A historic high school football team that inspired an acclaimed Denzel Washington movie returned to their alma mater in Alexandria, Virginia, for a heartwarming homecoming Friday night.

This fall marks the 25th anniversary of the film “Remember the Titans,” which was based on the true story of the T.C. Williams High School football team that integrated in 1971 – breaking barriers and winning a state championship. Alexandria City Public Schools teamed with Comcast – NBC4's parent company – to bring together members of that team and current players from the school, now named Alexandria City High School.

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“One of the best feelings I could ever have, to see all of those brothers that stood side by side with me as we unified

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