWSF— Alexandria City HS Football Boosters (@ACTitanFootball) December 18, 2019
Boone was the head coach at T.C. Williams High School in 1971 and led a group of integrated players to a 13-0 record and a state championship which was later turned in a classic football movie by Disney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx6zeEDGndw
In an interview back in 2015 coach Boone said he still kept in touch with players from the 1971 team and got an email from them on nearly a daily basis.