When Brian Urlacher received the Brian Piccolo Award for the second time on Thursday, it brought up again the fond memories of Brian's Song, a movie made for TV based on the real-life friendship between Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers; two running backs for the Chicago Bears football team.
The two supported one another through injuries, but especially when Piccolo discovered he had a rare form of cancer. The movie highlights the bond between the two men when Piccolo finds out he's dying.
While the movie was a good one, what made it so powerful was the relationship between Piccolo who was white, and Sayers who was black. To see a movie based on genuine respect and care between the two was powerful at the time, and still is.
Very much film has liked me.
Posted by: Bernard Lavilliers | April 27, 2008 11:08 AM | Permalink to Comment