Coach of the Year (film)

1980 American television film by Don Medford From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coach of the Year (film)

Coach of the Year is a 1980 American TV film about a paraplegic coach, starring Robert Conrad, Erin Gray, Red West and Daphne Reid.[2][3] It aired on December 20, 1980 on NBC.

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Coach of the Year
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Directed byDon Medford
StarringRobert Conrad
Erin Gray
Music byPete Carpenter
Mike Post
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJohn Ashley
CinematographyPaul Vombrack
Budget$1 million[1]
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 20, 1980 (1980-12-20)
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Plot

Jim Brandon, 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.

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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.[4]

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