Bill Yoast, Played by Will Patton in ‘Remember the Titans,’

Bill Yoast, one of many coaches who impressed the Disney movie “Remember the Titans,” died Thursday in Springfield, Virginia, in accordance with Alexandria City Public Schools. He was 94.

Yoast initially served as a head coach for the soccer crew on the all-white Francis C. Hammond High School, main them to a regional championship in 1969. But his declare to fame was as defensive coordinator and assistant coach at T.C. Williams High School, which was fashioned from the merger of three excessive colleges in Alexandria, Virginia.

In 1971, the T.C. Williams’ racially built-in soccer crew, the Titans, turned one of the crucial dominant highschool groups in state historical past, happening an undefeated 13-Zero run with 9 shutouts. The crew, together with Yoast and black head coach Herman Boone, served because the free inspiration for “Remember the Titans,” which starred Will Patton as Yoast and Denzel Washington as Boone. Released in 2000, the movie is taken into account to be one of many biggest soccer films of all time.

Yoast continued to educate in Virginia for over 30 years earlier than retiring in 1990. A public visitation will likely be held May 31 at Demaine Funeral Home in Springfield, Virginia, and his funeral is ready for June 1 at at St. John’s United Methodist Church.