HBO Sports, Chick-fil-A Bowl and The Atlanta Sports Council to Host Atlanta Premiere of HBO Sports Documentary 'Breaking the Huddle: the Integration of College Football' on Tuesday, December 2, at Georgia State's Rialto Center

HBO Sports, Chick-fil-A Bowl and The Atlanta Sports Council to Host Atlanta Premiere of HBO Sports Documentary 'Breaking the Huddle: the Integration of College Football' on Tuesday, December 2, at Georgia State's Rialto Center

  Jerry LeVias, legendary Southwest Conference football star, and the film's               Producer, Joe Lavine, are scheduled to attend    What:     HBO in partnership with the Chick-fil-A Bowl and the Atlanta             Sports Council will host the invitation-only screening of             BREAKING THE HUDDLE: THE INTEGRATION OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL on             Tuesday, December 2 at 7:30 pm at the Rialto Center for the Arts             at Georgia State University.    Who:      Jerry LeVias, former NFL Player and the first African American             football player in the Southwest Conference, who is featured in             the film, will attend as a special guest.  Film producer Joe             Lavine will also make an appearance.    When:     Tuesday, December 2, 2008              6:30 p.m. - Arrivals and Reception              7:30 p.m. - Screening              8:45 p.m. - Coffee and Dessert    Where:    The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University             80 Forsyth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA    Details:  BREAKING THE HUDDLE:  THE INTEGRATION OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL             explores the personal stories of the trailblazers who integrated             major college football in the South during the turbulence of the             Civil Rights era.              The story culminates with the Sept. 1970 game played in             Birmingham between the University of Southern California,             featuring star African-American running back Sam "Bam"             Cunningham, and the University of Alabama team of legendary             Crimson Tide head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. "BREAKING THE             HUDDLE: THE INTEGRATION OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL" premieres             exclusively on HBO on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH at 10:00 p.m. -             the eve of college bowl season.              * Jerry LeVias and Joe Lavine are available for interviews.               Media requests should be directed to:                Valerie Harris, HBO               (404) 966-2445; valerie@kinseygrouppr.com  

PRNewswire -- Dec. 2

Source: HBO

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