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Coach of the Year
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Coach of the Year

1980-12-20 · 90 min · ★ 7.7

Drama · TV Movie

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

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Directors
Don Medford
Production companies
A. Shane Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Robert ConradRobert ConradJim Brandon
Erin GrayErin GrayPaula DeFalco
Red WestRed WestSuperintendant Turner
Daphne Maxwell ReidDaphne Maxwell ReidMerissa Lane
David RaynrMunroe 'Sweetlife' Johnson
Ricky Paull GoldinRicky Paull GoldinAndy DeFalco
Alex PaezHector Estrada
Radames TorresEffie 'Peanut' Rodriguez
Louis CarelloEddie Lovella
Dean HillDean HillMcLeash
Ed O'BradovichEd O'Bradovich
Joneal JoplinCoach Forester
Richard MarxRichard Marx

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