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You Gotta Be a Football Hero
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Wikipedia article
'"You Gotta Be a Football Hero"' is a song written by Al Sherman, Buddy Fields and Al Lewis in 1933. It is one of the most widely recorded and performed American football anthems of all time.
Recording artists
*Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians
*Ben Bernie (charted 1933)
*Tuxedo Junction
*Crew Cuts
*Ralph Flanagan Orchestra
*Dick Haymes
*Notre Dame Glee Club
*Soul Touchers Band & Chorus
The 1935 Popeye cartoon
In 1935, "You Gotta Be a Football Hero" was the subject of a Popeye the Sailor cartoon. The film was produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Adolph Zukor. Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and J. Wellington Wimpy were each featured in the cartoon. The short film was directed by Dave Fleischer and produced by Max Fleischer.
*'Plotline Summary': Popeye and Bluto play professional football.
The animators credited (and uncredited) include: Willard Bowsky, Nick Tafuri, George Germantetti, Harold Walker, Bill Sturm and Orestes Calpini. The film was originally produced in black and white but was colorized in the late 1980s. It was released produced in the United States of America.
Uses in other motion pictures
*'The Longest Yard' (1974)
*'The Cat in the Hat' (2003)
*'Revenge of the Nerds'
Literary sources
* Sherman, Robert B. 'Walt's Time: from before to beyond', Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
References
Category:Songs written by Al Sherman
Category:Songs written by Al Lewis (lyricist)
Category:North American anthems
Category:Sporting songs
Category:Fight songs
Category:Football songs and chants
Category:Songs written for films
Category:1933 songs
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