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Article: Mutual admiration society ...(HERE BELOW)(Ken Carter, Samuel L. Jackson)
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- Coach and Athletic Director
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- January 1, 2005
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Ken Carter loves Samuel L. Jackson. Sam Jackson loves Ken Carter. And that's the way it should be. Jackson plays Carter in the much-anticipated film, Coach Carter, in theaters January 14 (Paramount). It's from the same folks who brought you the inspiring movie Radio a couple of years ago and promises to fire up coaches and their athletes everywhere.
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Carter is the northern California high school basketball coach who gained national recognition back in the late '90s for benching his undefeated squad, including his own son, for its failure to measure up to his tough academic standards. When the producers first approached him about ...