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During the 1950s Americans craved heroes, and to fill the need Hollywood provided the public with a slew of sports biographies on film.
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
Robinson as himself
1951
Follow the Sun
Glenn Ford as Ben Hogan
Jim Thorpe: All American
Burt Lancaster as the country's greatest athlete.
1952
The Pride of St. Louis
Dan Dailey as Dizzy Dean
The Winning Team
Ronald Reagan as Grover Cleveland Alexander
1953
The joe Louis Story
Coley Wallace as Joe Louis
1954
The Bob Mathias Story
Mathias as himself
1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Paul Newman as Rocky Graciano
1957
Fear Strikes Out
Anthony Perkins as Jimmy Pearsall
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