Bill Yoast

Bill Yoast is the real-life hero of Remember the Titans, the inspirational hit movie, which chronicled the struggles of black and white football players and their coaches who were forced together when three high schools in Alexandria, VA, were combined into one school, T.C. Williams.

Those who have seen the movie will remember that Will Patton played Yoast's role and Denzel Washington played the role of Herman Boone, who with Yoast led the team to an undefeated season and the Virginia state championship. More importantly, both men brought the school and the community together at a volatile time when race relations were horribly frayed.

When the schools were combined it was taken for granted that Yoast would be given the head coaching job he was by far the most experienced and successful of the candidates. But for political reasons, the school board chose Boone, a relative newcomer to the Alexandria system. . . .
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