Buzz Kulik's beloved tearjerker is based on the real-life friendship between Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond that was strengthened when Piccolo discovers that he has a fatal disease.
Directed byBuzz Kulik
Written byWilliam Blinn, Gale Sayers, Al Silverman
CountryUnited States
Runtime73 min
On screen
James Caan
Billy Dee Williams
Jack Warden