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The Theme from Brian's Song


This is why Brian's Song makes me cry


Some background.
I grew up 20 miles south of downtown Chicago, in Indiana. All Chicago sports teams are what we a watched. I grew up watching Gale Sayers and Walter Payton. Brian's Song is about the interracial friendship, in the 1960's, that bloomed between Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. I was 10 years old when the movie was released.

My senior year in college, at the last football home game of the season, The Pride Band of New Mexico State, for their final song played The Theme of Brian's Song. Here's this 22 year old kid in the stands crying like a baby and my friend's were wondering why I was crying. All I could say is "Watch the movie Brian's Song"

The Chicago Bears honored him by creating The Brian Piccolo Award, which is given to players who best exemplify courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication, and a sense of humor.

There are different versions of the award:
The Chicago Bears present it annually to a rookie and a veteran on the team.
Because Brian Piccolo played for Wake Forest University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), ACC gives it to its "most courageous" football player, and several UNICO chapters give it to courageous athletes of Italian-American heritage.