2023 Fictitious Contributor Round 1

Coach Johnson

Contest: 2023 Fictitious Contributor Round 1
TV Show/Movie Appeared: North Dallas Forty (1979)
Actor/Actress: Charles Durning
Why you should vote:: He was half authority/half buffonery. That isn’t easy to pull off.
Why you should not vote:: The role was not large.
Likely anyone who played competitive sports on any level has had a coach like Coach Johnson (Charles Durning) in North Dallas Forty. You know the type; the one you mock openly (yet doesn’t pick up on it), brags about accomplishments that were not that impressive, and learned everything from a handbook. Durning nailed it perfectly, and we know we are not the only ones who had memories brought up by watching his portrayal of the North Dallas Assistant Coach.