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title: 'The World''s Greatest Athlete (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Scheerer'
released: '1973-02-04'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-worlds-greatest-athlete-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070928/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

1973 · 93 min · Comedy, Family · United States


## Synopsis

The World's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Scheerer and starring John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Dayle Haddon, and Jan-Michael Vincent. Released by Walt Disney Productions, it is one of the few wide-release Hollywood sports films to look at the world of track and field. In the film, two coaches recruit a jungle boy who makes history by winning every event at the NCAA Track & Field Championship. The screenplay was by Dee Caruso and Gerald Gardner who also wrote a novelization of the film. This film was also one of Billy De Wolfe's final roles before he died the following year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Scheerer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-scheerer)
- **Screenplay:** [Gerald Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-gardner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marvin Hamlisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-hamlisch)
- **Producer:** [Bill Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-walsh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frank V. Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-v-phillips)
- **Editor:** [Cotton Warburton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cotton-warburton)

## Cast

- [Sarah Selby](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-selby)
- [John Amos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-amos)
- [Roscoe Lee Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-lee-browne)
- [Leon Askin](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-askin)
- [Billy De Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-de-wolfe)
- [Joe Kapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-kapp)
- [Virginia Capers](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-capers)
- [Philip Ahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-ahn)
- [Frank Gifford](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-gifford)
- [Clarence Muse](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-muse)
- [Dick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-wilson)
- [John Lupton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lupton)
- [Nancy Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-walker)
- [Bill Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-toomey)
- [Liam Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-dunn)

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