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Coach of the Year
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1980-12-20
Languageen
Runtime1h 30m
Production

A. Shane Company

7.7(3)
•1980•1h 30m

Coach of the Year

"One determined man can make a difference"

DramaTV Movie

Overview

An ex-football star, paralyzed from the waist down during Vietnam, accepts the challenge of coaching football in a juvenile reform school.

Director
Don Medford
Writing & Screenplay
Frank Abatemarco
Cinematography
Paul Vombrack

Principal Cast

13 credited
Robert Conrad
Robert ConradJim Brandon
Erin Gray
Erin GrayPaula DeFalco
Red West
Red WestSuperintendant Turner
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Daphne Maxwell ReidMerissa Lane
DR
David RaynrMunroe 'Sweetlife' Johnson
Ricky Paull Goldin
Ricky Paull GoldinAndy DeFalco
AP
Alex PaezHector Estrada
RT
Radames TorresEffie 'Peanut' Rodriguez
LC
Louis CarelloEddie Lovella
Dean Hill
Dean HillMcLeash

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