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The Iron 5 To Premiere On WGN-TV Wednesday Night

CHICAGO (November 6, 2018) – "The Iron 5", a documentary about the 1963 Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team that not only won the NCAA Championship, but also helped shatter racial barriers, will be premiering on WGN-TV (Ch. 9) tomorrow night. 
 
Produced by Chicago native Rino Liberatore, "The Iron 5" takes a look at the 1963 Ramblers squad that featured four African-American starters and played in one of the most historic contests in college basketball history when it faced Mississippi State in the NCAA Regional in a game that would later be dubbed "The Game of Change."
 
A 22-minute film, "The Iron 5" will be airing on WGN-TV Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m. and airs again on Friday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. 
 
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