However, they were defeated both times by the eventual Super Bowl winners the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ive been all over. Wayne Oliver. The players insist that they will not play until their grades reach Carters standards, with Damien telling his father, Weve decided were going to finish what youve started, sir. Shortly afterward Cruz rejoins the team after seeing his drug-dealing cousin shot down in the streets and realizing that he wants to avoid a similar fate in his life. In the opening meetings with his players the first thing Coach Carter does is call one of the players 'sir'. "It was accountability, integrity, how to be a great follower before you can ever be a great leader, and it was all about team and family. As coach Ken Carter, Jackson carries a calm yet stern demeanor and doesn't put up with any shenanigans. Team members will continue to meet in the library for daily tutoring in order to keep their grades up to the coach's standards. This increase in popularity drew a lot of interest in potential buyers of teams. That would change however, during the last home game of the 1997 season. There was a nice group of defenders like Seamus Casey, Lane Hutson and Ryan Chelsey. Only two dozen of the graduating class of about 200 seniors this year are going on to college, officials said this week. Between 1993 and 2015, the team advanced past the first round of the playoffs only three times, and two of those were on the back of Curtis Joseph as he stole series against the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche in 1997 and 1998, two teams that outclassed the Oilers in just about every way. Carter becomes infuriated with the communitys support of basketball over education and intends on quitting coaching the team. So fans in Houston couldnt even watch the games on TV even if they wanted to. One by one, team members stand up and make a vow to play hard for their brothers and no one else. 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However, all players that featured in the film did go to college which meant Coach Carter completed his aim. He is best known for the punitive measures he took against the 'Richmond' students of the 1999 season for not meeting the disciplinary standards set by him. EDMONTON The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Mike Smith on long-term injury reserve, and have re-assigned Olivier Rodrigue to the club's taxi squad, pending quarantine protocols . The Oilers organization will provide weekly physical activities, as well as positive coaching/teaching of health nutrition to prevent childhood obesity. Samuel L. Jackson plays a dad in this movie but the focus is really in how he mentors the young men on the basketball team to rise up beyond their circumstances and work towards a greater future. There was a bright spot for the Oilers. The film indicates that Coach Carter was a two-sport All American and that he received a basketball scholarship to George Mason University. Even with the struggling attendance, Bud Adams was determined to stick it out in Memphis. Lucics penalty included a five-minute major for charging and a 10-minute game misconduct. But in real life, Carter attended three colleges but George Mason University was not amongst them. And theyve inducted several former Oilers players into the Titans ring of honor, as a nod to the teams past. Bud Adams new team in Houston would be known as the Houston Oilers. The Oilers competed in the East Division (along with Buffalo, New York and Boston . [citation needed]. Making matters worse, the NFL had a blackout policy that required teams to sell out home games in order for them to broadcasted live in the home market. They also oversaw a construction of the Toyota Center which became the new home for the Rockets in 2003. Oilers forward Evander Kane was assessed a one-game suspension for his hit on Nazem Kadri in Game 3. The Oilers faced the Seattle Seahawks in the opening round of the playoffs in 1987, and they held off Seattle to beat them 24-21 thanks to an overtime field goal by Oilers kicker Tony Zendejas. Coach Ken Carter has moved on from being a teacher to being a motivational speaker. Head Coach: Richard Jefferson. For his part, Carter is proud of his accomplishments, which also include ownership of a block of buildings in downtown Richmond, two businesses and the recognition he had received as a high school basketball star. The movie inaccurately portrays the teams scores and record numerous times. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; B. Movies. A powerful scene in the movie is the recitation of Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson (clip here) []. "We didn't know. In real-life the school principal, Principal Haidee Foust-Whitmore, was supportive of Carters decision to lockout his players in order for them to improve their grades. Coach Carter is based on the true story of Ken Carter leading the 1999 Richmond High . This explains why Richmond High actually ends up losing its final match in the film. The saga began in January 1999, when a couple of key players reneged on a contract with Carter to maintain solid grades throughout the season. Introduction. And what did you guys think about the Oilers moving away from Houston to Tennessee? Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). The next few seasons would be disastrous as the team only won 11 games over the span of three seasons. Carter says he was writing and speaking publicly before his now-famous lockout. "It seems like it's a kind of a punishment for even the good students," Mahiri said. Longtime high school sports observers in California said they cannot remember an instance in which a coach benched the entire team for academic, problems. Yes, Coach Carter is based on a true story. "But we need to be more than saddened, we need to be moved to action.". The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, which has jurisdiction over North Richmond, continues to investigate Rodney's murder and is asking anyone with information about the killing to call detectives at (925) 313-2600. The fairy tale ending for the Richmond Oilers didn't happen in the film. He went as far as locking the doors of the gymnasium with a padlock to ensure that no practice sessions were being held until the team honored his academic expectations. Bud Adams, seen here proudly declaring were number one, would continue to own the Tennessee Titans until his death in 2013, at the age of 90 years old. 2. Popularly known as the ''Great Lockout,'' the incident . In 1968, the Oilers became the first football team to play in a domed stadium when they moved into the newly built Astrodome. The high school is in a crime-ridden area and has such a high dropout rate that many of its students, including the basketball team members, see criminal activity as the only way of life. Lucics hard hit smashed Smith against the boards, causing him to lose his helmet. Some felt Carter was stomping on a rare winning streak for Richmond, a city of about 100,000 east of San Francisco that has struggled with gang violence and currently is scrambling to fix a $9.5. ``I believe they can do it, said Davis, wearing a black and white Oilers T-shirt the players gave him. Diana Easton, president of the West Contra Costa Unified School District board of trustees, said she has not received any telephone calls from Richmond High parents or students complaining about the lockout. Not long after the season ended, Warren Moon was traded to the Minnesota Vikings. League Search Page -> NHL -> 1998-99 -> Edmonton Oilers -> Roster & Statistics. Based in Houston, Texas, the team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. All-time Receiving Leader: Ernest Givins 542 rec, 7,935 yds, 46 TD . They also had both players in their primes. The Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee following the 1996 season, and they eventually became the Tennessee . Under Carter, Rumble won the 2002 Slamball Championship. Three years later, He would help the Oilers make the playoffs for the first time in seven years, securing a wild card spot. The team would still hold onto all the Oilers old team records, and history. During the 1984 season Houston won a bidding war to sign eventual Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon, who had been playing in the Canadien Football League for several years. The Oilers have 224 players on their Basketball all-time roster. Your email address will not be published. Information about different topics Carter insists that his players must agree to all of these stipulations by signing contracts, which causes several students to walk off the team, including Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez), who has an altercation with Carter. The real-life Coach Carter did exactly the same and his belief in maintaining a good academic record came from his early childhood experiences. In real-life, Carter had another lockout on February 11, 1999 because some players were not attending the tutoring sessions. Ticket sales for the 1996 season cratored, with the team attracting more than 30,000 fans only three times that season. During the lockout, Carter held seminars educating his players on why they should concentrate on schoolwork before basketball. Ill always be an Oilers/Titans fan and will raise my kids as fans too. It's clear the two best players on this Oilers roster. It seems unlikely that Archibald . He actually tried to slow it down a little bit, I think. Hunt then approached other businessmen who had also made failed attempts to buy an NFL team, and asked them to join his league instead. Richmond Basketball History. The media moment wasn't lost on Carter, and he did what thousands of people have done before him: He grabbed the limelight and promoted his methods and talents. He challenged them, promising another visit and a ``Richmond High School Day state proclamation if the Oilers reached a 2.8 GPA. A graduate of San Francisco State University, Chip has worked as a staff writer for the Albuquerque Tribune, the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. At the same time, fans in Nashville had little desire driving 200 miles just to see their team play. 1999-01-12 04:00:00 PDT RICHMOND -- They gathered again yesterday in the library, the arena that had replaced the gymnasium as their after-school hangout for the past week. This belief was put to the test when, as a high school basketball coach at Richmond High School, he locked out his undefeated team for not honoring academic and behavioral contracts. I wanted to create the Richmond Oilers for MyTeam, only problem is I can't link my GT to the NBA2k.com account, classic 2k shit, so I can't upload logos and . His approach also bore results: every one of his players at Richmond, where he coached from 1997 to 2002, graduated. A 29-year-old El Cerrito man was killed in Richmond less than an hour after the teen's murder, according to police. Today, he also serves as the dean and . In todays video well look back at how one mans obsession with wanting to build a new stadium led to the team packing up and leaving. We need to work on education. go oilers. Can this Western Conference team make Stanley Cup run? Those three key areas. However, the Bills had a huge second half scoring 35 points while holding the Oilers to only 10 points, forcing the game into overtime. But this time, Richmond High School's basketball players did not have their faces buried in textbooks and certainly did not heed the posted signs urging quiet. But they lost their third championship attempt to the Dallas Texans in 1962. Carter said his team will be prepared, despite a week without practice. The winger is up to 15 points, 42 shots on net, 55 PIM, 104 hits