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#15 Box Office Hit of 1973

The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

"From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!"

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Jan-Michael Vincent

    Nanu

    Jan-Michael Vincent

  • Tim Conway

    Milo Jackson

    Tim Conway

  • John Amos

    Coach Sam Archer

    John Amos

  • Roscoe Lee Browne

    Gazenga

    Roscoe Lee Browne

  • Dayle Haddon

    Jane

    Dayle Haddon

  • Billy De Wolfe

    Dean Maxwell

    Billy De Wolfe

  • Nancy Walker

    Mrs. Petersen

    Nancy Walker

  • Vito Scotti

    Games spectator

    Vito Scotti

  • Howard Cosell

    Himself - Announcer

    Howard Cosell

  • Frank Gifford

    Himself - Announcer

    Frank Gifford

  • Himself - Announcer

    Jim McKay

  • Dorothy Shay

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