Coach of the Year (1980)
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Coach of the Year is the pilot film for a potential Robert Conrad TV series. Conrad plays Jim Brandon, formerly a star athlete, now a wheelchair-bound Vietnam vet. The embittered, self-involved Brandon is hired to coach a team of teenagers at a correctional facility. Once he's… More Coach of the Year is the pilot film for a potential Robert Conrad TV series. Conrad plays Jim Brandon, formerly a star athlete, now a wheelchair-bound Vietnam vet. The embittered, self-involved Brandon is hired to coach a team of teenagers at a correctional facility. Once he's "reached" these so-called incorrigibles, Brandon begins to see his own life in a different light. The film was co-produced by John Ashley of Filipino horror-flick fame. Originally titled The Coach, then 4 Down Behind Bars, Coach of the Year debuted December 20, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Medford
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 20, 1980 Wide
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Cast
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Terry Brown
as One of the Boys from St. Charles
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Ricky Paull Goldin
as Andy DeFalco
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Erin Gray
as Paula DeFalco
- Daphne Maxwell
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Manuel Ortiz
as One of the Boys from St. Charles
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Arnold Palmer
as One of the Boys from St. Charles
- Ron Parady
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Red West
as Superintendant Turner
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Robert Conrad
as Jim Brandon
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Dean Hill
as McLeash
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David Hubbard
as Sweetlife
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Luis Rivera
as One of the Boys from St. Charles
- Richard Marks
- Guy Massey
- John Ashley
