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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story: Directed by William A. Graham. With LeVar Burton, Madge Sinclair, Paul Benjamin, James Luisi. True story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball.
2 feb 2021 · LeFlore (standing 5’11’ and weighing a muscular 200 lbs. as a major leaguer) played running back and corner back for the prison team. “Ron was, by far, my most talented player,” Kermit went on. “But my other running back, Jeff Atkins (convicted for murder) and William McCray (also convicted for murder), started as a defensive end and ...
26 set 1978 · Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978) - William A. Graham on AllMovie - An outstanding performance by LeVar Burton makes…
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story was a 1978 made for TV movie telling the story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers. The movie was based on LeFlore's autobiography, Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues. It follows LeFlore from his heroin addiction, to his time in Michigan's Jackson State ...
Lavar Burton is at his best in this film, very convincing. he really looked like a big leaguer and was able to even have the swing that Leflore had and his quick speed. this was always one of my favorite films on TV growing up, and the film still has a great impact on the 'baseball films'. its probably one of the most underrated and not well know baseball films. even today Ron Leflore still ...
The true story of baseball star Ron LeFlore, from his days as a street-corner punk with no future to his days behind bars on a petty robbery conviction to his ultimate once-in-a-lifetime chance with the Detroit Tigers, where he became an outstanding baseball player.
That year, a television movie based on LeFlore’s life aired on CBS. Titled “One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story” the film starred LeVar Burton and elevated LeFlore’s profile beyond the baseball world. But following the 1978 season, Houk – who had supported LeFlore throughout his career – resigned.
