Greatest Sports Follies

Greatest Sports Follies

Greatest Sports Follies

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Greatest Sports Follies

1989

0h 45m

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Overview

Here is a Follies tape that will delight you time and time again. Greatest Sports Follies gives you an insider's view of the hilarious, sometimes insane, side of sport.

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NFL Films

Cast & Crew

3 members

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Jerry Glanville

Himself

Jerry Glanville

Acting

Andy Van Slyke

Himself

Andy Van Slyke

Acting

Larry Kenney

Narrator

Larry Kenney

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