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.
Robert Urich Bonnie Bedelia Art Carney Richard Herd Howard Cosell Steve Tannen Bubba Smith Simone Griffeth Sandy McPeak Dennis Howard Joe Spano Peggy McCay John Chappell Raymond Serra Enrique Castillo Jerry Lacy Barton Heyman Nick Angotti John Berwick Ken Letner Susan Long Lynn Philip Seibel Bob Levine Bernie McInerney Heshimu Cumbuka Jed Mills Stacy Keach, Sr. Jerry McNeely Andy Duncan Theresa Hayes Stephanie Hankinson Anthony Anderson Fred Anderson Larry Anderson Matt Bahr John Banaszak Theo Bell Darrell Brown Larry Brown Robin Cole Steve Courson Bennie Cunningham Russell Davis Sam Davis Gary Dunn Tom Dornbrook Willie Fry Jr. Steve Furness Derrick Glasper Tommy Graves Joe Greene Greg Hawthorne Ron Johnson Robert Milie Rick Moser Gerry Mullins Ray Pinney Jim Smith John Stallworth Cliff Stoudt Calvin Sweeney J.T. Thomas Sidney Thornton Dwight White Dennis Winston Dwayne Woodruff
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