An Evening

with Rocky

Bleier

Hosted by Denny Schaffer

Jan 11, 2024

Join Us and Help our Vets

• 6:00PM - 6:45PM: Cocktails, Heavy Hor's d'oeuvres, and 50/50 cash raffle

• 6:45PM - 7:45PM: Rocky's Remarks (approx. 25-30 min) followed by an Audience Q&A (approx. 20-25 min)
  

• 7:45PM - 8:15PM: Autographs and Photos with attendees
  

Ticket Options

$75 per ticket

Seating in the 3rd row of tables

$100 per ticket

Seating in the 2nd row of tables

$150 per ticket

Front row seating

and VIP Rocky Meet & Greet

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Rocky Bleier’s story - a gripping tale of courage on both the football fields of America and the battle fields of Vietnam - has held audiences in rapt attention for years. Yet, the motivational message behind it, detailing how ordinary people can become extraordinary achievers, defines success in the new American century.

With the same optimism, sense of humor and steadfast determination that were his trademarks as a Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Rocky Bleier takes audiences from his early years through his professional career and talks about the lessons he learned along the way….lessons that we all can benefit from.

Not falling within the ideal of what a running back should look like, Bleier had to run harder and play smarter to be able to stand out. Despite his drive and ability to make the big play, the Pittsburgh Steelers only considered him a late round pick. But before the season ended that first year, he was drafted again…this time by the United States Army. At the height of the Vietnam War, Bleier was thrust into combat early and was seriously wounded when his platoon ran into an ambush.

Receiving wounds from both rifle fire and grenade fragments in his legs, he was barely able to walk and his professional football career seemed to have ended before it began...

For more than two years, he drove himself. Little by little he overcame obstacles and fought his way back. He not only made the Pittsburgh Steelers, but also eventually became a starting running back on a team that won four Super Bowls and became the greatest football team of the 20th century.

The hard lessons Rocky Bleier learned early in his life that helped him overcome adversity and reach his goals, have paid off after football. These lessons are seen between the lines in the popular book on his life, Fighting Back.

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