Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) TV Movie

This is the true story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer (Michael Nouri). At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the American dream; a winning team, a happy marriage and public adulation. Then in 1977, Charlie is diagnosed as suffering from ALS, a degenerative neurological ailment better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Given only one year to live, Charlie determines to continue leading his Los Gatos Wildcats to a state championship -- which he eventually does, despite losing all powers of speech and movement. Several notches above the usual "disease of the week" TV movie, Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story was directed by ROY CAMPANELLA II -- himself the son of a physically disabled pro athlete, baseball star Roy Campanella. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) TV Movie

Cast: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg, James Handy, Dan Lauria, Reginald VelJohnson, Noble Willingham, Stephen Dorff, Betty Carvalho, Amelia Burnette, Kyle Chandler

One of Her Own (1994) TV Movie

What do you do when the system goes against you? You go against the system!

One of Her Own (1994) TV Movie

Cast: Greg Evigan, Jason Schombing, Lori Loughlin, Martin Sheen, Reginald VelJohnson, Terry Loughlin, Valerie Landsburg

Grass Roots (1992) TV Movie

This is the story of an attorney in the South who suddenly finds himself embroiled in politics, a particularly controversial murder trial and a public battle with a vindictive journalist - all at the same time. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Grass Roots (1992) TV Movie
Cast: Claude Akins, Corbin Bernsen, Henry Jones, Herb Edelman, Joanna Cassidy, Katherine Helmond, Mel Harris, Raymond Burr, Reginald VelJohnson