The World's Greatest Athlete

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The World's Greatest Athlete

Comedy

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Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.

Date: 02/14/1973

Rating: 5.3

Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, Tim Conway, John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Dayle Haddon, Billy De Wolfe, Nancy Walker, Vito Scotti, Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, Jim McKay, Dorothy Shay, Liam Dunn, Clarence Muse, Al Checco, Danny Goldman, Don Pedro Colley, Leon Askin, Joe Kapp, Leigh Christian, Virginia Capers, Philip Ahn, John Lupton, Sarah Selby, Russ Conway, Dick Wilson, Jack Griffin, David Mooney, Don Ames, David Armstrong, Pete Carroll, Spencer Chan, Edward Coch Jr., Robert Cole, Peter Eastman, Bob Harks, Eugene Jackson, Marlene Kisker, Hans Moebus, John Pedrini, Al Roberts, Hank Robinson, Owen Song

Jan-Michael Vincent