Fighting Back (1980)
- Director(s):
- Robert H. Lieberman
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Synopsis of Fighting Back
The overused title Fighting Back made its first appearance of the 1980s in this TV biopic. Robert Urich stars as real-life football player Rocky Bleier, who joins the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968. Rocky's career is curtailed by military service in Vietnam. On August 20, 1969, Bleier is seriously wounded by a hand grenade. The doctors are certain that he'll never walk properly again, much less play football. But several grueling years of physical therapy yield positive results--all the way to the Super Bowl. The 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers costar with Robert Urich in this inspirational tale, which utilizes stock footage of the real Rocky Bleier in action. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Fighting Back
- Robert Urich - Rocky Blier
- Bubba Smith - Jacobs
- Bonnie Bedelia - Aleta
- John Chappell - Buff Boston
- Simone Griffeth - Marcy
- Richard Herd - Chuck Noll
- Peggy McCay - Ellen Blier
- Sandy McPeak - Bob Blier
- Joe Spano - Captain Murphy
- Art Carney - Art Rooney
- Howard Cosell - Himself
- Barton Heyman - Assistant Coach
- Jerry Lacy - Dr. Jenson
- Director(s):
- Robert H. Lieberman
- Writer(s):
- Jerry McNeely
- Producer(s):
- Donald A. Baer, Maurice Welsh Gable
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