Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story)

Release Date:	1992-04-01
Runtime:	92 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama, TV Movie
Production:	Tribune Entertainment, McGillen Entertainment, Alexander/Enright & Associates

Overview

Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.