
Brian’s Song is a movie directed by Buzz Kulik in 1971 and based on the book I Am Third: The Inspiration for Brian’s Song by Gale Sayers, first published in 1970. The movie features James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, David Huddleston, and others.
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Storyline
The true story of a special relationship between two professional football players, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. Both star players for the Chicago Bears, Sayers and Piccolo soon became roommates and best friends. When Sayers suffers a knee injury in mid-season, it is Piccolo who prods and inspires him to work toward a complete recovery. Then fate deals a cruel blow: Piccolo is stricken with malignant cancer.
Movie vs Book

Year
1971
Minutes
73
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb

Year
1970
Pages
272
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
I Am Third
Subtitle: The Inspiration for Brian's Song
Author: Gale Sayers
Country: USA
First published in: 1970
Length: 272 pages
Genre: Biography
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