The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

1h 32m | G | Comedy, Children

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Director: Robert Scheerer

Cast: Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos, Roscoe Browne, Dayle Haddon, Billy De Wolfe, Nancy Walker, Danny Goldman

Head coach Sam Archer (John Amos) and his right-hand man, Milo Jackson (Tim Conway), have been leading Merrivale College's track team to a succession of last-place finishes. A chance visit to Africa brings Sam and Milo the athlete of their dreams: an orphan wild-child named Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). The hapless coaches convince Nanu to leave his carefree life in the jungle for the cutthroat world of college athletics where, naturally, not all goes according to plan.

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