The storied history of football in Salem is the featured topic for the Salem Museum’s upcoming Speaker Series talk and book signing. Author Mark O’Connell will talk about his newest book, The Team the Titans Remember, on Monday, November 6 at 7:30 pm. The event will be held at the Salem Museum and is free and open to the public. O’Connell will sign books after his talk.
Years of excellence led up to the legendary Andrew Lewis High School Wolverines football team which played T.C. Williams for the state football championship in 1971, a game that is the climax of the movie Remember the Titans (2000).
While the movie profiles the Titans’ road to the championship, the Wolverines are completely ignored. O’Connell told the Salem Times Register: “I just wanted to set the record straight about the 1971 team. I want people to know not only about Andrew Lewis, but the personal stories, and to give acclaim to coaches Eddie Joyce and Assistant Coach Dale Foster and the players in their own right.”
-Submitted by Fran Ferguson, Salem Museum Executive Director
