Coach of the Year Filming Locations
Where was Coach of the Year filmed? Coach of the Year was filmed in 4 locations across United States in the following places:
Coach of the Year Filming Locations
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Coach of the Year (1980)
Jim Brandon, a former player of the Chigago Bears, was paralyzed during the Vietnam War. When he returns, he tries to get a job as a football coach, but he doesn't succeed. After a visit to the youth prison, St. Charles, he thinks of becoming the football coach there. He decides to do it, because he likes the challenge. The boys, young delinquents, don't accept him, but he goes all out to be accepted.