 American football players Brian Piccolo, of Italian descent with the gift of the gab, and Gale Sayers, black and a social cripple, both join the Chicago Bears. They don t get along, but coach s plan to mix races as roomies forces them to do so. When Gale is about to give up with a knee injury, Brian kicks and helps him till he gets back, and they become friends. Just when Brian gets off the bench in a new position, he s diagnosed with embryonal carcinoma, and when that s cured other dangerous cancers: his career is over, and his life a painful struggle for survival at best...