On Monday night, ESPN will air "EDDIE," a documentary about Eddie Sutton, the legendary college basketball coach who was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of … But I thought he added a ton to the film.The ESPN Daily delivers the biggest sports news and moments every weekday. Eddie Sutton is regarded as one of the top college basketball coaches of all time. Players from all races and socio-economic backgrounds, many without present fathers of their own, found family on and off the court in Coach Sutton. UPDATE: WATCH EDDIE ON ESPN ON MONDAY, JUNE 29TH AT 9EST / 8CST!
Just getting onto his schedule, it was harder than Bill Clinton for me. When former Arkansas football coach Frank Broyles passed away, I accompanied [Eddie's son] Steve Sutton to that memorial service in their arena.
He died on May 23, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. As previously reported, the documentary was initially scheduled to headline deadCenter 2020, which was moved primarily online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hunt finished the movie in 2019. He had planned to premier it with showings in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Stillwater, then at the 2020 Final Four. Movies. We all love redemption stories, because flawed heroes are relatable heroes. [Sutton and Jones are] still friends. Cameras also rolled as Sutton and his family received word last April that Sutton -- one of only 10 Division I coaches to win 800 games -- had again been denied induction to the Naismith Hall of Fame.With Saturday's scheduled announcement of this year's Naismith Hall of Fame class (noon ET, ESPN), of which Sutton is again a finalist, we sat down with the film's director, Hunt, to discuss the project and the Oklahoma native's own views on Sutton's Hall of Fame candidacy:And then Jerry Jones. 10 talking about this. The Eddie Sutton documentary – “EDDIE: The Costs of Greatness” – debuted Monday night on ESPN. Access into the lives of the accomplished sparks hope in our own shortcomings - that even our dreams are achievable.
I actually had a cut of the movie without Jerry Jones because I didn't think he was going to be in the movie. Set on the biggest stages of college basketball, Eddie Sutton's life and career personifies this dichotomy of success in the midst of personal failure.
We did get to meet Jerry briefly then, just like three minutes, and said, 'here's what we're doing.' I think it was a year later I finally sat down with him. "Eddie" is from Oklahoma filmmakers Christopher Hunt and David Tester, who won Best Oklahoma Short Film at Oklahoma City's deadCenter Film Festival in 2015 and 2017.
In Division I history, Eddie Sutton recorded 806 victories in a career that spanned 37 seasons. A recruiting scandal cost Sutton his job at Kentucky in 1989, and a drunk-driving accident and subsequent arrest -- tied to struggles with alcohol that are explored at length in the film -- led to Sutton's resignation at Oklahoma State in 2006. His complicated relationship with son Sean -- who played for Eddie at Kentucky and Oklahoma State and succeeded his father as coach at OSU before battling his own addictions -- also is discussed in what are some of the film's most emotional scenes.The powerful aftermath of the 2001 plane crash that killed 10 members of the Oklahoma State traveling party, including two players, also receives a thorough examination in the 90-minute film.Sutton, 84, participated in "Eddie" in the form of some of his final recorded conversations before he lost the ability to speak amid mounting health problems. He reached the final four three times.
He was married to Patsy Joan Wright. Eddie Sutton, Self: ESPN 25: Who's #1?.
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Eddie Sutton was born on March 12, 1936 in Bucklin, Kansas, USA as Edward Eugene Sutton.
Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In … Set on the biggest stages of college basketball, Eddie Sutton's life and career personifies this dichotomy of success in the midst of personal failure. But behind the scenes, Coach struggled with alcoholism. Eddie Sutton was one of the first coaches to lead four teams to the NCAA. Menu. Players from all races and socio-economic backgrounds, many without present fathers of their own, found family on and off the court in Coach Sutton. In "Eddie," a film about legendary coach Eddie Sutton, producers David Tester and Christopher Hunt of 1577 Productions highlight the turbulent ride that was Sutton's five-decade career in … The movie deals with Sutton’s phenomenal career coaching basketball at OSU, Kentucky and Arkansas, among other schools, and the controversies that plagued his career, from NCAA probation to alcoholism. Filmmaker Christopher Hunt included me in the movie; I was the OSU basketball beat writer from December 1991 through October 1997 and covered almost all of Sutton’s biggest games during his final 15 seasons in Stillwater.