Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story
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Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story
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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
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1980 television film
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Back:_The_Rocky_Bleier_Story
date created:
2007-04-03T17:35:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T22:15:39Z
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