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Gerry Bertier was a linebacker for the 1971 Virginia State Champion T. C. Williams High School team, portrayed in the film Remember the Titans. He became paralyzed from the waist down after a car crash and competed in the Paralympics, but died in another car crash in 1981.
18 sty 2024 · • Gerry Bertier was an American high school football player and Paralympian • He was born in Alexandria, Virginia USA and died in Charlottesville, Virginia USA at the age of 27 • He achieved fame for being a member of the 1971 Virginia State Champion T. C. Williams High School team, and was portrayed in the 2000 Disney sports film ...
26 paź 2024 · Gerry Bertier was paralyzed in a car accident after the state championship, not before, as in the movie. Learn how the Disney sports film based on a true story also took some liberties with the facts, such as the racial tension, the game results, and the characters.
Gerry Bertier is a fictional character based on a real person who played for the T.C. Williams High School football team in 1971. He was the team captain and a paralympic athlete who overcame racism and paralysis.
The real Gerry Bertier in the decade following the accident. Yes. This part of the movie Remember the Titans is true. On his way home from a business trip on March 20, 1981, Gerry Bertier's 1980 Oldsmobile was struck by a drunk driver who crossed over the center line.
Ryan Hurst is an American actor who played Gerry Bertier, a football player with hearing loss, in the 2000 film Remember the Titans. He also starred in Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, and other movies and TV shows.
Gerry Bertier was a high school American football player and Paralympian. He became known for his participation on the 1971 Virginia State Champion football T. C. Williams High School team, and their portrayal in the Disney film Remember the Titans.
