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Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
Keywords
friendship
sports
american football
terminal illness
cancer
reflective
anxious
factual
admiring
Casts
James Caan
Brian Piccolo
Billy Dee Williams
Gale Sayers
Jack Warden
Coach Halas
Bernie Casey
J.C. Caroline
Shelley Fabares
Joy Piccolo
David Huddleston
Ed McCaskey
Judy Pace
Linda Sayers
Abe Gibron
Abe Gibron
Jack Concannon
Jack Concannon
Ed O'Bradovich
Ed O'Bradovich
Harold 'Happy' Hairston
Veteran Player #1
Ron Feinberg
Veteran Player #2
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Roommate
Jim Boeke
Veteran Player #3
Larry Delaney
Dr. Fox
Stephen Coit
Mr. Eberle
Doreen Lang
Nurse #1
Jennifer Kulik
Nurse #2
Allen Secher
Hotel Man
Stu Nahan
Speaker
Mario Machado
Reporter #1
Bud Furillo
Reporter #2
Jack Wells
Toastmaster
Dick Butkus
Dick Butkus (uncredited)
Mike Ditka
Mike Ditka (archive footage) (uncredited)
January L'Angelle
Girl in Hospital (uncredited)
Crews
Buzz Kulik
Director
William Blinn
Writer
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Jack Newman
Thanks
Steve Sabol
Thanks
Alfred E. Overton
Sound Mixer
Joe Guarracino
Thanks
Paul Junger Witt
Producer
Harold E. Wooley
Sound Editor
Ralph Hickey
Sound Editor
Marvin I. Kosberg
Sound Editor
William J. Montague
Sound Mixer
Tony Thomas
Associate Producer
Monty Pearce
Sound Editor
Paul Laune
Sound Editor
George C. Emick
Sound Editor
Ernie Ernse
Thanks
Richard Learman
Second Assistant Director
Wayne Fury
Sound Editor
Dave Friedman
Still Photographer
Bud S. Isaacs
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Ross Bellah
Art Direction
Eddie Saeta
Unit Production Manager
Eddie Saeta
Assistant Director
Renée Valente
Casting
Gale Sayers
Book
Frank Lombardo
Set Decoration
Al Silverman
Book
Backdrops & Posters
