
Coach of the Year
1980-12-20 · 90 min · ★ 7.7
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 ConradJim Brandon
Erin GrayPaula DeFalco
Red WestSuperintendant Turner
Daphne Maxwell ReidMerissa Lane
Ricky Paull GoldinAndy DeFalco
Dean HillMcLeash
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