Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Release: 1980-12-07
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 5.0
Action
Drama
TV Movie
Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming a running back for the Steelers in 1968, he was then drafted by the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
MTM Enterprises
Cast
Jed Mills
as Roger
Robert Urich
as Rocky Bleier
Richard Herd
as Chuck Knoll
Sam Davis
as Self - Steeler Player
Howard Cosell
as Howard Cosell
Sandy McPeak
as Bob Bleier
Joe Greene
as Self - Steeler Player
Barton Heyman
as Coach
Bernie McInerney
as Team Doctor
John Chappell
as Buff Boston
Raymond Serra
as Tony Parisi
Heshimu Cumbuka
as Soldier
Joe Spano
as Captain Murphy
Jerry Lacy
as Dr. Jenson
Simone Griffeth
as Marcy
Art Carney
as Art Rooney
Lynn Philip Seibel
as Jerry
Enrique Castillo
as Carlos Martinez
Bonnie Bedelia
as Aleta
Peggy McCay
as Ellen Bleier
Bubba Smith
as Jacobs
