Paper Lion

The Paper Lion is about to get creamed!

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.

Comedy

Alan Alda

(George Plimpton)

Lauren Hutton

(Kate)

Joe Schmidt

(Self)

Alex Karras

(Self)

John Gordy

(Self)

Mike Lucci

(Self)

Pat Studstill

(Self)

Bill McPeak

(Self)

Jim Martin

(Self)

Jim David

(Self)

Chuck Knox

(Self)

John North

(Self)

Carl Brettschneider

(Self)

Roger Brown

(Self)

Lem Barney

(Self)

Lou Garney

(Self)

Mike Weger

(Self)

Karl Sweetan

(Self)

Ron Kramer

(Self)

Charles Bradshaw

(Self)

Tom Vaughn

(Self)

Bill Malinchak

(Self)

Roger Shoals

(Self)

Jerry Rush

(Self)

Friday Macklam

(Self)

Kent Falb

(Self)

Richard Lane

(Self)

Richard Thompson

(Self)

Ernest R. Clark

(Self)

Mel Farr

(Self)

Nick Eddy

(Self)

John McCambridge

(Self)

Bill Cottrell

(Self)

Denis Moore

(Self)

Darris McCord

(Self)

Jerry Zawadzkas

(Self)

John Henderson

(Self)

Milt Plum

(Self)

Tom Watkins

(Self)

Amos Marsh

(Self)

Mickey Walker

(Self)

Rip Collins

(Self)

Chuck Walton

(Self)

Garo Yepremian

(Self)

Wayne Rasmussen

(Self)

Bruce Maher

(Self)

David Kopay

(Self)

Ron Goovert

(Self)

Jim Gibbons

(Self)

Ed Flanagan

(Self)

Ed Flanagan

(Self)

Larry Hand

(Self)

Frank Gallagher

(Self)

Bob Kowalkowski

(Self)

Paul Naumoff

(Self)

Randy Winkler

(Self)

Vincent Lombardi

(Self)

John Robinson

(Self)

Frank Gifford

(Self)

Fred J. Scollay

(Man)

David Doyle

(Oscar)

Sugar Ray Robinson

(Self)

Ann Turkel

(Susan)

Mike Bersell

(Boy (uncredited))

Ernie Harwell

(Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited))

Roy Scheider

(Man (uncredited))