One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 26, 1978Release Date
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 26, 1978Release Date
Plot.
The true story of baseball star Ron LeFlore, from his days as a street-corner punk with no future to his days behind bars on a petty robbery conviction to his ultimate once-in-a-lifetime chance with the Detroit Tigers, where he became an outstanding baseball player.
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Cast & Crew.
LeVar Burton
Ron LeFlore
Madge Sinclair
Georgia LeFlore
Paul Benjamin
John LeFlore
James Luisi
Jimmy Karalla
Billy Martin
Self
Zakes Mokae
Pee Wee Spencer
William A. Graham
Director
Larry B. Scott
Gerald LeFlore
Ron LeFlore
Writer
Jim Hawkins
Writer
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Board Chairman
Stanford Whitmore
Writer
Yaumilton Brown
LeRoy
William S. Gilmore
Producer
Walter Woolf King
Antoine
James Spinks
Umpire
Peter Matz
Composer
James Butsicaris
Self
John McKee
Ralph Houk
Tom Erhardt
Parole Officer
James Karalla
Heckler
Norm Cash
Self
Burton Collins
Eddie Glenn
Bill Freehan
Self
Doctor Hayes
Spectator
Al Kaline
Self
Jim Northrup
Self
Michael Reghi
Baseball Player
Raymond Rolak
Baseball Player
Jordan Cronenweth
Cinematography
Aaron Stell
Editor
Mary Goldberg
Casting
Media.
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Wiki.
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (also known as Man of Passion) is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical sports drama film telling the story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers. The film was based on LeFlore's autobiography, Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues.