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Welcome to our web site! The ultimate book on the complete life of Ernie
Davis, "A Halo for a Helmet." The Author went to high school and college with Ernie and meticulously interviewed
family, friends, teammates and all who knew Ernie in some capacity over a period of 35 years after his premature death. Besides
information on the author and book, this site will give you pictures of Ernie and tell you what teachers are doing in
their classrooms to acquaint their students with a truly fine and ethical role model. There is also a forum here
(the Guest Book) for your questions, related experiences and opinions on the Hollywood film, "The Express",
and the book, "A Halo for a Helmet" with comments from those who knew Ernie K. Coralee Burch, Ph.
D., friend, classmate, and biographer of Ernie Davis
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What you will find on this site! Information about "A Halo for a Helmet," a book with the
true and accurate story of Ernie's entire life.A blog
where I will respond to your questions and share my memories A
Guest Book where we can share ideas, information and remembrances, and speak to each other about Ernie Davis, what he stood
for and racial attitudes as he experienced them in that period.Pictures of Ernie Davis throughout his life. Please feel free to send your pictures to be incorporated into
this photo album in memory of Ernie to coralee@erniedavis.infoEducational site: How to use the example of Ernie Davis, the
hero who didn't disappoint us, in a variety of educational settings to help instill interest in ethical questions and
the ability to be successful and "good" at the same time.Excerpts from the biography of Ernie will appear when they apply to issues and questions that come up.
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The Ernie Davis Project began over 35 years ago. Coralee has been interviewing people from that time forward and
keeping pictures, historical memoirs and other materials available since then. She will endeavor to use this site to
accumulate further memories, photos, articles and other data of interest on Ernie Davis. This book is the story of his
life in a moving fashion written to inspire both those who remember him and the young people who can benefit from the model
of his life. Excerpts from the book will periodically appear on this website.
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WILLING TO SPEAK AT YOUR LIBRARY
OR BOOK CLUB
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The
Story of Ernie Davis, #44, The Express Talk by K. Coralee Burch Author of newly released book, "A Halo for a Helmet" speaks about Ernie's life, his inspiration
for all who knew him. Also she will discuss the movie, "The Express", explaining the errors in the movie and
what is legitimate artist license in a real story.
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