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

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988)
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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Release Date: 1988

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 33 min

Plot Summary

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.

Cast: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg, Reginald VelJohnson

Director: Roy Campanella II

Genres: Docudrama

Keywords: Wife, 1970s, Quest, 1980s, Underdog, Emotional, Hospital, Doctor, Sacrifice