Bill Yoast, High School Football Coach Whose Team Inspired 'Remember the Titans', Dies at 94
Photo: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP/Getty; Buena Vista Pictures/Everett Collection Bill Yoast, the high school football coach whose undefeated 1971 team served as inspiration for the classic filmRemember the Titans, died Friday at an assisted living home in Virginia. He was 94. The men’s partnership was noteworthy, as it came as Alexandria merged its three public high schools into one integrated school. The ’71 Titans football team went undefeated and won the Virginia AAA state championship, a run that inspired the film....