and a plus-9 rating through 39 appearances with minutes in line with bottom-six usage despite occasional forays into a more. "Ive played in Japan, China, Dubai, Egypt, Canada, Mexico," he said. After the merger, the team would struggle in the standings finishing last place in the AFC central division four seasons straight between 1970 and 1973. RICHMOND (CBS SF) -- Hundreds of students, coaches and other community members gathered outside of City Hall in Richmond tonight for a rally to honor 16-year-old Richmond High School. ", Richmond Rebound / High school basketball players hit books, coach lifts his lockout, =Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter, right, congratulates his team members, including junior Montague Christian, after announcing that the team would be allowed to resume playing basketball. He urged attendees to look to the approaches that have been proven to reduce violence. Apart from that, the film only revolves around Richmonds varsity basketball team. That didnt wouldnt stop either of them, as Bud Adams then tried to convince the NFL to expand into Houston and create a new franchise there, while Lamar Hunt also tried to sway the NFL into expanding into the Dallas area instead. Smith was forced to leave the game due to the NHLs concussion protocol and was replaced by backupMikko Koskinen, who didnt face a shot in his 4:19 in the net. Opinions among students milling around the quad after school were split. Allocco, one of several East Bay coaches who organized the rally along with Collins, told the crowd that rather than another senseless tragedy, Rodney's death should be a "catalyst for change. "I respect you and love you guys," Ken Carter, coach of the 13-0 Oilers, told the team and members of the news media including from People Magazine to CNN. LEAGUE 1-11 7th Tri-County - Stone. Team. But this time, Richmond . As a result of this, Coach Carter coached players of Richmond from the year from 1997 to 2002 and all of his players graduated. Oilers Talk. The back and forth over the final cost of the renovations would create lasting tension between the Oilers and the city of Houston. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans Franchise Encyclopedia. My helmet came off, but I didnt get hit in the head. The Oilers then made the decision to play in Memphis, Tennessee at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for the next two seasons. The national media descended on the East Bay high school. Another one of his players, who was still winning years after he graduated from Richmond, is Courtney Anderson. He finished his Oilers career ranked eighth in goals with 178, while Weight finished ninth with 157 goals and sixth with 420 assists. But it wasnt enough to beat the Oilers, who topped the Flames 4-1 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Some of that was in part due to a strike shortened season in 1982, but the team struggled to build on the AFC championship runs from a few years prior. It is the most intense and competitive game of the Oilers' season, and in the final seconds Richmond is leading St. Francis 68-67. "There is no way on this green earth in America that 10 through 12 year-old boys should have to watch one of their role models take a bullet and die in his front yard!" "You don't see that problem with the girls' team.". Still, a national spotlight hit Carter in 1999, when, as the head basketball coach at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., he locked out his entire undefeated team upon discovering 15 of his 45 players were not honoring contracts they had signed. Ken Carter is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, education activist, and former high-school basketball player and coach. "We're going to show the world, now that the world's seen us, what Richmond High can do in the classroom and on the court.". That same year, Bud Adams, seen here trying to find his car in the Astrodome parking lot, actually threatened to move the team to Jacksonville Florida if the stadium wasnt brought up to date with new renovations. While the NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue moved to retire the name Oilers so that no other future NFL team in Houston could have that name. "It was kind of confusing," former Richmond point guard Damien Carter recalled of the sign. Anonymous tips may be left via voice mail at (866) 846-3592 or by emailing tips@so.cccounty.us. His instant celebrity was not achieved without some grumbling in the community, and nowhere was it more caustic than at a community meeting where another school principal stood up and whined about the attention Richmond High was receiving, Foust-Whitmore said. OILERSNATION is your home for Edmonton Oilers coverage, news, analysis, rumours and scores. Once the announcement was made, Houston understandably had little interest in supporting the Oilers anymore. He coached the Slamball team Rumble. In a poignant ending Coach Carter reflects on what the players have achieved and how they have grown as players. And you will have my respect, until you abuse it". The 1980s began on a promising note, with Earl Campbell dominating the league by rushing for 1934 yards and winning both the leagues rushing title and offensive player of the year. And its at this moment that a viewer cannot help but wonder how much of it is based on real-life? The Oilers host the Flames for Game 4 on Tuesday. Once the team meets the academic expectations of their contracts, the Oilers return to playing games and continue their dominating success on the court. The film adapts the true story of Kenny Ray Carter (played by Samuel L. Jackson) who became the coach of Richmond High Schools basketball team and with his extremely stringent yet effective methods, he changed the lives of many young men who he took under his wing. Carter had imposed the lockout -- actually going so far as