Men of Sparta

Go green, go white, go see this riveting true story of courage, race, and one unforgettable football game. Michigan State University Coach Duffy Daugherty upended college football by standing against the hatred and discrimination of the 1960s and recruiting black players. The fully integrated 1964 Spartan team stormed the nation as two-time undefeated National Champions. Their historic run culminated with the 1966 “Game of the Century,” an epic clash of ideologies between the integrated MSU and lily-white Notre Dame squads that reverberated in sports and politics for decades to come. Director Bob Apisa, a former All-American Spartan, employs his own on-the-field recollections and unseen footage from Daugherty’s personal vault to bring this electric era to life. You won’t need to be a Spartan to swell with pride during this startlingly resonant telling of a great chapter in sports history, making its world premiere in Traverse City. In Person: Director and Subject Bob Apisa; Special Guests