Brian's Song - Wikipedia
Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo (James Caan), a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer, focusing on his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams).
Brian's Song (TV Movie 1971) - IMDb
Nov 30, 1971 · With James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey. 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 …
"Brian’s Song": What Really Happened - History News Network
Piccolo was white and Sayers an African American. Why was the movie so well received? The acting, featuring James Caan as the upbeat Piccolo and Billy Dee Williams playing the introverted...
Brian's Song (TV Movie 1971) - James Caan as Brian Piccolo - IMDb
Brian Piccolo : When you dedicate a game to someone, you are then supposed to go out and win it, idiot. You know, Pat O'Brien never said, "Let's blow one for the Gipper."
What are James Caan’s recollections of Brian’s Song?
Sep 27, 2020 · The Boston Globe’s Tara Sullivan reached out to actor James Caan, who played the role of Brian Piccolo in the movie that chronicled the friendship between the Bears’ running backs and the...
Brian's Song - Rotten Tomatoes
Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) are teammates on the mid-1960s Chicago Bears.
- Reviews: 13
- Content Rating: G,
- Category: Drama
James Caan - Pittsfield's Piccolo in 'Brian's Song' - Dies at 82
Jul 7, 2022 · And on Thursday one of the stars of that classic - actor James Caan - passed away at the age of 82. Caan played Brian Piccolo, who was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. From The Godfather to...
James Caan, who played Brian Piccolo in Brian’s Song, dies at 82
Jul 7, 2022 · Actor James Caan, whose early-career role includes playing Bears running back Brian Piccolo in Brian’s Song, has died. He was 82. Caan is best known for playing Santino “Sonny” Corleone in The Godfather. For football fans, however, he’ll always be Brian Piccolo.
A lasting legacy - Wake Forest News
Nov 27, 2011 · The 1971 movie first aired on ABC and starred James Caan as Wake Forest alumnus Brian Piccolo, and Billy Dee Williams as pro football hall of famer Gale Sayers. The movie was such a success on television, winning three Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, that it was later released in theaters.
Brian's Song - Apple TV
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 ...