 Writer Tom Greene, had written in a part for Frank Gifford, then a  football great. In the story, Steve Austin (The Six Million Dollar  Man), wants to help Andy, the Bionic Boy, regain the strength in his  now bionic legs, so he has Andys hero (Gifford) fly out to his home  in Utah to surprise him and give him the confidence he needs to walk  again. Greene wanted to make sure all the football jargon in his  script was accurate, so he turned to his then five year old nephew  Dana Greene, for just the right dialogue (Dana was already a  fanatical sports fan!). When Gifford read the script he was so  impressed with the football "speak" that he asked Greene if he  played football in school! (Greene only played on the sidelines,  that is, playing trumpet in the James Monroe High School Marching  Band). Twenty years later Dana continues his interest in sports and  has become a popular sports announcer, currently doing Sports on the  ABC News affiliate in Salt Lake City. (Greene named the Bionic Boy  "Andy" after Danas older brother).