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Coach

Coach

19896.79 Seasons200 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.

Produced by Craig T. Nelson, Jay Kleckner, Barry Kemp
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Coach Hayden Fox

Jerry Van Dyke

Jerry Van Dyke

Luther Van Dam

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

Christine Armstrong

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Dauber Dybinski

Themes & Keywords

sitcom

About Coach

Coach is a comedy series that first aired in 1989 exploring themes of sitcom. it stars Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Shelley Fabares. Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.

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