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.

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Alan Alda

George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton

Kate

Joe Schmidt

Alex Karras

Sugar Ray Robinson

Vince Lombardi

Frank Gifford

David Doyle

Oscar

Ann Turkel

Susan

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

Jerry Zawadzka

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

John Robinson

Fred J. Scollay

Man

Mike Bersell

Boy (uncredited)

Ernie Harwell

Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Roy Scheider

Man (uncredited)

Edward Winter

Touch Football Player (uncredited)

Crew

Alex March

Director

Nicholas Masci

Associate Producer

Roger Kellaway

Original Music Composer

Stuart Millar

Producer

George Plimpton

Book

Lawrence Roman

Writer

Peter Garbarini

Director of Photography

Sidney Katz

Editor

Morris Hartzband

Director of Photography

Louis San Andres

Editor

John Carter

Editor

William Clay Ford

Thanks

Edwin J. Anderson

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