7.6
Genre
Biography, Drama, Docudrama, Action sports, Football, Old movies
Synopsis
Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) are teammates on the mid-1960s Chicago Bears. At a time when professional football still bears a certain amount of race-based segregation, the growing friendship between the white Piccolo and the black Sayers, as well as their wives, Joy (Shelley Fabares) and Linda (Judy Pace), becomes a symbol of harmony during the civil rights era. That bond grows stronger still when Piccolo receives some shattering and unexpected news.
Cast
Brian Piccolo
James Caan
Gale Sayers
Billy Dee Williams
J.C.
Bernie Casey
Coach George Halas
Jack Warden
Joy Piccolo
Shelley Fabares
Linda
Judy Pace
McCaskey
David Huddleston
Veteran Player No.2
Ron Feinberg
Abe Gibron
Abe Gibron
Jack Concannon
Jack Concannon
Roommate
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Veteran Player
Jim Boeke
Dick Butkus
Dick Butkus
Veteran Player #1
Harold 'Happy' Hairston
Nurse 1
Doreen Lang
Hotel Man
Allen Secher
Speaker
Stu Nahan
Dr. Fox
Larry Delaney
1st Reporter
Mario Machado
Toastmaster
Jack Wells
Mr. Eberle
Stephen Coit
Nurse #2
Jennifer Kulik
Reporter #2
Bud Furillo
Mike Ditka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Ditka
Girl in Hospital (uncredited)
January L'Angelle
