They quit on the one-yard line. Many of his words did not come easy. Rocky Bleier won four Super Bowls for the Pittsburgh Steelers after earning a Purple Heart and rushed for nearly 4,000 yards in the NFL after getting shot in the leg in Vietnam. Rocky spent 2 full years of intense training to regain his spot in the active roster. He decided to he would play one more year. Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rocky Bleier was originally selected by the Steel City favorite in the 16th round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Football Player Born in Wisconsin #13.

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In honor of Coach Noll, I’ve decided to post a story from The Game before the Money that Rocky Bleier shared. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. I wanted to let you know if you … Earned a spot in the starting backfield Steelers go on to win their first Super Bowl. “I decided the next year, 1980, would be my last. Rocky Bleier's story - a gripping tale of courage on both the football fields of America and the battle fields of Vietnam - has held audiences in rapt attention for years.

Rocky started considering retirement after Super Bowl 14. Bleier is a very humble man. Suddenly, Rocky Bleier felt a thud and a sharp sting in his left thigh. Before Fame. 1974 .

More Bleier Pages. The feature opens with Bleier’s induction into their Ring of Honor last year. Active Roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers Off season training brought Bleier back to the Steelers' starting lineup. The entire student body wore t-shirts with his number 23, the only number retired in the school's history. Not only did Bleier recover from his injuries, but he was an integral part of the Steelers’ four Super Bowl teams in the 1970s. The Bronze Star recipient offers a straightforward solution to the sideline protests of the national anthem that brought the NFL plummeting ratings and empty stadium seats.
The incredible career of Rocky Bleier, running back on one of professional football’s greatest teams, was nearly preempted by a North Vietnamese Army attack on Aug. 20, 1969.Bleier’s amazing perseverance in overcoming severe wounds and going on to win four … Steelers vs Packers One of the best games of Rocky’s career. Steelers legend makes emotional return to Vietnam (7:26) 50 years ago Tuesday, Vietnam Veteran and 4-time Super Bowl champion Rocky Bleier was shot and wounded in the war. On Aug. 20, 1969, Bleier's squad was attacked during a recovery operation in the Hiep Duc Valley. Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming a running back for the Steelers in 1968, he was then drafted by the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.Injured by a bullet to the thigh and a hand grenade to the lower right leg, Rocky is told that he will never walk again. ``Rocky made $650,000 as a motivational speaker in 1995 and his income is going up, not down,'' … Former NFL running back who won four Super Bowls, IX, X, XIII, and XIV, with the Pittsburgh Steelers.