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