Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo
	Piccolo in 1967
No. 41
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	October 31, 1943; Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	June 16, 1970 (aged 26); New York, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:	Wake Forest
Undrafted:	1965
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1965–1969);
Career highlights and awards
	Chicago Bears No. 41 retired; Second-team All-American (1964); ACC Player of the Year (1964); First-team All-ACC (1964); Wake Forest Demon Deacons No. 31 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	927
Rushing average:	3.6
Rushing touchdowns:	4
Receptions:	58
Receiving yards:	537
Receiving touchdowns:	1
	Player stats at PFR

Louis Brian Piccolo (October 31, 1943 – June 16, 1970) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for four years. He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He died at age 26 from embryonal cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of germ cell testicular cancer, first diagnosed after it had spread to his chest cavity.

Piccolo was the subject of the 1971 TV movie Brian's Song, with a remake TV movie of the same name filmed in 2001. He was portrayed in the original film by James Caan and by Sean Maher in the 2001 remake.^[1]