I really loved this website, because it tells you the facts that are really fictionalized in the movie "The Express". For Example In Reel Life: Still, it's not easy to convince Davis to choose Syracuse. So Schwartzwalder convinces Brown, who's already starring in the pros for Cleveland, to take a trip with him to Elmira and tell Ernie how good a choice Syracuse will be. During the trip, the two walk together for a while, and they arrive at a football field. Just by chance, Brown finds two lacrosse sticks and a ball, and teaches Ernie how to throw and catch, while also telling him a little lacrosse history. He also touts Schwartzwalder's coaching acumen. In Real Life: It's a nice scene, and a wonderful nod to Brown's lacrosse prowess. The scene is accurate, in the sense that Brown did go along with Schwartzwalder one day to try to sway his college decision. But during the trip, Brown was swarmed by autograph seekers and was unable to spend any time alone with Davis. Surrounded by a crowd, all Brown could manage was to put his arm around Davis and say, "Go to Syracuse." No lacrosse. No long walk-and-talk. No talk about the coach. Three words: "Go to Syracuse."
"American Cultural History." Kclibrary. 25 Nov. 2008
This website was helpful because it got me in the mind state of living in the 1960's, the life Ernie Davis lived.
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