Brian S Song Movie

Brian s song is the 2001 remake of the 1971 television film brian s song telling the story of brian piccolo sean maher a white running back who meets clashes with and befriends fellow chicago bears running back gale sayers mekhi phifer.

Brian s song movie. Directed by john gray. Williams this sports movie is based on the book i am third the autobiography written by gayle sayres. Brian s song is a made for television movie made for abc in 1971 that features james caan and billy d. 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.

It s the true story of a special relationship betw. Brian s song is a made for television movie made for abc in 1971 that features james caan and billy d. Williams this sports movie is based on the book i am third the autobiography written by gayle sayres. The story deals with the friendship of future hall of fame running back gayle sayres and his roommate brian piccolo and how they cope.

Brian s song is a 1971 abc movie of the week that recounts the details of the life of brian piccolo played by james caan a chicago bears football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro in 1965 told through his friendship with bears teammate gale sayers billy dee williams. The story of professional football players gale sayers and brian piccolo and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when piccolo contracted a fatal disease. The movie was adapted from sayers own words in his 1970 autobiography i am third. The story deals with the friendship of future hall of fame running back gayle sayres and his roommate brian piccolo and how they cope.

Brian piccolo james caan and gale sayers billy dee williams are teammates on the mid 1960s chicago bears. This highly acclaimed winner of five emmy awards is one of the best loved movies ever made for television.