A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

Ricky Bell, an all-pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who died of a rare muscle disease in the prime of his career. The plot centers on Bell's relationship with a father-less handicapped boy, and his efforts to be a big brother to him. The boy ends up being an inspiration for Bell when his disease makes the athlete more afflicted than the boy.A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story featuring Mario Van Peebles and Susan Ruttan is streaming with subscription on Netflix, and available for purchase on Prime Video. It's a biography and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.3 (240 votes).