Rocky Bleier
Football champion & Vietnam War hero
Rocky Bleier was not very big and not very fast, but he was an incredibly determined young athlete when the Steelers picked him late in the 1968 draft. Before he could prove himself as a rookie, he was drafted again - this time, for combat duty in the Vietnam War. A few months later, crippled by enemy rifle fire and grenade wounds in both legs, Bleier faced his biggest challenge. He could barely walk, and he certainly couldn't run. To play professional football seemed impossible.
But Rocky Bleier did the impossible. The story of his agonizing two-year battle to overcome his injuries and return to the Pittsburgh Steelers is described in the book Fighting Back, and recreated in the 1980 ABC-TV movie of the same name. The rest of his exciting 12-year career is history: how he pressed on to become one of the Steelers' top leading ground gainers... how he passed the 1,000 yard rushing mark in one season ...how he contributed to four Super Bowl Victories ...how he consistently made the big play during important games with uncanny predictability.
Bleier's program motivates audiences to keep on striving for greater accomplishments. He draws parallels between the challenges he faced in the past and the challenges all business people face in today's crowded, competitive marketplace. He employs a dynamic style with real life stories and brings it together with a warm, self-reflective humor that audiences can relate to.
Interested in booking Rocky Bleier to speak at your next event?
But Rocky Bleier did the impossible. The story of his agonizing two-year battle to overcome his injuries and return to the Pittsburgh Steelers is described in the book Fighting Back, and recreated in the 1980 ABC-TV movie of the same name. The rest of his exciting 12-year career is history: how he pressed on to become one of the Steelers' top leading ground gainers... how he passed the 1,000 yard rushing mark in one season ...how he contributed to four Super Bowl Victories ...how he consistently made the big play during important games with uncanny predictability.
Bleier's program motivates audiences to keep on striving for greater accomplishments. He draws parallels between the challenges he faced in the past and the challenges all business people face in today's crowded, competitive marketplace. He employs a dynamic style with real life stories and brings it together with a warm, self-reflective humor that audiences can relate to.
Interested in booking Rocky Bleier to speak at your next event?
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