The World's Greatest Athlete
32 reviews
Comedy/Family
1h 46m
1973
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...
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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.
- DirectorRobert Scheerer
- Release14 February 1973
- Genre
- Duration1h 46m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate32 reviews
- Productions
Walt Disney Productions
Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu

Tim Conway
Milo Jackson

John Amos
Coach Sam Archer

Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga

Dayle Haddon
Jane

Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell

Nancy Walker
Mrs. Petersen

Vito Scotti
Games spectator

Howard Cosell
Himself - Announcer

Frank Gifford
Himself - Announcer

Liam Dunn
Dr. Winslow

Clarence Muse
Gazenga's Assistant

Al Checco
Dr. Checco

Danny Goldman
Leopold Maxwell

Don Pedro Colley
Morumba

Leon Askin
Dr. Gottlieb

Joe Kapp
Buzzer Kozak

Leigh Christian

Virginia Capers
Native Woman

Philip Ahn
Old Chinaman

John Lupton
Race Starter

Sarah Selby
Woman on Safari

Russ Conway
Judge with Stopwatch

Dick Wilson
Drunk in Bar

Bob Harks
Party Guest (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson
Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Robinson
Reporter (uncredited)
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