I just watched "The Express" which prompted me to do some research on Ernie Davis. Amazing Football player, Amazing man...the kind of person that makes the world a better place. How sad.

express is a great movie !!!

being from Syracuse and old enough to remember, we all watched this game on TV.....Davis looked so much like Jim Brown in his running style it was uncanny....and that game was as hard hitting as a pro game ..as the clips show

I just watched the movie .I’m overwhelmed. What an example and testament to the human spirit! God bless Ernie Davis .

I met Ernie Davis on the campus of Syracuse University. I worked in the engineering department. He was one of the kindest, most gentle man I've ever spoken with. A wonderful, wonderful human being

The movie was beautiful. Ernie, you're such a big inspiration! R.I.P

He was a strong man for having to put up with racism in his time...I salute this man..What a great Athlete...R.I.P. Mr. Davis..

I'm a huge fan of both baseball and football. True stories based on sports are my favorite movies. Ernie Davis was before my time. The Express was a great movie. So sad, he passed away at such a young age. His legacy lives on.

i just finished watching this movie"express"..i didnt know about him until this movie... but he sure is a legend.. i believe he'd made some influence to the generations of nfl...

Am here because The Express movie. It was one hell of a movie! The football scenes were satisfying as well

Funny how they left out the bench clearing brawl. The joys of editing.

I wish it was required for all football announcers to speak like this guy! It's awesome.

The announcer's poetic narration is almost as enjoyable as the game.

I am from Elmira and Davis was some football player. A fantastic basketball player in High School were they won 58 straight . I was a little too young to remember him live. My dad told me he recalls seeing Jim Brown at the funeral

That offense is beautiful too.. might be some of the best plays I’ve ever seen #23 was no joke.

oh! man i"m really going to really miss the wvu-syracuse football series we had such great games and sometimes everything was on the line in the national spotlight also. like the games we played in the late 80"s in 1987 the "cuse went undefeated and beat us in the last game of the season in a heart stopping thriller to go undefeated and on to the sugar bowl. then in 1988 we beat the "cuse in the last game to go undefeated and on to the feista bowl. ...GOOD LUCK IN THE ACC SRYACUSE WVU#1

Respect to big Ernie Davis from a white bro to a black bro,the world could do with a few more like you in it.

Thank you so much for posting this brother . Long live the legend of Schwartzwalder and Davis !

So inspiring! Crazy how much faster he still was on a bad hamstring. Definitely one of my all time favorite heroes. Sad that his life was cut short, but amazing of him to have a generational impact in such a short time

Ernie Davis was the best there ever was ever will be

Ernie Davis was amazing, the only #1 in Football in my eyes!!! God Bless His Soul

wow! Ernie Davis who would have thought we'd still be watching his game even after nearly 50 years! this would have been beyond his wildest dreams....im just sorry he was around long enough to see what a legend he has become.

Watched the movie The Express...then read his biography at wikipedia...I cried..he was a GOOD man..he died way to young..what an amazing person he was. Sometimes a person's journey on this old earth is a short time lived..but HE lived...and I admire him for the person he was becoming. Jim Brown..Ernie Davis..and Floyd Little..all their lives intertwined at one point in their life..all amazing at a game that I love.

'...exchange New Year's greetings' '...an educated foot' 'a test tube demonstration' Football announcers were freaking awesome back then.

Acabo de ver la pelicula. Que horrible es que haya muerto. Tan joven y talentoso un hombre de gran corazón. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

The Express was a true testimony to the greatness of Ernie Davis. R.I.P Ernie

"Then this game got weird, man, weird" I LOVE THAT!

Thumbs up if you watched the movie and came here to see his life.

i go to ernie davis school and he went to this school lol its so cool because we celebrated his birthday on tuesday

No doubt about it, The Express brought me here. Those Texas players were all over on Ernie Davis and they tried to take him out but we all know he was tough, so he came back out there and finish the game hurt. If that's toughness, I don't know what is. Also, Syracuse not only won the game, but winning their only National Championship in 1959. A couple of years later, Ernie Davis became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, which goes to the best player in college football. Sadly, his life came to a heartbreaking end, losing his life at the age of 23 due to leukemia. Rest In Peace, Ernie Davis. His legacy will live on forever.

