"Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article."
Alan Alda
as George Plimpton
Lauren Hutton
as Kate
Joe Schmidt
as Self
Alex Karras
John Gordy
Mike Lucci
Pat Studstill
Bill McPeak
Jim Martin
Jim David
Chuck Knox
John North
Carl Brettschneider
Roger Brown
Lem Barney
Lou Garney
Mike Weger
Karl Sweetan
Ron Kramer
Charles Bradshaw
Tom Vaughn
Bill Malinchak
Roger Shoals
Jerry Rush
Friday Macklam
Kent Falb
Richard Lane
Richard Thompson
Ernest R. Clark
Mel Farr
Nick Eddy
John McCambridge
Bill Cottrell
Denis Moore
Darris McCord
Jerry Zawadzkas
John Henderson
Milt Plum
Tom Watkins
Amos Marsh
Mickey Walker
Rip Collins
Chuck Walton
Garo Yepremian
Wayne Rasmussen
Bruce Maher
David Kopay
Ron Goovert
Jim Gibbons
Ed Flanagan
Larry Hand
Frank Gallagher
Bob Kowalkowski
Paul Naumoff
Randy Winkler
Vincent Lombardi
John Robinson
Frank Gifford
Fred J. Scollay
as Man
David Doyle
as Oscar
Sugar Ray Robinson
Ann Turkel
as Susan
Mike Bersell
as Boy (uncredited)
Ernie Harwell
as Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Roy Scheider
as Man (uncredited)
Alex March
Director
George Plimpton
Story
Roger Kellaway
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Masci
Associate Producer
Stuart Millar
Producer
Book
Lawrence Roman
Writer
Morris Hartzband
Director of Photography
Peter Garbarini
Sidney Katz
Editor
Louis San Andres
John Carter