by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
This sports drama is based on the true story of professional basketball players Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman. When Stokes (Bernie Casey), who is black, is rendered comatose and paraplegic by a head injury, his white teammate Twyman (Bo Svenson) exerts himself mightily to raise money for Stokes' physical therapy and medical treatment in the hopes that he will one day walk again. Before the injury, Twyman was just a friendly teammate. Afterwards, he became more or less a member of Stokes' family.
characteristics
- Baseball
- Incapacitation
- Life-changes
- Paralysis
- Sports
- Handicap
- Friend
- Basketball
- Cripple