Man, they really took some liberties with this game in the movie. The 87-yard TD to Davis was really the first touchdown rather than in the 4th quarter. And Texas wasn't down 15-14 like in the movie. I guess they had to make it a little more exciting. Thanks for uploading!

the movie "the express" makes his story real well one of the best backs period

Ernest Davs was a Man of Great Character and one Hell of a Ball Player .

I remember when he announced that he was sick- i just didn't think Ernie he would die. then all of a sudden they announced he died. never to play along side jim brown that expectation was so huge back then it would have been electrifying.

ever since this movie i kno the meaning of football. i love football.

As I recall, Cuse actually had one more touchdown. That "in-field of play fumble" actually took place AFTER the back had crossed the goal line. There were two parallel lines: the goal line, and the line in the end zone that formed one side the rectangle that outlined the name of the team (Texas or Syracuse). The ref got confused by the stupid design and which was the goal line - and ruled fumble, when the back had actually crossed the goal line before giving up the ball. So final score actually should have been something like 30-14.

what a shining star

R.I.P Ernie. Not many things can make a man like me come to tears but this story always got to me. The Express was a great movie but no movie can do you enough justice. Wish he could have gotten to play for the Browns.

I love the movie "The Express" my language arts class had to watch it and the ending was so sad. It's so sad that Ernie Davis died of cancer. R.I.P Ernie Davis!!!

Man..Im Watching This Movie Now It So Sad How Early He Died.. Sometimes I Wonder Why Bad Things Happen To Good People..SMH.. He Was Gone Too Soon R.I.P Ernest(ERNIE)Davis.! Love You Lotss..And Miss You To.!!!!!! Maybe In Another 40 Or 50 Years I WillHave The Pleasure To Meet You.!

Syracuse's whole team must have been great that year. Their offensive line is just swamping the Texas defense, and Texas had great defenses back then.

I watched The Express today Terrific movie!

if you have full footage of this game, there actually was a fight

Amazing how Ernie Davis managed to have such a record breaking season in stats all the while battling lukememiea amazing heart for the game in the days when the half back played offense and defense and special teams

i visted his grave today i live in elmira

Anche io l'ho appena finito di vedere stupendo...

original videos are always the best

RIP ERNIE god took him to a better place its just so pathetic how racist evil and full of hate those people were back then jesus christ my goodness i cant imagine what that boy went threw back in those days Ernie Davis i salute you my freind your in the gates of heaven now the best to ever play the game

so it was never 15-14 in the 4th quarter? damn... hate when producers add shit that never happened

i just watched the movie to and noticed what u did

i love earnie davis i remember that game to it was a good game i loved it

great footage R.I.P. ERNIE DAVIS

Ok I admit I had no clue how this game went until I watched the moie and it turns out I still had no clue how it went. Clap clap movie writers who missedd the fact that this game was more interesting than the movie game and im pretty sure thats not how its supposed to work. Makes me wonder what else the script writers took artistic license with. Still no doubt that Ernie was amazing. RIP

@I8yourcookie5 i loved that movie man .. it inspired me and ever since i became a good football player

Watching the Express movie now!

Had Davis lived, he and Jim Brown probably would have the best backfield tandem in NFL history.

It does seem god takes the exceptional people way too early and he was a truly exceptional example of human greatness in every way..really can not be overstated

Some great backs came from Syracuse around the same era, Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little. It's a shame that Ernie's life was cut so short. Btw, this sounds like a young Keith Jackson narrating!

