Brian Piccolo
Running back, American football player
1943 – 1970
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Who was Brian Piccolo?
Louis Brian Piccolo was a professional football player, a running back for the Chicago Bears for four years. He died from embryonal cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of germ cell testicular cancer, first diagnosed after it had spread to his chest cavity. He was the subject of the 1971 TV movie Brian's Song, with a remake TV movie filmed in 2001. Piccolo was portrayed in the original film by James Caan and by Sean Maher in the 2001 remake.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1943
Pittsfield - Also known as
- Louis Brian Piccolo
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Joy Murrath
(1964/12/26 - 1970/06/16)
- Joy Murrath
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Wake Forest University
- Central Catholic High School
- Lived in
- Pittsfield
- Died
- Jun 16, 1970
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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