The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!
93 min
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.
- Release date
- February 4, 1973
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Marvin Hamlisch
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Cast
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Nanu
- Tim Conway as Milo Jackson
- John Amos as Coach Sam Archer
- Roscoe Lee Browne as Gazenga
- Dayle Haddon as Jane
- Billy De Wolfe as Dean Maxwell
- Nancy Walker as Mrs. Petersen
- Vito Scotti as Games Spectator
- Howard Cosell as Himself - Announcer
- Frank Gifford as Himself - Announcer
- Jim McKay as Himself - Announcer
- Liam Dunn as Dr. Winslow
- Clarence Muse as Gazenga's Assistant
- Al Checco as Dr. Checco
- Danny Goldman as Leopold Maxwell
- Don Pedro Colley as Morumba
- Leon Askin as Dr. Gottlieb
- Leigh Christian
- Virginia Capers as Native Woman
- Philip Ahn as Old Chinaman
- John Lupton as Race Starter
- Sarah Selby as Woman on Safari
- Russ Conway as Judge with Stopwatch
- Dick Wilson as Drunk in Bar
- Jack Griffin
- David Mooney
- David Armstrong as Judge (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Scheerer · Director
- Gerald Gardner · Writer
- Dee Caruso · Writer
- Bill Walsh · Producer
- Marvin Hamlisch · Composer
- Frank V. Phillips · Cinematographer
- Cotton Warburton · Editor