to padlock the gymnasium last week -- because 15 of the 45 players on the varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams did not live up to an academic contract each signed before the season. Slamball is version of basketball involving trampolines. "It was just so exciting," said Foust-Whitmore, recalling the days surrounding the lockout. I am still fan of the franchise and go to Titans games across the country. "Yes, I would call him an opportunist, but that's not a bad thing," she said. Allowing around 65 students to board and study at the school, the academy is open to around 150 students in grades 8-12. According to Carters website, the Foundations mission is to assist youth by providing guidance and instruction in personal development, academics and athletics to improve socio-economic conditions for them and their neighborhoods. He has penned several motivational books including Yes Maam, No Sir: The 12 Essential Steps for Success in Life, which was released in 2012, and created several motivational DVDs, which he sells on his website. The movie earned $76.7 million at the box office and helped launch Channing Tatum 's career. This made him pay a little more attention.". Carter quickly learns that the athletes are rude and disrespectful, and are in need of discipline. In the next round however, the Oilers would lose to the Denver Broncos 34-10 in the divisional playoffs. Myocarditis increases the chance of sudden cardiac death. mike jackson on October 24, 2010 at 6:12 pm. Things after that quickly began to spiral downward. They proposed building a new baseball only stadium in downtown Houston, and even threatened to move to North Virginia if a new stadium wasnt built. No players found. Players from both the Flames and Oilers dog-piled on the ice during a third-period brawl in Game 3 of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Sunday night. Richmond Basketball. "I support Kenny's move all the way. As for the real Coach Carter, he later became a motivational speaker, author, one-time Olympic torchbearer, L.A. Rumble Slamball coach, and even started a special boarding school for young men known as the Coach Carter Impact Academy. This Oilers fan narrative came from my support for E. Kane. "We'll still have biweekly academic assessments," he said. Since playing for Coach Carter 20 years ago, Wayne Oliver has played professionally overseas until his retirement a couple years ago. The Oilers won two AFL championships before joining the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger . ", Oliver's mother, Lynne, said, "We've always emphasized education, but Wayne hasn't always been the best student. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Archibald is the Oilers' lone unvaccinated player, though Duncan Keith reluctantly accepted it last month. The 2022 version of the NHL Draft presented a variety of options to Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland. It gives us something to cheer at school." The characters were falsely portrayed. His scoring, assists and steal records were broken by his son, Damien, who has enrolled at West Point. So what exactly led to the team leaving the city they called home for 36 years? Nation Gear. Unfortunately for them, both offers were rejected. But to use stereotypes against him as an Indigenous person is dehumanizing and awful!" she wrote on Facebook. We are a site by NHL fans, for NHL fans. Now, when people hear of Richmond, they may not think of the city's image of crime and poverty, Carter said. Cruz also quits the team for a second time. He was never really happy with being a tenant in a stadium he didnt own, and So he began seriously looking at moving the Oilers into a brand new stadium entirely. When it came to the 32nd pick, the Oilers had a choice of many high-profile players. Carter's son will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in the fall, and two others are attending community colleges. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. All-time Rushing Leader: Eddie George 2,733 att, 10,009 yds, 64 TD . In one of his old interviews, real Ken Carter claimed that the movie was very close to reality, with the only major change being the names of many players and teachers. But then I saw that it could turn out to be a good thing. He grew up in a supportive family, where he was raised strictly to focus on his academics. Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said he believed Lucic tried to slow down while approaching Smith before the collision. The Texans are preparing to enter their 15th season, but they would have never existed if the Oilers and owner Bud Adams hadn't picked up and . Just about every baseball fan over a certain age has seen The Natural, the 1984 movie about the incredibly talented (and incredibly jinxed) Roy Hobbs, played by Robert Redford. The real-life Ken Carter was extremely supportive of the film and praised its veracity, telling the Chicago Sun-Times that 98.5 percent of what you see is true to my own life and what happened to me. The Oilers season would end in disappointment however when they lost once again to eventual Super Bowl winners the Oakland Raiders in the first round, 27-7. The movie shows that Ken Carter specifically emphasizes the importance of academics by saying that for every student-athlete the term student comes first and thats why every player on his team should at least have a 2.3 (C+) grade point average. [4]. Coach Carter is an American drama film released in 2005. Basketball . The kids buying drugs and shooting people, that never happened. "Ive been all over.". The Richmond Oilers Youth Football and Cheer Organization is one of eighteen franchises of the Fort Bend Youth Football League (FBYFL). Since 1997, Chip Johnson has written a twice-weekly column for the San Francisco Chronicle. 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