Herman Boone (born October 28, 1935 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is a former football coach at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. In the year 2000, Boone was honored with the Walt Disney production of \"Remember the Titans,\" starring Denzel Washington. Boone graduated from the now closed Booker T. Washington High School in Rocky Mount in 1954 and attended North Carolina Central University. He coached high school football in Virginia and North Carolina and was subject to controversy when he accepted the head coaching job at T. C. Williams High School. The school had recently taken part in court-ordered integration and the coach at the time Bill Yoast lost his job to Boone. The incident and the integration of the football team are the subject of the film Remember the Titans. Boone was portrayed in the movie by Denzel Washington.
• “When you win the race, don’t forget to contribute to society.”
• “Trust becomes the glue that binds us together.”
• “People are going to watch you when you take a stand or become controversial.”
• “You have to find ways to tear down the brick walls that lay in front of you.”
• “You don’t have to always like your teammates but you have to respect them.”
• “Knowledge is a prerequisite to harmony.”
• “A team is a group of people with one vision and one heartbeat.”
• “God works in mysterious ways.”
• “Beliefs lead to…. Thoughts, which lead to….. Words, which lead to…. Actions, which lead to…. Your Character”
• “We are the engineers that build bridges for people to cross new boundaries.”
• “We need to be part of a color-neutral society.”
• “Losing is a part of winning.”
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