Joseph, missouri, and sacramento, california, and from sacramento to san francisco, california, by steamer april 1860october 1861. In the era before electronic communication, the pony express was the thread that tied east to west. Syracuse was up 236 when texas scored their second and last touchdown with 7. Former pony express stars excited by smus success, but feel. Take a virtual ride on the pony express with videogame. The mustangs of southern methodist university were riding high on the backs of the vaunted pony express.
York factory express also known as the express, the columbia express, and the communication was a 19thcentury transport brigade operated by the hudsons bay company hbc. Pony express baseball is a not for profit organization, designated as a 501c3 charitable organization. Smu football in the 1980s from the ups of southwest conference titles in 1981 and 1982 and a cochampionship in 1984 through the disgrace of the cheating allegations and the death penalty s. The mustangs of southern methodist university smu were riding high on the backs of the vaunted pony express backfield.
The story is uplifting and even inspiring to some, especially how davis chooses to fight racism, not with violence, but with american football. The approximately 1,900milelong 3,100 km route roughly followed the oregon and california trails to fort bridger in wyoming, and then the mormon trail known as the hastings cutoff to salt lake city, utah. It was the first year for the team under head coach bobby collins and the mustangs finished undefeated at 1101, and were southwest conference champions 701. But as the middle of the decade approached, the program was coming apart. With charlton heston, rhonda fleming, jan sterling, forrest tucker. The mustangs were 101 in 1981, 1101 during the 1982 season and 102 the year. Riders didnt have the deadliest job on the pony express. The 1982 smu mustangs football team represented the southern methodist university in the 1982 ncaa division ia football season. Smu were riding high on the backs of the vaunted pony express backfield. Based on the incredible true story, the express follows the inspirational life of college football hero ernie davis rob brown, the first. By registering as a coach, this does not mean you will be guaranteed a team. Give each student a blank outline of the united states, entitled the pony express, 18601861.
The pony express news national pony express association. Weve made timebased games in the past so our new idea was simple. Aug 29, 2018 by the time he finally returned to his home station, pony bob had traveled 380 miles in less than 40 hoursa pony express record. The action in this loose adaptation of a popular 1925 silent tells the galloping and largely untrue tale if the formation of the u. Encourage students to label other information on their maps, such as the pacific ocean, the mississippi river, the rocky. A drama based on the life of college football hero ernie davis, the first africanamerican to win the heisman trophy. Webner carried mail nearly 2,000 miles in the 1860s. It was an enormous undertaking, assembling 156 stations, 120 riders, 400 horses, and hundreds of employees, all during january and february of 1860 without the benefit of radio, telephones, telegraph, or even mail service.
For a final celebration of the school year, student council will be holding a movie night at pony stadium on may 27. Smus pony express rides again in espn film houston. Former pony express stars excited by smus success, but. Feb 09, 2015 in 1860, buffalo bill cody and wild bill hickok are sent to establish a pony express service across california. The story is largely based on the 1925 silent film the pony express with the threat of a. Pony express is a 1953 american western film directed by jerry hopper and starring charlton heston as buffalo bill, forrest tucker as wild bill hickok, jan sterling as a calamity jane type character, and rhonda fleming that was filmed in kanab, utah. Express train, a fast train service, usually with a limited number of stops express trains in india. Collect letters, avoid obstacles and aim for the ultimate 100. Film summary from 19811984, a small private school in dallas owned the best record in college football. Pony express 1953 cast and crew buffalo bill cody charlton heston and wild bill hickok forrest tucker clear the way for a mail route west to california. Ranking the best college footballbased movies of all time. Ryan fischerthe heralddispatch members of the 1969 huntington high school pony express basketball team gather around their state championship trophy during the hhs class of 1969s 50year. Although a financially disastrous brief enterprise, the pony express and. From staff reports, the pony express march 7, 2020 oxford in what they hoped would be a backtoback class 5a state championship win, the mustangs fell to the callaway chargers friday night, 7862.
Pony express is a 1953 american western film directed by jerry hopper and starring charlton heston as buffalo bill, forrest tucker as wild bill hickok, jan. The pony express 1925 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Russell, majors, and waddell literally put together the pony express in a two month period during the winter of 1860. With rob brown, dennis quaid, clancy brown, darrin dewitt henson. But as the middle of the decade approached, the program was coming apart at the seams. Aisle to glory, a 1998 comedy short film featuring kal penn.
In operation for only 18 months between april 1860 and october 1861, the pony express nevertheless has become synonymous with the old west. Buffalo bill and wild bill hickock work to establish the pony express and fight indians and california separatists who seek to destroy it. From 19811984, a small private school in dallas owned the best record in college football. Smu would be without football for two years, and the fan base would be. Matula, a product of the smu film school, chronicles the rise. Pony express york factory express also known as the express, the. Chad morriss quest to bring smu football back from the dead. Sterling morton east high school 2423 south austin boulevard cicero, illinois 60804. The pony express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, and mail using relays of horsemounted riders that operated from april 3, 1860, to october 24, 1861, between missouri and california in the united states of america.
Dec 06, 2010 today, craig james and eric dickerson, the 12 punch of smus pony express from 1979 through 1982, are back together in bristol, conn. Jul 11, 2014 from 19811984, a small private school in dallas owned the best record in college football. Buffalo bill cody heston and wild bill hickok tucker are the principal characters in the formation of the st josephsacramento speed run that has long since passed into folklore. Upon airing, the film became the highest rated documentary in the 30 year history of the network. Apr 01, 2020 on april 3, 1860, the first pony express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously leaves st. A devastating verdict, the football team would lack an identity for more than 20 years. In real life, the game was never that close in the second half.
The film went on to be recognized with a peabody award for commendable depth, breadth and insight of sports coverage. Pony excess chronicles the life, death and rebirth of our alma mater, smu. From there it followed the central nevada route to carson city, nevada territory before passing over the sierra into sacramento, california. National archives at its peak, the pony express had about 80 riders, more than 100 stations and nearly. Matula, an smu film school grad, chronicles the rise. Charlton heston stars in one of his early western movies pony express this is an excellent movie with an all star cast this is a 5 star movie at its best set back and enjoy this wonderful movie. As a result of the 1849 gold rush, the 1847 mormon exodus to utah and the thousands who moved west on the. Something has to give as the 20 ponies renew their rivalry with the equally perfect 20 cdh raiders who come to pony stadium friday night under the lights. Have students use atlases to find the pony express route that ran between st. Smus pony express rides again in espn film houston chron. These three were the conductors of the pony express a title that brings mixed feelings to smu, even to this day. Entrance for the movie will be free, however, concessions will be sold. The movie will take place once it begins to get dark.
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