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The 5th Man

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For 50 years, Paul Limmer was a world-class track coach at Long Island's Mepham High School. He holds NY State's record for wins with 737 and was inducted into the 2016 New Balance Coaches Hall of Fame. Limmer's true legacy, however, has nothing to do with awards. Thousands of former athletes, many of whom never broke a single record or won a solitary trophy, credit him for changing their lives. The 5th Man is the story of all the other kids -- the ones who never felt "seen" -- until Paul Limmer came into their lives.
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John S The 5th man is now one of my favorite sports stories, but it is really about human possibility. It tells the story of how a great mentor - and one of the winningest high school track coaches of all time - can help people rise beyond what they had ever thought possible and change the trajectory of their lives. Beautiful, moving, well-told story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis For 50 years, Paul Limmer was a world-class track coach at Long Island's Mepham High School. He holds NY State's record for wins with 737 and was inducted into the 2016 New Balance Coaches Hall of Fame. Limmer's true legacy, however, has nothing to do with awards. Thousands of former athletes, many of whom never broke a single record or won a solitary trophy, credit him for changing their lives. The 5th Man is the story of all the other kids -- the ones who never felt "seen" -- until Paul Limmer came into their lives.
Director
Trey Nelson
Producer
Adam Brenner, Rebecca Stern
Screenwriter
Trey Nelson
Production Co
Atlantic Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 16, 2022
Runtime
1h 10m
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