The Bob Mathias Story
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The Bob Mathias Story

5.8 / 10 | 1h 20m | United States
1954 | 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 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.

Cast List (20)

Francis D. Lyon
Francis D. Lyon
Director
Bob Mathias
Bob Mathias
Bob Mathias
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Coach Virgil Jackson
Howard Petrie
Howard Petrie
Dr. Charles Mathias
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Mrs. Lillian Mathias
Diane Jergens
Diane Jergens
Pat Mathias
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
Bill Andrews
Anne Kimbell
Anne Kimbell
Sally
William Conrad
William Conrad
Narrator
Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford, Stanford vs. USC game
Tom Hanlon
Tom Hanlon
Football Game Announcer
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
1948 Olympics Spectator
Jonathan Hole
Jonathan Hole
Olympics Reporter
Harry Lauter
Harry Lauter
Irving Mondschein
Pat McCormick
Pat McCormick
Pat McCormick, Olympics Women's Diving Champion
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
1948 Olympics Spectator
Milton Campbell
Milton Campbell
Milton Campbell, USA Shotputter
Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee - Olympic Diving Champion
Melba Mathias
Melba Mathias
Melba Mathias
Richard Collins
Richard Collins
Writer

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