![The World's Greatest Athlete](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/gDgfRDuhT6KXtBwq0Z1G2uqY1eQ.jpg)
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
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.
Production Companies
![Walt Disney Productions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200/vyyv4Gy9nPqAZKElPm2izLlEaVS.png)
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 2.679 |
Directed By
Robert Scheerer
Crew
Robert Scheerer
Gerald Gardner
Dee Caruso
Bill Walsh
Marvin Hamlisch
Frank V. Phillips
Cotton Warburton
John B. Mansbridge
Walter H. Tyler
Hal Gausman
Chuck Keehne
Emily Sundby
La Rue Matheron
Robert J. Schiffer
Michael J. Dmytryk
Arthur J. Vitarelli
Herb Taylor
Art Cruickshank
Danny Lee
Eustace Lycett
Hans Metz
Alan Maley
Dick Warlock
Dick Warlock
John R. Shannon
Evelyn Kennedy
TOP CAST
![Jan-Michael Vincent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/b7yhLzbj72RLVemoj7wv7o3C30N.jpg)
Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu
![Tim Conway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ejIaBqJt4shL7n7LfphvKWAIgWl.jpg)
Tim Conway
Milo Jackson
![John Amos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/b2zYGkMG28wYDHC9CunfYAeoeMQ.jpg)
John Amos
Coach Sam Archer
![Roscoe Lee Browne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/zNOJbPMeQd5thNTA1dvb1ZT61mI.jpg)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga
![Dayle Haddon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/4dKSNahMp7PolC8uayH32R24vUd.jpg)
Dayle Haddon
Jane
![Billy De Wolfe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/kUWF7F8x2RyLT8F1zTa7QhY3HhV.jpg)
Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell
![Nancy Walker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nAsPVCg1dOvO4g28AwdMYKK9myx.jpg)
Nancy Walker
Mrs. Petersen
![Vito Scotti](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/vZJVyk2k8yCqLbpG4b9R22IYjSO.jpg)
Vito Scotti
Games spectator
![Howard Cosell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ad8VMSJfGN4fl3mxPoqKrnrB4z2.jpg)
Howard Cosell
Himself - Announcer
![Frank Gifford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/6dIZ7SD0zUIplgC7lDTZtCniLX5.jpg)
Frank Gifford
Himself - Announcer
Jim McKay
Himself - Announcer
![Liam Dunn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/clIjX0wrNp7KyuqNvTG5Bo4O3xH.jpg)
Liam Dunn
Dr. Winslow
![Clarence Muse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/9k5D1LxHU7C0MhErSiY1uVt0mm8.jpg)
Clarence Muse
Gazenga's Assistant
![Al Checco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/e4AT5okoZbb6hxDXVJlI91GuDdp.jpg)
Al Checco
Dr. Checco
![Danny Goldman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lmWTlSAxjFxEnsDOU2sQ5IjgqDS.jpg)
Danny Goldman
Leopold Maxwell
![Don Pedro Colley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/r2AGWiQ6JovqrQvcUOcUrACSXSc.jpg)
Don Pedro Colley
Morumba
![Leon Askin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dL0IbSOA77EW4khTTnalpKb6hkG.jpg)
Leon Askin
Dr. Gottlieb
![Joe Kapp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/gI6cVkTalb3HyWgJWqULpsCIifd.jpg)
Joe Kapp
Buzzer Kozak
![Virginia Capers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hX4gKz8BQVgYI7I47PnyMxjUmJs.jpg)
Virginia Capers
Native Woman
![Philip Ahn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tCA7nrxPAGPFVSvfOIFlr6PlKU0.jpg)
Philip Ahn
Old Chinaman
![John Lupton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xWN2nOktkUUwdKp2LIn6Hp24gr2.jpg)
John Lupton
Race Starter
![Sarah Selby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/oP2sSj0yl4CKHDx6NBwKB9kQkW2.jpg)
Sarah Selby
Woman on Safari
![Russ Conway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dG6j4uCHldveXVIrAFvukrwgNRp.jpg)
Russ Conway
Judge with Stopwatch
![Dick Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/q1mQblTO7wXZwxiGvmKFlG7VV6K.jpg)
Dick Wilson
Drunk in Bar
Don Ames
Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Judge (uncredited)
Pete Carroll
Running Back (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Commuter (uncredited)
Edward Coch Jr.
Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Judge (uncredited)
Peter Eastman
Party Guest (uncredited)
![Bob Harks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/wNvgM0pNYk8M6O3rGn9JzWViHaC.jpg)
Bob Harks
Party Guest (uncredited)
![Eugene Jackson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/7RMdrhnV73hsCiJiWyHCVlAFTDf.jpg)
Eugene Jackson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marlene Kisker
Clerk (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Pedrini
Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Roberts
Coach (uncredited)
![Hank Robinson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5nmBs8updppF9JmMRjOsFeG02yp.jpg)
Hank Robinson
Reporter (uncredited)
Owen Song
Spectator (uncredited)