Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story.
96 mins
Whenever the phrase "breaking the color line" is used, there's a temptation to invoke Jackie Robinson's story. However, Perry Wallace, the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference, was a mere teenager who stood all alone at center court in such hotbeds of rabid racism as Starkville, Mississippi and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Perry Wallace
Self
Oscar Robertson
Self
Andrew Maraniss
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Roy M. Neel
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Pat Toomay
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Alexander Wolff
Self
Paul Carruthers
Editor
Stu Goldberg
Original Music Composer
Rich Gentile
Executive Producer
Bruce D. Johnson
Executive Producer
Samson Chan
Director of Photography
Rich Gentile
Screenplay
Rich Gentile
Director
Eli Spielman
Screenplay