Coach of the Year (film)

Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year
Directed by	Don Medford
Starring	Robert Conrad; Erin Gray
Music by	Pete Carpenter; Mike Post
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
Production
Producer	John Ashley
Cinematography	Paul Vombrack
Distributor	media home entertainment Shane company
Budget	$1 million
Release
Original release	1980

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]

The film was very popular.^[3]

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
as Munroe Sweetlife Johnson
Ricky Paull Goldin as Andy DeFalco
Alex Paez as Hector Estrada

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]

References[]

^ Lamont, John (1990). "The John Ashley Filmography". Trash Compactor (Volume 2 No. 5 ed.). p. 27.
^ Alvin H. Marill (2009). Sports on Television. Praeger, 2009. ISBN 978-0313351051.
^ Lamont, John (199). "The John Ashley Interview Part 2". Trash Compactor (Volume 2 No. 6 ed.).
^ Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Coach of the Year at IMDb

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[1] Lamont, John (1990). "The John Ashley Filmography". Trash Compactor (Volume 2 No. 5 ed.). p. 27.

[2] Alvin H. Marill (2009). Sports on Television. Praeger, 2009. ISBN 978-0313351051.

[two-3] Lamont, John (199). "The John Ashley Interview Part 2". Trash Compactor (Volume 2 No. 6 ed.).

[4] Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.^{[permanent dead link]}

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