The Emmett Smith Story

The Emmett Smith Story

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Overview

Emmett Smith, a competitive runner and high school track coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, is left without a sense of balance after a brain tumor is removed. He is told that he will never run again, but undaunted, he sets and meets a goal of not only regaining the ability to run, but to run 20 consecutive miles before a year has elapsed. Wheelchair-bound Cindy Duncan's determination gets her admitted to Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona after she demonstrates that she will not need special attention. Coach Smith (now at Apollo) challenges her to meet the goal of recovering from her injuries (from being hit by a car) to the extent of being able to walk to the podium at graduation to receive her diploma. He bets that she can do it, and will have to wheel himself in her wheelchair the entire three miles to Cortez H.S. if she succeeds.

Fingerprints
Hard Miles
The Company She Keeps
Personal Best
95
The Punch Bowl
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Men
4 Feet High
American Pie
10,000 Miles
A Shining Season
Final Recovery
Chak De! India
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Carry On at Your Convenience
Slackers
The Brothers
Julie Keeps Quiet
Sisters on Track