03 Aug 1931
Maker of Men
Bob plays football badly so his father Coach Dudley, his girlfriend Dorothy and his school reject him. He joins a rival college team and aims to defeat his dad's team.
Second String
She believed in him. Now he must believe in himself to lead the team to the Super Bowl.
American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan's place...
Top Billed Cast
Jon Voight Coach Chuck Dichter
Gil Bellows Dan Heller
Teri Polo Connie Heller
Richard T. Jones Gerry Fullerton
Garcelle Beauvais Larissa Fullerton
George Eads Tommy Baker
Charles Malik Whitfield Lenny Voyles
Lamont Johnson Ernie Weathers
Ingo Neuhaus Randy Johnson
Shawn Woods Curtis Hooks
Evan Parke Jackie Mumms
Nick von Esmarch Tim Hobbs
Mike O'Shea Jeff Vandevier
Goûchy Boy Carl "Big Daddy" Harris
Jeff Pustil Bill Conners
Dwight McFee Dave Faulkner
Aron Tager Charley Tuck
Bob Beverage Ben Anderson
Robert Gordon Calvin Strong
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