<P> While celebrating the victory, Bertier is severely injured in a car accident with a truck after driving through an intersection . Although Bertier is unable to play due to being paralyzed from the waist down, the team goes on to win the state championship . Bertier would remain a paraplegic for the rest of his life . Ten years later, Bertier dies in another automobile accident caused by a drunk driver, after winning the gold medal in shot put in the Paralympic Games . Coaches and other former teammates reunite to attend his funeral . </P> <P> In the epilogue, descriptions show the players and coaches activities after the events in 1971 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone </Li> <Li> Will Patton as assistant coach Bill Yoast </Li> <Li> Wood Harris as DE Julius Campbell </Li> <Li> Ryan Hurst as LB Gerry Bertier </Li> <Li> Donald Faison as RB / CB Petey Jones </Li> <Li> Ethan Suplee as OL Louie Lastik </Li> <Li> Kip Pardue as QB Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass </Li> <Li> Craig Kirkwood as QB Jerry "Rev" Harris </Li> <Li> Nicole Ari Parker as Carol Boone, Herman Boone's wife . </Li> <Li> Krysten Leigh Jones as Nicky Boone, Herman Boone's daughter . </Li> <Li> Inasia Brown as Karen Boone, Herman Boone's youngest daughter . </Li> <Li> Hayden Panettiere as Sheryl Yoast, Bill Yoast's 10 - year - old daughter . </Li> <Li> Kate Bosworth as Emma Hoyt - Gerry's girlfriend </Li> <Li> Earl C. Poitier as OL Darryl "Blue" Stanton </Li> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Cornerback Alan Bosley </Li> <Li> Gregory Alan Williams as Coach Paul "Doc" Hines, offensive line coach </Li> <Li> Brett Rice as Coach Herb Tyrell, special teams coach </Li> <Li> Burgess Jenkins as TE Ray Budds </Li> <Li> David Jefferson Jr. as "Cook" </Li> </Ul> <Li> Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone </Li>

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