High school coach Jim White transformed ... set out to leave a legacy,” White, whose story inspired the new movie McFarland, USA, starring Kevin Costner, tells PEOPLE. “I just always wanted ...

Retired McFarland High School cross country coach Jim ... people last night at Pepperdine, because I went to school there. It was wonderful; they gave us a standing ovation for five minutes ...

His name is Jim White. He’s a coach. But that last name is all the students — his prospective athletes — need to know at McFarland ... cannot change. Real people, Costner’s performances ...

Legendary McFarland cross country coach Jim White is recovering from a “light heart attack,” according to a Facebook post by his wife. According to Cheryl White’s Facebook post, later shared ...

The story of their improbable victory, told in the Disney movie “McFarland, USA,” comes to theaters on February 20. Kevin Costner stars as Jim White, the tough-love coach who leads the team.

The newly released film "McFarland, USA" is based on a true story from the late 1980s that tells the story of Jim White (Kevin Costner ... USA" is a real-life underdog story.