Mario “Motts” Tonelli became a national celebrity as a bruising fullback at Notre Dame and for the NFL’s Chicago Cardinals. Tonelli willingly gave up his football career and volunteered for the U.S. Army prior to World War II where he spent the entire conflict as a Japanese prisoner. With hundreds of players in the service during the war, the NFL struggled to survive until they came up with creative solutions. But the league, and Tonelli, persevered. This program chronicles Tonelli, the NFL players, and their amazing stories of determination and survival in order to return to the game they loved!

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