The Hero Who Couldn't Read (1984)
Teacher discovers that the star basketball player is illiterate, and makes it his mission to teach him how to read.
- Released
- 1984-04-18
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, Adventure
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Chenault
Cast
- Clarence Williams III as Mr. Simpson
- Lynn Hamilton as Mrs. Ellis
- Eric D. Wallace as Freddie Ellis
- James Carroll Jordan as Mike Chapman
- Arthur Taxier as Coach Jefferies
- Renée Jones as Cynthia Beale
- Ira Angustain as Ramone
- Stan Foster as Calvin Smith
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Michael Dorn as Dr. Bennett
- Cindy Herron as Betty