Crazylegs

Crazylegs

★ 5.8IMDb Score
Released:1953-11-15
Genre:Drama
Duration:87 min
Director:Francis D. Lyon
Actors:Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Vohs, James Millican, Robert Waterfield
Production:Hall Bartlett Productions

Overview:

The story of Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, from his high school days to the University of Wisconsin and University of Michigan, followed by what was thought to be a career-ending injury. Defying the odds, he went on to play for the Los Angeles Rams.

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