In any other year, the 1988 team from Carter High School in Dallas would be remembered as one of the finest in Texas football history, boasting 28 players who earned college scholarships, with eight going on to play professionally. Overcoming racial bias and a scandal regarding academic performance, the team still managed to secure the state championship, despite being overshadowed by Odessa Permian in literature and film. However, their triumph was marred when six players were implicated in an armed robbery, tarnishing the community’s reputation. The academic issues ultimately led the UIL to revoke their championship title.
Show
30 for 30
Episode
S03E21
Air Date
Aug 26, 2017
Season 3 Episodes
S03E01
Trojan War
S03E02
The Prince of Pennsylvania
S03E03
The Gospel According to Mac
S03E04
Chasing Tyson
S03E05
Four Falls Of Buffalo
S03E06
The '85 Bears
S03E07
Fantastic Lies
S03E08
This Magic Moment
S03E09
Believeland
S03E10
Doc & Darryl
S03E11
Phi Slama Jama
S03E12
Hit It Hard
S03E13
Catholics Vs Convicts
S03E14
This Was the XFL
S03E15
One and Not Done
S03E16
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 1
S03E17
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 2
S03E18
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 3
S03E19
Mike and the Mad Dog
S03E20
George Best: All by Himself
S03E21
What Carter Lost
S03E22
Year of the Scab
S03E23
Tommy
S03E24
Nature Boy
S03E25
The Two Bills
S03E26
The Last Days of Knight
S03E27
Seau
S03E28
42 to 1
S03E29
Deion's Double Play
S03E30
The Dominican Dream
S03E31
Qualified
S03E32
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry