ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs

ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs

22 mins | Documentary | Dec. 28, 2014

NIXON'S NATIONAL CHAMPS is the story of how the 1969 college football national champion was crowned and the drama that surrounded it. Using rare footage of Nixon and his unexpected antagonist, Joe Paterno of Penn State, this film captures the folly of the President as he waded through the hornet's nest of polls and regional rivalries.

ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs

22 mins | Documentary | Dec. 28, 2014

ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs
NIXON'S NATIONAL CHAMPS is the story of how the 1969 college football national champion was crowned and the drama that surrounded it. Using rare footage of Nixon and his unexpected antagonist, Joe Paterno of Penn State, this film captures the folly of the President as he waded through the hornet's nest of polls and regional rivalries.
Producers In the Rain Films
Original title ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs
Directors Stephen C. Mitchell
Writers

Cast

Patrick Buchanan

as Himself

Chris Fowler

as Himself

Richard Nixon

as Himself

Joe Paterno

as Himself