The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008)

The true story of Ernie Davis, two-time All-American running back for Syracuse University who led his team to the national championship in 1960. In 1961, he became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. Later that year, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But Davis never got the chance to play professional football, he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer of 1962 and died nearly...

Genre: Biography | Drama | Sport
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Nelsan Ellis, Kris Wolff, Darrin DeWitt Henson

Plot: A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469903/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Express