Coach of the Year (film)
| Coach of the Year | |
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| Directed by | Don Medford |
| Produced by | John Ashley |
| Starring |
Robert Conrad Erin Gray |
| Music by |
Pete Carpenter Mike Post |
| Cinematography | Paul Vombrack |
Release dates | 1980 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Coach of the Year is a 1980 American TV film about a paraplegic coach, starring Robert Conrad, Erin Gray, Red West and Daphne Reid.[1]
Plot
Jim Brandon (Robert Conrad), a former player for the Chicago Bears, is a returning veteran who has been paralyzed in the Vietnam War. Upon his return to his home town, he tries to get a job as a football coach, but does not get it. He comes up with the idea of becoming the football coach at the youth-prison St Charles after a visit there. Coach Brandon tries to become accepted by the young delinquents at the prison, while coaching them to succeed on the football field.
Cast
- Robert Conrad as Jim Brandon
- Erin Gray as Paula DeFalco
- Red West as Superintendent Turner
- Daphne Reid as Merissa Lane
- David Raynr as Munroe Sweetlife Johnson
- Ricky Paull Goldin as Andy DeFalco
- Alex Paez as Hector Estrada
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