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Coach of the Year (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Coach of the Year' is a 1980 American TV film about a paraplegic coach, starring Robert Conrad, Erin Gray, Red West and Daphne Reid.
The film was very popular.
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 Illinois State Training School for Boys in 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
* Richard Marx as himself (credited as Richard Marks)
Production
* The movie was filmed in Batavia, Illinois, including a scene in Dick's Townhouse Tavern, and St. Charles, Illinois, including scenes at the Illinois Youth Center.
It was produced by John Ashley a former actor who was an old friend of Conrad's.
References
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