There was a nice article on the front page of the sports section in the Syracuse Post Standard this morning that I figured everyone would enjoy.

Former Amherst football player Rob Brown is currently filming a movie about former Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis entitled “The Express.” Brown will star as Ernie Davis, the Syracuse University running back who was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

The movie is set to be released in the fall of 2009.

Brown made his big-screen debut in Finding Forrester (2000). He co-starred with Sean Connery. According to Brown’s IMDB.com profile, he went to the audition for the movie hoping to land a small part to pay off a cell phone bill. The former Lord Jeffs receiver has also starred in Coach Carter (2005), with Samuel L. Jackson, and Take the Lead (2006).

Below is the link to the story in the Post Standard.

http://www.syracuse.com/articles/orangefootball/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/117965144787420.xml&coll=1