The True Stories Collection.
Features: DVD
At age 23, Eric "Hank" Gathers (Victor Love, Shadow of Doubt) escaped the inner city to become one of America's top college basketball stars. As leader of Loyola Marymount's team, his career is on the fast track. He's certain to be a top NBA draft choice.With love and encouragement from his mother, Lucille (Nell Carter, Give Me a Break!) and his best friend, Bo Kimble (Duane Davis, Under Siege), Hank pushes himself higher and higher - then tragedy strikes.
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Editor's Note
At age 23, Hank Gathers has escaped the ghetto to become one of America's top college basketball stars. With love and encouragement from his mother and his best friend he pushes himself higher and higher - then tragedy strikes.
Plot Summary
This fact-based film tells the tragic story of Hank Gathers, a talented college basketball player with severe heart problems. Gathers made the difficult decision not to take his medicine because it made him sluggish and unable to play well. As a result, he suffered a heart attack and died, still very young, during a game.
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