By: Entertainment DeskNew Delhi | Updated: November 7, 2025 12:28 AM IST 3 min readDenzel Washington played Herman Boone in Remember The Titans. (Photo: YouTube/WFAA)Films have the power to bring to life some of the most inspiring and interesting stories known to man. Such is the story behind the film Remember The Titans. Directed by Boaz Yakin, Remember The Titans was based on the real-life story of coach Herman Boone and the football team of TC Williams High School. While some elements are fictionalized for the film, it highlights what Boone achieved amid the racial tensions of the early 1970s.Boone was a high school football coach who started his teaching career in 1958. After leading his first team to several championships, he returned to his home state of North Carolina. In 1969, he was appointed the assistant head coach at TC Williams High School. During the same time, schools in Virginia were being integrated, which meant no separate schools for Black and white students. In a controversial move, Boone was made the head coach for the integrated team, which did not go very well with the parents or the town.ALSO READ: Director of this iconic movie almost went bankrupt; lead actor was fired, his replacement nearly died, its sets were destroyed, earned Rs 385 croreBut Boone did not care about race, and in order to ensure that the players get along, he took them for a football camp to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the Battle of Gettysburg took place during the American Civil War. It was here where the then President Richard Nixon sent an aide to meet with the team, and he even named the “team that saved the city of Alexandria”.When the players got back, the team had an undefeated season and went 13-0. They even won the Virginia State Championship and ranked second in the country. What Boone achieved with those students who did not even wish to be in the same building with each other at one point was nothing short of commendable.Remember The Titans had Denzel Washington playing Boone and Will Patton playing assistant coach Bill Yoast. The rest of the cast included Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood, Ethan Suplee, Kip Pardue, Nicole Ari Parker and a young Ryan Gosling. The film also had an extremely notable soundtrack consisting of songs by artistes like Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tina Turner, Norman Greenbaum, and Leon Russel.Click for more updates and latest Hollywood News along with Bollywood and Entertainment updates. Also get latest news and top headlines from India and around the World at The Indian Express.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd