Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
as Coach Norman Dale
as Myra Fleener
as Shooter
as Cletus
as Opal Fleener
as George
as Rollin
as Rooster
as Reverend Doty
as Sheriff Finley
as Preacher Purl
as Millie
as Mayor Carl
as Junior
as J. June
as Referee (Oolitic)
as Referee - Oolitic Game
as Referee - Cedar Knob Game
as Coach - Cedar Knob
as Gorilla Player - Cedar Knob
as Referee - Verdi Game
as Referee - Loogootee Game
as Referee - Dugger Game
as Referee - Terhune Game
as Referee - Terhune Game
as Coach - Jasper
as Coach - Jasper
as Player - Jasper
as Doc Buggins
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Coach - State
as Official - Finals
as Finals P.A. Announcer
as Radio Announcer - Finals
as Hickory Cheerleader
as Hickory Cheerleader
as Hickory Cheerleader
as Whit Butcher
as Rade
as Buddy
as Everett
as Jimmy Chitwood
as Merle
as Ollie
as Strap Purl
as Star Spangled Banner Quartet