Soul of the Game is a 1996 made-for-television movie about Negro league baseball. It starred Blair Underwood as Jackie Robinson, Delroy Lindo as Satchel Paige and Mykelti Williamson as Josh Gibson.
Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are the greatest players in the Colored leagues, and everyone expects that one of them will make the leap to the Major Leagues, now that there is talk of integration. But, unexpectedly, it's the rookie with the army record, Jackie Robinson, that gets tapped to be the first. Written by Kathy Li
The true story of the friendship between three of the greatest Negro League Players of all time (Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Josh Gibson) and how things change when Robinson is chosen to break the color barrier in the Major Leagues. Written by Zac Abrams
The friendship between Baseball Negro League pitcher Satchel Paige and catcher Josh Gibson is tested as both men strive to become the first black baseball players in professional baseball in 1945. Brooklyn Dodger's owner Branch Rickey chooses Jackie Robinson instead. Written by Sean Markland
