Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)

Summary

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.

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Cast
Crew

Robert Urich

as Rocky Bleier
Bonnie Bedelia

as Aleta
Art Carney

as Art Rooney
Richard Herd

as Chuck Knoll
Howard Cosell

as Howard Cosell
Steve Tannen

as Terry Hanratty
Bubba Smith

as Jacobs
Simone Griffeth

as Marcy
Sandy McPeak

as Bob Bleier
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
Nick Angotti

as Assistant Coach
John Berwick

as Hudson
Ken Letner

as Business Manager
Susan Long

as Rosemary
Lynn Philip Seibel

as Jerry
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
Jerry McNeely

as Sportswriter #1
Andy Duncan

as Sportswriter #2
Theresa Hayes

as Receptionist
Stephanie Hankinson

as Jan
Anthony Anderson

as Self - Steeler Player
Fred Anderson

as Self - Steeler Player
Larry Anderson

as Self - Steeler Player
Matt Bahr

as Self - Steeler Player
John Banaszak

as Self - Steeler Player
Theo Bell

as Self - Steeler Player
Darrell Brown

as Self - Steeler Player
Larry Brown

as Self - Steeler Player
Robin Cole

as Self - Steeler Player
Steve Courson

as Self - Steeler Player
Bennie Cunningham

as Self - Steeler Player
Russell Davis

as Self - Steeler Player
Sam Davis

as Self - Steeler Player
Gary Dunn

as Self - Steeler Player
Tom Dornbrook

as Self - Steeler Player
Willie Fry Jr.

as Self - Steeler Player
Steve Furness

as Self - Steeler Player
Derrick Glasper

as Self - Steeler Player
Tommy Graves

as Self - Steeler Player
Joe Greene

as Self - Steeler Player
Greg Hawthorne

as Self - Steeler Player
Ron Johnson

as Self - Steeler Player
Robert Milie

as Self - Steeler Player
Rick Moser

as Self - Steeler Player
Gerry Mullins

as Self - Steeler Player
Ray Pinney

as Self - Steeler Player
Jim Smith

as Self - Steeler Player
John Stallworth

as Self - Steeler Player
Cliff Stoudt

as Self - Steeler Player
Calvin Sweeney

as Self - Steeler Player
J.T. Thomas

as Self - Steeler Player
Sidney Thornton

as Self - Steeler Player
Dwight White

as Self - Steeler Player
Dennis Winston

as Self - Steeler Player
Dwayne Woodruff

as Self - Steeler Player

Directing	Rob Lieberman	Director
Writing	Rocky Bleier	Book
Writing	Terry O'Neill	Book
Writing	Jerry McNeely	Teleplay
Production	Donald A. Baer	Producer
Production	Maurice Welsh Gable	Co-Producer
Production	Jerry McNeely	Executive Producer
Sound	Fred Karlin	Music
Camera	Stevan Larner	Director of Photography
Editing	A. David Marshall	Editor
Art	Richard Berger	Art Direction
Art	Bob Gullickson	Set Decoration