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Coach of the Year

One determined man can make a difference

1980★ 7.7 · 31h 30mDramaTV Movie

Overview

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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Erin Gray
as Paula DeFalco

Robert Conrad
as Jim Brandon

Daphne Maxwell Reid
as Merissa Lane

David Raynr
as Munroe 'Sweetlife' Johnson

Red West
as Superintendant Turner

Ricky Paull Goldin
as Andy DeFalco

Alex Paez
as Hector Estrada

Dean Hill
as McLeash

Louis Carello
as Eddie Lovella

Ed O'Bradovich
as Ed O'Bradovich

Radames Torres
as Effie 'Peanut' Rodriguez

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7.7/ 10

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Release date: 1980-12-20

Runtime: 1h 30m

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