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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

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'A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story' is a 1991 CBS made-for-TV movie that recounts the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child. The movie takes place during the 1981 Buccaneers season, including actual gameplay footage and a dramatized role played by Mario Van Peebles. Bell finds himself befriending an impaired child who inspire each other to become better in their own ways.

Cast



* Mario Van Peebles as Ricky Bell (including actual gameplay footage of the real Ricky Bell)

* Lane R. Davis as Ryan Blankenship

* Polly Holliday as Ruth Weidner

* Lynn Whitfield as Natala Bell

* Susan Ruttan as Carol Blankenship

* James Zachary as Lee Roy Selmon

* John Schumacher as Charley Hannah

* Duriel Harris as Danny Reece

* Dennis Letts as Ed Warren

* Woody Watson as Larry Blankenship

* Marcus Allen as himself

* Jay Pennison as Steve Wilson

* Doug Williams as himself (only through gameplay footage)

References




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