Rocky Bleier - Off The Field

Off The Field

Bleier wrote a book of his struggle to recover from his war wounds called Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story, and it was made into a television movie in 1980, with Robert Urich starring as Bleier, Richard Herd as Steelers coach Chuck Noll, Art Carney as team owner Art Rooney, and many of Bleier's teammates (including Matt Bahr and “Mean Joe” Greene) as themselves.

After his career, Bleier did some acting work, appearing on SCTV and in the film Backstreet Justice as himself. He also tours the United States as a motivational speaker.

Bleier has four children. He has two children from his marriage with Aleta Giacobine Whitaker, from whom he was divorced in October 1996. He also has two adopted children with his second wife, Jan Gyurina. As of 2011, he lives in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.