Summary Football jock Rocky Bleier makes it all the way to the pros with the Pittsburgh Steelers, only to be drafted in the Vietnam War. Wounded by a hand grenade overseas, Bleier returns to the U.S., and told he will never walk again. However, after a lengthy, grueling rehabilitation, Bleier ultimately walks again. Soon, he trains with his old team for inspiration. Boss Art Rooney's sympathy and regard for Bleier pays off when Bleier improbably comes all the way back, ultimately playing for a Super Bowl Championship with the Steelers. But are all the good feelings and inspiration Bleier engenders enough to carry him to an NFL championship? View more details
Directed : Robert Lieberman
Written : Rocky Bleier Jerry McNeely Terry O'Neill
Stars : Robert Urich Richard Herd Bonnie Bedelia Howard Cosell
Genres : Drama War Biography Sport
Release date : Dec 6, 1980
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies : MTM Enterprises Company Four
Summary Football jock Rocky Bleier makes it all the way to the pros with the Pittsburgh Steelers, only to be drafted in the Vietnam War. Wounded by a hand grenade overseas, Bleier returns to the U.S., and told he will never walk again. However, after a lengthy, grueling rehabilitation, Bleier ultimately walks again. Soon, he trains with his old team for inspiration. Boss Art Rooney's sympathy and regard for Bleier pays off when Bleier improbably comes all the way back, ultimately playing for a Super Bowl Championship with the Steelers. But are all the good feelings and inspiration Bleier engenders enough to carry him to an NFL championship? View more details
Genres : Drama War Biography Sport
Release date : Dec 6, 1980
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies : MTM Enterprises Company Four
