Through the Banks of the Red Cedar

Movie

Documentary

In 1963 at Michigan State University, Head Coach Duffy Daugherty chose 23 black men to play on the college team. From this move came legends Gene Washington, Bubba Smith, George Webster and Clinton Jones. Director Maya Washington, Gene Washington’s daughter, charts the legacy of her father’s career and influence, along with the impact the events of 1963 have shown in the present day.

Date: 04/14/2018

Rating: 6.5

Cast: Gene Washington, Maya Washington, Sterling Armstrong, Clinton Jones, Alan Page, Ernie Pasteur, Jimmy Raye, Claudith Washington, Joe Kapp, Carl Eller, Mark Dantonio, Bennie Fowler, Micajah Reynolds, Sha Cage, Shelly Lahner, Khary Jackson, James Gardner, Mary Moore Easter, Erin Gardner, Myrtis Richard, Lynette Simmons, John Washington, Ephenetta Parker, Mary Lee Carter, Travis Parker, M.L. Phillips, Johnny Smith, Dan Daugherty, Essie Hebert, Don Weatherspoon, William Ware, Hank Bullough, Tom Izzo, Jack Ebling, Pat Gallinagh, Renae Venman, Evan Cruse, Max Bullough, Scherrie Payne, Freda Payne, Marcia Livingston, Dree Daugherty, Lisa Washington Mielke, Gina Washington, Ashley Green, Kayla Marie Mielke, Rayna Jeanne Mielke, Jim Summers, Jerry West, Vince Carillot, Jim Marshall, Greg Coleman, Dave Osborn, Mick Tingelhoff, Oscar Reed, John Henderson, Fred Zamberletti, Skolt

Gene Washington