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Coolidge identifies the man as disgraced American bobsled champion Irving Blitzer, who was disqualified for cheating in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and now works as a bookie close to Derice's home.
Jan 18, 2022 · That's when the character, Derice Bannock, played by Leon Robinson, became inspired after seeing a photo of Irving Blitzer, played by John Candy. Blitzer, an American bobsledder, was disqualified after cheating in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Bannock recruited his friend, Sanka Coffie, who happened to be a pushcart derby champion in the movie.
He would be profiled as Irving "Irv" Blitzer (played by John Candy) in the American film Cool Runnings (1993). Unlike the fictional Blitzer, Siler was employed outside his sporting activities, as an insurance executive. He died July 8, 2014, at his home in Clermont, Florida at the age of 69.
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Feb 15, 2018 · After pleading with the head of the Jamaican Olympic Association to find another way to qualify, protagonist Derice Bannock (Leon) discovers that a former U.S. bobsledder, Irv Blitzer (John...
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He meets dishonored coach Irving Blitzer, who is living in there after two gold medals and elimination due to cheating and convinces him to coach the first Jamaican bobsledding team. They form a group with push-cart driver Sanka Coffie, sprinter Yul Brenner and rich Junior Bevil and without any sponsor, fly to Calgary to participate of the 1988 ...
Sep 30, 2023 · Under the guidance of disgraced bobsled coach Irving “Irv” Blitzer ( John Candy ), the quartet defy the odds to become Jamaica’s first Olympic-qualifying bobsled team. They then swap their...
Oct 1, 2023 · John Candy portrayed their reluctant coach Irving "Irv" Blitzer, who had been stripped of his bobsledding medals for cheating. The uplifting movie strayed greatly from the real-life story of...
