Touchback
Radio commentator:
Murphy's flushed to the outside
and he is gonna be slammed to the turf
at the 31 by Jackson.
Murphy getting zero protection
in the pocket
from this swarming
Cuyahoga defense,
but still keeping the Coldwater
Black Bears in this ball game.
For those of you
just joining us, this is
the Ohio River Valley
Sports Network
reporting live from the 1991
Ohio high school football
state championship game
with the Cuyahoga Raiders
taking on
the Cinderella story...
The perennial powerhouse
Red Raiders
hail from the big city
of Cleveland, Ohio.
Their high school has more students
than the entire population
of the small town of Coldwater.
And the big story for Coldwater
has been quarterback Scott Murphy,
raised by a single mother
who works in a factory.
He was recently named
"Mr. Football"
as the outstanding player
in the state.
This is it, folks.
would be a fairy tale ending
for this hardworking
blue-collar community.
just one time out remaining.
Coldwater needs a touchdown
right here
to win the state championship.
Scott Murphy, "Mr. Football,"
deep to return the kick.
And he'll take it
to the 50, to the 45.
Murphy's hit, but he breaks the tackle,
stays on his feet,
- Come on, come on!
...inside the 35, inside the 30,
and he's knocked down
at the 26.
And he'll quickly call a time out
to talk to Coach Hand.
This has been
one of the great games
in Ohio high school
football history.
here in the fourth quarter.
Third down, 42-38.
Words exchanged
on the sidelines
as Murphy appears
to be arguing
the final play call
by Coach Hand.
That's the play.
Commentator:
They seem to haveagreed on something.
Murphy is headed back out
onto the field.
He's got one final play
to make a miracle happen
here in Coldwater.
- Crowd:
Murphy! Murphy!- Murphy:
Black seven!Black seven!
Hike!
Commentator:
Murphy drops back,looks deep.
Hall's wide open
in the end zone.
He's open. He's open.
He's open!
Commentator:
He tucks it.He's gonna run it.
(crowd cheering)
- Now inside the 20, to the 15...
- Run, run, run, run!
...to the 10, to the 5!
Touchdown, Coldwater!
They will be the state champions
of Ohio! Wow.
(Murphy screams)
(birds chirping)
(brace squeaks)
(snores, mumbles)
I'm never drinking
with you lightweights again.
Man on shoulder:
But you said that last week.
Murphy:
Yeah, well, I mean it this time.
That's it?
Ain't no tuck-in,
no kiss good night?
It's my birthday, Murph.
That's why I didn't drop you off
at the curb.
So your hometown's
bringing you down
Or you're drowning
in the small talk...
Man:
I don't need help.
My body-to-booze ratio
is enormous.
I have the liver strength
of 10 men.
I'm not drunk.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
I got a sharp pain in my stomach.
- What does that mean?
- Don't eat three dozen wings.
Now come on, man.
You know I'm paranoid.
- What side's your appendix on?
- Your right side. Now get up.
That's the side that hurts.
Oh, I got appendicitis.
No, you don't have appendicitis.
You'd lose your appetite. Now let's go.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Murphy, take a look at this.
I need you to be the beneficiary
of my life insurance policy.
- Hell no, Dwight. Hell no.
- No, come on, man.
If I croak in my sleep, I need to know
my mom's taken care of.
I got plenty of people
in a home, man.
Please?
Thanks, Murph.
Hey, we're worth a lot
dead, Murphy.
If I bite it,
you can have some.
I know the bank's
been riding you, brother.
Murphy:
Just quit talkingand go back to sleep.
You're "Mr. Football."
And in '91
you sent them packing.
Don't sweat it, Murphy.
You'll find a way to win.
You always did!
(sighs)
(door creaks)
(clatters)
(door opens)
Murphy:
What are they doing up?
They've been waiting
for you to come inside.
(commentator speaking
on radio)
What do you do out there anyway?
Just listen to the radio?
Yeah, Mace.
Just listen to the radio.
Hey, so don't forget
the bank appointment.
Murphy:
How could I?You told the whole town.
I didn't... I only told Sasha.
Mace, we live in "Backwater."
You tell one person... you might as well
put it up on a billboard.
- (machine beeps)
- Dispatcher:
Signal 50 Coldwater.- (pager beeps)
- Units respond to 267 Main Street
for an unknown fire
to the rear of the building.
Signal 50 Coldwater volunteers
please respond,
- 267 Main Street, for an unknown fire.
- Honey.
You've been up all night
and it's not even your shift.
You don't have to go.
(siren wails)
- (man babbling)
- (radio chatter)
- What's going on, Gig? Is this it?
- Gig:
Aw, Jesus, Coach......walking down the street,
I was barbecuing.
- Wham! The whole grill is on fire.
- All right, go sit down.
Hang on a second.
You stay back with me on the pump.
Barney, Rodriguez,
you guys handle the hose.
Murphy:
If you're gonna blame me,No, I'm not doing that.
I just want to talk to you
about the halftime
ceremony tomorrow.
- I watch the station on game day.
Murphy:
Celina is 40 minutes away.But, hey, if you don't need me,
I got plenty of work
I can do at home.
Hand:
Like what?Babysitting those damn beans?
You know, if you planted corn
like everybody else,
you could just sit back
and watch it grow. Charge the line.
Murphy:
So you're coachingfarmers now too?
Coldwater's corn country
for a reason.
Yeah, well, it used to be
football country too.
What are you, four and six?
- Six and four.
- Close enough.
You know, if that's meant
to hurt me, it doesn't.
These guys may not be as talented
as you guys once were, but I'll tell you
something... they play twice as hard
and I like them just as much.
Yeah, well, you should be
seven and three
if you'd have hit Taylor
on that deep post against Marion
instead of bringing in Wilson
to kick a 42-yard field goal,
and the guy can't hit
the broad side of a barn.
You know, for somebody
who's too busy
to come down
you sure as hell know a lot
about what's going on in 'em.
Yeah, well, I don't listen...
got 'em playing on the damn radio
at the station.
You think I don't know where you go
on Friday nights, huh?
You think I'm blind,
can't see your headlights
up there on that bluff?
Why don't you get your ass
out of that truck
and down on the field
where it means something?
It's bad enough to listen to you
lose on the radio.
You think I want to come down
and witness it in person?
Think you can do any better?
Come on down
and coach my quarterbacks.
Sure, as soon as you come help me
work my back 40.
I'll help you plant... some corn.
Why don't you worry about your field,
(buzzing)
People said you were crazy
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