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Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

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This made-for-TV movie tells the true story of Charlie Wedemeyer (Michael Nouri), a former football player turned high school coach with a loving wife (Pam Dawber) and two children. At 32, Charlie is diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. When the doctors tell Charlie he has about a year to live, the school expects him to retire from coaching, but he refuses, determined to guide his players to their first state championship, against the odds.

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Synopsis This made-for-TV movie tells the true story of Charlie Wedemeyer (Michael Nouri), a former football player turned high school coach with a loving wife (Pam Dawber) and two children. At 32, Charlie is diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. When the doctors tell Charlie he has about a year to live, the school expects him to retire from coaching, but he refuses, determined to guide his players to their first state championship, against the odds.
Director
Roy Campanella II
Producer
Linda Otto
Screenwriter
Barry Morrow
Production Co
CBS, Landsburg Company, BBD&O, Inc., Campbell Soup Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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