John Cappelletti's Special Gift to His Dying Brother
December 05, 2006 by John Sanchez John Sanchez | Little Brother When John got up to make his acceptance speech all was well. He had thanked Paterno and his friends and then started thanking his family one at a time. When he was almost finished John, after a long pause, took a deep breath and said, "Lastly there is my brother Joseph, who is ill. He has leukemia." Tears started to freely fall down John's cheeks but his composure remained nearly intact. "They say I've shown courage on the football field, but for me it's only on the field and only in the fall. Joey lives with pain all the time. His courage is round the clock. I want him to have this trophy. It's more his then mine because he has been such an inspiration to me."

Joey, watching from the front table, turned to his father to ask what was going on. John Sr. replied, "Johnny just gave you the Heisman Trophy." When John emerged from the podium to thunderous applause amidst sobs, he went straight for the family table and gave Joey a hug.

Ed O'Neil, one of John's teammates, sat at the table with the Cappelletti family that night. Of the tearful moment he said, "I'm not sure that had I been in John Cappelletti's shoes, and that had been my little brother, that I could've said all the things that he did. You're talking about a sibling that you know will never have the chance you do in life. When it was over, I couldn't find the strength in my legs to stand up. And I was supposed to be a pretty tough guy."

Two years later and eight years after first being diagnosed, Joey Cappelletti died of leukemia with John at his bedside. He was 13.

John would go on to play in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams from 1974-1978 and the San Diego Chargers from 1980-1983. Today he is a successful businessman, happily married with four sons and living in California. He still makes personal appearances now and then and is astounded at how much the book and television movie have affected so many people's lives. "People come up to me or write me letters telling me how they never appreciated their family until they saw the movie. Having some small contribution to someone's life is lot more meaningful then scoring touchdowns."

Anne Cappelletti summed up her son's short life by saying, "Joey was an extra special person who loved everyone. When I think back on it now I realize it all had to be as it was. Somehow Joey had to leave his mark."

um....no....sorry

try imdb.com

no i had ask if you had remember this movie

and i did look at imdb for i wanted to watch it. but they dont have a trailer or anything

The movie is called.........Something for Joey

YES!!!!

Its an excellent movie though it is quite a few years old, I remember seeing it as a teeneager

yes i know its old movie. but AWSOME!!