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The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
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80 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The Bob Mathias Story (1954)

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80 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

California school boy and Stanford University student Bob Mathias was the first man to win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. The film begins with him as a 17-year-old schoolboy in Tulare, California ...See moreCalifornia school boy and Stanford University student Bob Mathias was the first man to win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. The film begins with him as a 17-year-old schoolboy in Tulare, California where his high school track coach, played by Ward Bond, encourages him to train for the Olympics, with the Dacathlon in mind. His story, far from over, ends here with his victory in the 1952 Olympics and with Mathias in the U.S. Marine Corps. He and his wife, Melba, play themselves in one of the few movie bios that doesn't play fast and loose with the facts, especially in a bio with the subject playing himself. Written by Les Adams See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Bob Mathias Bob Mathias Bob Mathias See fewer	The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960)
Ward Bond Coach Virgil Jackson Coach Virgil Jackson See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Melba Mathias Melba Mathias Melba Mathias See fewer	The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Howard Petrie Dr. Charles Mathias Dr. Charles Mathias See fewer	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Ann Doran Mrs. Lillian Mathias Mrs. Lillian Mathias See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Diane Jergens Pat Mathias Pat Mathias See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Paul Bryar Bill Andrews Bill Andrews See fewer	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Anne Kimbell Sally Sally See fewer	Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
Milton Campbell Milton Campbell, USA Shotputter (uncredited) Milton Campbell, USA Shotputter (uncredited) See fewer
William Conrad Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Cannon (1971)
Frank Gifford Frank Gifford, Stanford vs. USC game (archive footage) (uncredited) Frank Gifford, Stanford vs. USC game (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Jerry Maguire (1996)
Tom Hanlon Football Game Announcer (uncredited) Football Game Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Romance in the Rain (1934)
Sam Harris 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Jonathan Hole Olympics Reporter (uncredited) Olympics Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Petticoat Junction (1963)
Harry Lauter Irving Mondschein (uncredited) Irving Mondschein (uncredited) See fewer	Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Sammy Lee Sammy Lee - Olympic Diving Champion (archive footage) (uncredited) Sammy Lee - Olympic Diving Champion (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport (1948)
Pat McCormick Pat McCormick, Olympics Women's Diving Champion (uncredited) Pat McCormick, Olympics Women's Diving Champion (uncredited) See fewer	Family Feud (1976)
Harold Miller 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Leatherstocking (1924)
Hans Moebus 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Dante (1960)
Robert Nichols Stanford Football Player (uncredited) Stanford Football Player (uncredited) See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi - Olympic Distance Runner (archive footage) (uncredited) Paavo Nurmi - Olympic Distance Runner (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Polyteekkarifilmi (1924)
John Pickard 1948 Olympics Reporter (uncredited) 1948 Olympics Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	True Grit (1969)
Alan Reynolds Olympics Reporter (uncredited) Olympics Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Cape Fear (1962)
Cosmo Sardo 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) 1948 Olympics Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
William Tannen Olympics Reporter (uncredited) Olympics Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Woman of the Year (1942)