October 22, 1978 – Bill Sackter’s hometown newspaper – The Minneapolis Tribune – does an eight-page spread on his story.
In 1977, Bill Sackter received the Handicapped Iowan of the Year Award for 1976, attending the national awards ceremony in Washington D.C. later that same year. This “feel-good” story about how one handicapped man overcame many of life’s biggest obstacles began to spread across the nation, and on October 22nd, 1978, Bill’s hometown newspaper – The Minneapolis Tribune – did an eight-page spread on the story. Come take a look at the pictures and text that help prompt CBS-Television executives to contact Barry Morrow, making his story – Bill’s Triumph – into a made-for-TV movie starring Mickey Rooney.
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