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Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier1980

★5.095 minActionDramaTV 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.

Director

Score

Stars

Robert Urich Bonnie Bedelia Art Carney

Cast66

Robert Urich
as Rocky Bleier
Bonnie Bedelia
as Aleta
Art Carney
as Art Rooney
Richard Herd
as Chuck Knoll
Howard Cosell
as Howard Cosell
S
Steve Tannen
as Terry Hanratty
Bubba Smith
as Jacobs
Simone Griffeth
as Marcy
Sandy McPeak
as Bob Bleier
D
Dennis Howard
as Ken
Joe Spano
as Captain Murphy
Peggy McCay
as Ellen Bleier
John Chappell
as Buff Boston
Raymond Serra
as Tony Parisi
Enrique Castillo
as Carlos Martinez
Jerry Lacy
as Dr. Jenson
Barton Heyman
as Coach
N
Nick Angotti
as Assistant Coach
J
John Berwick
as Hudson
K
Ken Letner
as Business Manager
S
Susan Long
as Rosemary
Lynn Philip Seibel
as Jerry
B
Bob Levine
as Rival Owner
Bernie McInerney
as Team Doctor
Heshimu Cumbuka
as Soldier
Jed Mills
as Roger
Stacy Keach Sr.
as Draft Board Chairman
J
Jerry McNeely
as Sportswriter #1
A
Andy Duncan
as Sportswriter #2
T
Theresa Hayes
as Receptionist
S
Stephanie Hankinson
as Jan
A
Anthony Anderson
as Self - Steeler Player
F
Fred Anderson
as Self - Steeler Player
L
Larry Anderson
as Self - Steeler Player
M
Matt Bahr
as Self - Steeler Player
J
John Banaszak
as Self - Steeler Player
T
Theo Bell
as Self - Steeler Player
D
Darrell Brown
as Self - Steeler Player
L
Larry Brown
as Self - Steeler Player
R
Robin Cole
as Self - Steeler Player
S
Steve Courson
as Self - Steeler Player
B
Bennie Cunningham
as Self - Steeler Player
R
Russell Davis
as Self - Steeler Player
Sam Davis
as Self - Steeler Player
G
Gary Dunn
as Self - Steeler Player
T
Tom Dornbrook
as Self - Steeler Player
W
Willie Fry Jr.
as Self - Steeler Player
S
Steve Furness
as Self - Steeler Player
D
Derrick Glasper
as Self - Steeler Player
T
Tommy Graves
as Self - Steeler Player
Joe Greene
as Self - Steeler Player
G
Greg Hawthorne
as Self - Steeler Player
R
Ron Johnson
as Self - Steeler Player
R
Robert Milie
as Self - Steeler Player
R
Rick Moser
as Self - Steeler Player
G
Gerry Mullins
as Self - Steeler Player
R
Ray Pinney
as Self - Steeler Player
J
Jim Smith
as Self - Steeler Player
J
John Stallworth
as Self - Steeler Player
C
Cliff Stoudt
as Self - Steeler Player
C
Calvin Sweeney
as Self - Steeler Player
J
J.T. Thomas
as Self - Steeler Player
S
Sidney Thornton
as Self - Steeler Player
D
Dwight White
as Self - Steeler Player
D
Dennis Winston
as Self - Steeler Player
D
Dwayne Woodruff
as Self - Steeler Player

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