"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
Michael Lloyd
Music
Max A. Keller
Executive Producer
Fred Price
Art Direction
Micheline H. Keller
Producer
George Wallach
David Rosenbloom
Editor
Lou Potter
Writer
Joseph M. Wilcots
Director of Photography
Bruce Bahrenburg
Book
John D'Andrea
William A. Attaway
Bert Gold
Zev Cohen
Georg Stanford Brown
Director