Goal Dust: An Autobiography/the Warm and Candid Memoirs of a Pioneer Black Athlete and Actor

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Summary: So, you wanna know a real African-American movie hero?
Review: When one considers the trailblazing African-American actors of the past, names like Poitier, Dandridge, McDaniel, Robeson, to name a few, come to mind. However, Woody Strode, an actor possessing one of the greatest physiques in sports/cinematic history, is deserving of a tribute.

This autobiography, co-authored by Sam Young, details the varied career of the athlete/actor, from his excursions in football, track, professional wrestling, and his latter work in movies. Filled with interesting anecdotes of working with legends like John Ford, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, and Cecil B. DeMille, the book is a delight for film buffs. Also, the football stories are an essential history lesson on what it was like to be black playing for universities like USC or UCLA, as well as life in the NFL.

Strode, with his mixture of various ethnicities, and his quiet yet strong nature would be the perfect candidate for a filmed biopic. This made him perfect for such varied fare as the epics "The Ten Commandments" and "Spartacus," adventures like "The Last Voyage," and westerns "Sergeant Rutledge," "Two Rode Together" and "Once Upon a Time in the West."

Hollywood should consider a film heralding one of its own, a true giant, in both the literal and figurative sense.