Father Was a Fullback 1949 DVD - Fred MacMurray / Maureen O'Hara

Coach George Cooper's college football team is struggling, losing game after game, which frustrates the influential alumnus Roger Jessup. At home, Cooper has additional troubles with his eldest daughter, Connie. As the season nears its end, the team faces their Big Rival, and Cooper's hopes for a turnaround nearly end in disaster. Meanwhile, Connie secretly sells an article entitled "I Was a Bubble Dancer" to a confession magazine, which unexpectedly makes her popular. Because of her newfound fame, a high-school football star from another town decides to play college ball for Coach Cooper, forcing Jessup to keep Cooper on as the school's football coach. Cast: - Fred MacMurray as George "Coop" Cooper, a college football coach - Maureen O'Hara as Elizabeth Cooper, his wife - Betty Lynn as Constance "Connie" Cooper, his oldest daughter - Natalie Wood as Ellen Cooper, his youngest daughter - Thelma Ritter as Geraldine, their housekeeper - Jim Backus as Professor "Sully" Sullivan, their neighbor (performing as James G. Backus) - Rudy Vallee as Mr. Roger "Jess" Jessup, a football supporter Runtime: 84 minutes.