What is gerry bertier?

• Gerry Bertier (1953-1981) was a high school football player who played linebacker for the T. C. Williams High School Titans.
• He was co-captain of the integrated 1971 team, famously depicted in the film Remember the Titans.
• Before an accident that caused him to become paralyzed, Bertier was considered an All-American linebacker with a promising football career.
• Shortly after winning the Virginia State Championship, he was paralyzed in a car accident.
• After his injury, he became a motivational speaker and participated in the Paralympics.
• He died in 1981, ten years after the accident, in another car accident.

Important Subjects:

• T. C. Williams High School Titans
• Remember the Titans
• All-American linebacker
• Virginia State Championship
• Paralympics