Top 10 Actors Who Played Coaches or Trainers in Sports Movies

The Top Ten
1 Gene Hackman - Hoosiers, The Replacements, Downhill Racer Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman is a retired American actor and novelist. In a career that spanned nearly five decades, Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning Best Actor in The French Connection and Best Supporting Actor in Unforgiven.
2 Denzel Washington - Remember the Titans Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day.
3 Kurt Russell - Miracle, Touchback Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company where, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s.
4 Emilio Estevez - The Mighty Ducks Emilio Estevez was born on May 12, 1962, to Ramon Esteves, better known to the world as Martin Sheen, and to his wife, Janet Templeton. He is oldest 4 children, and among his 3 younger siblings is Carlos Esteves, better known the to the world as Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez was a huge movie star back in the 1970s, and 1980s. Among his movie credits are: The Outsiders, The Breakfast Club, and Young Guns. In the 1980s, Emilio and his brother Charlie were stereotyped along with several other young movie stars, such as Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwood, Rob Lowe, etc., as the 'Brat Pack,' a Hollywood marketing gimmick, which none of them liked being known for.
5 Kevin Costner - McFarland, USA Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
6 Tom Hanks - A League of Their Own Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Splash, Big, Turner & Hooch, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail, The Green Mile, the Toy Story Franchise, Cast Away, The Da Vinci Code, Captain Phillips, and Saving Mr. Banks.
7 John Candy - Cool Runnings John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian, mainly in American films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck.
8 Al Pacino - Any Given Sunday Alfredo James "Al" (April 25, 1940) Pacino is an American actor and filmmaker. Pacino has had a career spanning more than five decades, during which time he has received numerous accolades and honors.
9 Burgess Meredith - Rocky
10 Billy Bob Thornton - Friday Night Lights, Bad News Bears
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