Coach Johnson
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Contest:
2023 Fictitious Contributor Round 1
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TV Show/Movie Appeared:
North Dallas Forty (1979)
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Actor/Actress:
Charles Durning
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Why you should vote::
He was half authority/half buffonery. That isn’t easy to pull off.
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Why you should not vote::
The role was not large.
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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.