A Football Life Dexter Manley (Season 5, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Sport

A Football Life

Dexter Manley (Season 5, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Sport

The story of the rise, fall and redemption of one the most dominant and beloved players in Washington Redskins history. The "Secretary of Defense" who was functionally illiterate and became addicted to drugs.

Composer

David Robidoux

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 25, 2015

Release date

Sep 25, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 cast members

Name	Known for
Harold Bailey Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Steve Buckhantz Self Self See fewer	Without Bias (2009)
Joe Bugel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Earnest Byner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	D.T. In 'Dawg Territory' (1988)
Gary Clark Self Self See fewer	NFL Monday Night Football (1970)
Bob Costas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	BASEketball (1998)
Eric Dickerson Self Self See fewer	S.W.A.T. (2017)
Mike Ditka Self Self See fewer	Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Joe Gibbs Self Self See fewer	Nitro Circus (2009)
Darryl Grant Self Self See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
Darrell Green Self Self See fewer	Dirty Work (2018)
Jimmy Johnson Self Self See fewer	The Waterboy (1998)
John Lucas Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Dexter Manley II Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Dalis Manley Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Dexter Manley Self Self See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
John Manley Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Lydia Manley Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Charles Mann Self Self See fewer	Turf Valley (2021)
Mr. T Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rocky III (1982)
Mark Murphy Self Self See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Harry Reid Self Self See fewer	Traffic (2000)
John Riggins Self Self See fewer	The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Worley Taylor Self Self See fewer	A Football Life (2011)
Joe Theismann Self Self See fewer	Cannonball Run II (1984)
Michael Wilbon Self Self See fewer	Pardon the Interruption (2001)
Richard Williamson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
Otis Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Fugitive (1993)