'51 Dons

'51 Dons
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Written by	Tom Davis Danny Llewelyn Ron Luscinski
Directed by	Ron Luscinski
Narrated by	Johnny Mathis
Music by	Tom Hiel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Danny Llewelyn Tom Davis Ron Luscinski Bob Dussault
Cinematography	Steven Douglas Smith
Editor	Teddy Gersten
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	'51 Dons Productions
Original release
Network	ESPN
Release	February 9, 2014 (2014-02-09)
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'51 Dons is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Ron Luscinski and written by Luscinski, Tom Davis and Danny Llewelyn. Narrated by Johnny Mathis, it covers the 1951 San Francisco Dons football team and its unique stand against racism. The team, including future NFL players and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Bob St. Clair^[1] and Gino Marchetti, declined an invitation to play in the Orange Bowl that would have required them to leave their African-American players Ollie Matson and Burl Toler home. This act was one of the contributing factors that led to the end of organized football at the University of San Francisco. The university's athletic news director, Pete Rozelle, went on to become the commissioner of the NFL, where he reshaped American football.