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Robert Patrick Bleier, who got his nickname as a baby and grew up above his father’s bar in Appleton, Wis., was an undersized, overachieving halfback on Notre Dame’s 1966 national championship football team. He was the team captain in 1967, graduated from Notre Dame in 1968, and drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 16th round.
Nov 11, 2020 · Bleier was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe. Rocky Bleier, whose amazing ...
May 29, 2023 · Grit has been a common theme throughout Rocky Bleier’s life. Whether it was recovering from gunfire and grenade wounds he suffered during the Vietnam...
Feb 9, 2024 · Robert “Rocky” Bleier had a promising football career ahead of him, going undefeated in high school and an impressive winning streak while playing for Notre Dame. In 1968, he was drafted into ...
Nov 10, 2022 · After a grenade injured both his legs and sent him home from Vietnam, Army Specialist Robert Patrick "Rocky" Bleier made a full recovery and went on to win four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh steelers. In college, Bleier played for Notre Dame and was a part of the ‘66 National Championship team. He was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 16th round ...
Aug 18, 2019 · Rocky Bleier thought he made peace with what happened in a rice paddy in Vietnam on Aug. 20, 1969. What the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back didn’t have though was closure until a trip ...
Aug 13, 2019 · And August 20, 1969, is a date that Pittsburgh Steelers legend and Vietnam veteran Rocky Bleier will never forget: the day he was wounded in combat. In an emotional prime time ESPN SC Featured special airing on the 50 th anniversary of his wounding, Bleier returns to the valley where he was wounded in Vietnam for the first time since that day ...