@Pfw51 A lot of the clips in the video stopped right after the play so we don't know what happens after the whistle blew unless you have complete footage of the game.

if you watched the movie, there was indeed a brawl

Ernie Davis Legend, His death was a tragedy. R.I.P

Now Floyd Little and Ernie Davis are now waiting for Jim Brown to be with them in heaven

Very well said because the movie is about Ernie Davis not about everything else that happened or did not happen people get caught up in everything but what's important.

such a sad story after his Heisman Trophy win, a nice kid with so much potential. He would have not only been a player to remember but a man as well. his life was cut way to short for what he brought. RIP Elmira Express

i love the announcer and the music in the background

Thanks 4 the History

He was one of the best footbal runing back but he died from leukemia sad ERNIE DAVIS R.I.P

An 87-yard TD catch................on a limping hamstring!

watched the movie it was awesome

he was simply amazing, and taken too soon like an angel, he was too good to stay on this planet and become nasty like others around him

thumbs up if you just watch The Express Enrie is my hero

I watched the express and it was amazing < go ernie

Just a few quick comments: 1. for those complaining of the movie jumbling things around - it was a movie. Did "Pearl Harbor" or "Titanic" accurately represent what happened? not really. 2. The brawl really happened - you can find video on-line. 3. this video was made in 1960, of course they didn't talk about the racism and show the brawl. 4. Ernie Davis was the star of teh game, though other players contributed significantly. He scored 16 of Syr points and gained most yards.

Ernie Davis and Jim Brown would have been a awesome backfield. Think how NFL would have changed. Maybe the Super Bowl Trophy would be called the Blanton Collier trophy. Both Landry and Lombardi wouldn't be such coaching legends. A nightmare for a defensive coordinator to stop that backfield.

I wish I could of seen Ernie Davis play

2:58 that was a touchdown!

Its weird trying to imagine what things looked like back then because all we get is low quality clips and black and white film.

Rented the DVD and watched it last night. And now by watching this video, it seems like the Movie was over EXAGGERATED! Ernie Davis would've been a great RB with the NFL. BETTER THAN LT of SD Chargers.

Straight-legged kicking style for extra points, kick-offs and field goals.

Look at Davis take out 2 guys lol beast 2:28

@wintertwister Same with West Virginia. Syracuse center Patrick Whelan, a Davis teammate, said of the movie's inaccuracies, "Were sitting watching this thing, saying, 'Jeez, where did they get that from?'" Screenwriter Charles Leavitt expressed surprise at the scene in the finished film, whose original script did not involve West Virginia.

He paved the way for alot of yall

There were no post-bowl rankings released back in those days, but Syracuse would undoubtedly have been ranked #1 if there had been. They won most of the other non-poll awards given out after the polls, like the Football Writers Assn of America Nat. Championship

I wish sport announcers were like this now.

THE BEST :(

"educated left leg" love it

ernie davis wouldve been the best runnun back still to this day

Art Baker was the greatest all-around athlete in Syracuse hx: All-American fullback and NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion.

I just finish watching the express

Yup I love the movie

Very nice clip! Greatness gone too soon. I watched the movie on his life on BET yesterday and loved how he was mentored by Jim Brown and later he started to mentor Little before he passed. I didn't think the brawl the movie showed was true so I had to do some research. So much hate than so sad.

@uricehe4 When a movie takes events like that and embellish them, it is trying to fit all of the emotion and importance of days and weeks and years into one event. That's why it is "drama." The very best are able to do it without changing too many facts, but even they have to change some. I grew up a Cleveland Browns fan and heard about Ernie Davis from day one, even though he had died by the time I was old enough to actually be a fan in 1965. Yes, the year after their last NFL Title.

Ernie Davis a Legend

yup R.I.P.

@lildood24 Yeah that shove was part of it . . . I found on video on here that showed a pretty big fight that broke out right before halftime too.

@Renato3277 Hai appena visto il fil su rete 4 vero???

Where is all of the rough play shown in the movie?

In the movie they had Syracuse #1 and Texas #2. Actually the pre-bowl polls had Syracuse #1 and Texas #4. Ole Miss was #2 and LSU #3.

Where's the fight from this game?

a real champion 😁