Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)
December 7, 1980Release Date
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)
December 7, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Robert Urich
Rocky Bleier
Bonnie Bedelia
Aleta
Art Carney
Art Rooney
Richard Herd
Chuck Noll
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell
Rob Lieberman
Director
Steve Tannen
Terry Hanratty
Rocky Bleier
Writer
Bubba Smith
Jacobs
Jerry McNeely
Writer
Simone Griffeth
Marcy
Sandy McPeak
Bob Bleier
Terry O'Neill
Writer
Donald Baer
Producer
Donald A. Baer
Producer
Dennis Howard
Ken
Joe Spano
Captain Murphy
Fred Karlin
Composer
Peggy McCay
Ellen Bleier
John Chappell
Buff Boston
Raymond Serra
Tony Parisi
Enrique Castillo
Carlos Martinez
Jerry Lacy
Dr. Jenson
Barton Heyman
Coach
Nick Angotti
Assistant Coach
John Berwick
Hudson
Ken Letner
Business Manager
Susan Long
Rosemary
Lynn Philip Seibel
Jerry
Bob Levine
Rival Owner
Bernie McInerney
Team Doctor
Heshimu Cumbuka
Soldier
Jed Mills
Roger
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Draft Board Chairman
Andy Duncan
Sportswriter #2
Theresa Hayes
Receptionist
Stephanie Hankinson
Jan
Anthony Anderson
Self - Steeler Player
Fred Anderson
Self - Steeler Player
Larry Anderson
Self - Steeler Player
Matt Bahr
Self - Steeler Player
John Banaszak
Self - Steeler Player
Theo Bell
Self - Steeler Player
Darrell Brown
Self - Steeler Player
Larry Brown
Self - Steeler Player
Robin Cole
Self - Steeler Player
Steve Courson
Self - Steeler Player
Bennie Cunningham
Self - Steeler Player
Russell Davis
Self - Steeler Player
Sam Davis
Self - Steeler Player
Gary Dunn
Self - Steeler Player
Tom Dornbrook
Self - Steeler Player
Willie Fry Jr.
Self - Steeler Player
Steve Furness
Self - Steeler Player
Derrick Glasper
Self - Steeler Player
Tommy Graves
Self - Steeler Player
Joe Greene
Self - Steeler Player
Greg Hawthorne
Self - Steeler Player
Ron Johnson
Self - Steeler Player
Robert Milie
Self - Steeler Player
Rick Moser
Self - Steeler Player
Gerry Mullins
Self - Steeler Player
Ray Pinney
Self - Steeler Player
Jim Smith
Self - Steeler Player
John Stallworth
Self - Steeler Player
Cliff Stoudt
Self - Steeler Player
Calvin Sweeney
Self - Steeler Player
J.T. Thomas
Self - Steeler Player
Sidney Thornton
Self - Steeler Player
Dwight White
Self - Steeler Player
Dennis Winston
Self - Steeler Player
Dwayne Woodruff
Self - Steeler Player
Richard Berger
Art Direction
Stevan Larner
Director of Photography
A. David Marshall
Editor
Bob Gullickson
Set Decoration
Maurice Welsh Gable
Co-Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story is a 1980 made-for-television movie about the life of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rocky Bleier, portrayed by Robert Urich.
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. Injured by a bullet to the thigh and a hand grenade to the lower right leg, Rocky is told that he will never walk again. Not only does he walk again after a long rehabilitation, Rocky returns to train with the Steelers. With the sympathy and support of his wife Aleta (Bonnie Bedelia), Steelers owner Art Rooney (Art Carney), and coach Chuck Noll (Richard Herd), Rocky makes the team again, and helps them become Super Bowl champions.