"A young white man goes to a historically black college for the chance to be the starting quarterback. There he encounters considerable resentment and learns what it's like to be in the minority."
Caitlyn Jenner
as Jim Gregory
Dennis Haysbert
as James 'Shack' Harris
Bill Overton
as Slick
Deborah Pratt
as Jennifer
Byron Stewart
as Sandman
Raymond Vitte
as Rags
LeVar Burton
as Charles 'Tank' Smith
Harry Belafonte
as Coach Eddie Robinson
Vance Davis
as Coach Porter
Fred Pinkard
as Dr. Ford
Daniel Joseph Bernard
as Gibbons
Mark Chavis
as Chris
Betsy Corley
as Coed Clerk
Gilbert Culpepper
as Holmes
Rick Frederick
as Male Clerk
Marlene Leeper
as Janey
Alex Marshall
as Wiley Coach
Herb Nelson
as Slob
Glarence Odum
as Potts
Robert Parham
as 'JJ' Johnson
Anita Parrott
as Mrs. Johnson
John K. Price
as Man at Counter
Dorsey R. Richard
as Rhino
Katie Robinson
as Waitress
Tammy L. Staten
as Ruby
John Tellis
as Guard
Michael Jerome Williams
as Pow Wow Samuels
Bruce Bahrenburg
Book
William A. Attaway
Writer
Zev Cohen
Lou Potter
Bert Gold
Producer
Max A. Keller
Executive Producer
Micheline H. Keller
George Wallach
John D'Andrea
Music
Michael Lloyd
Joseph M. Wilcots
Director of Photography
David Rosenbloom
Editor
Fred Price
Art Direction
Georg Stanford Brown
Director