Invincible

- Mark Wahlberg represented Vince Papale in the movie and is 5'8" and weighs 170 lbs.

* Vince Papale actually was 6'2" and weighed 185 lbs.

 

- Vince grew up in Glenolden, Pennsylvania as a child.

* Movie location was 12 miles away from his childhood home.

 

- In the movie, Vince heard about the tryouts for the Philadelphia Eagles on a televsion broadcast and was motivated by his friends to do it.

* Dick Vermeil contacted a couple of Philadelphia Bell players to come for tryouts and it gave them a chance to train.

 

- The film showed coach Vermeil in the parking lot with Vince and his broken car letting him know that he made the team.

* Coach actually called Vince into his office to tell him of the decision just like everybody else trying out.

 

-Vince's wife was shown leaving him and giving him a note saying, "You'll never go anywhere, never make a name for yourself and never make any money"(http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/invincible.php).

*This really happened to Vince but not around the time of the tryouts. It helped fuel him to become who he is today.

 

- The movie shows Vince meeting Janet during his time at tryouts.

* Vince truely did not meet Janet until 15 years after his season with the Eagles.

 

-Vince and his friends played tough, outdoor, muddy football in the movie and it was very aggressive.

* They played very often in bar leagues and many injuries occured. Vince said there was always an ambulance near the fields because of it.