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When a professional athlete busts his knee, there are a few vocational routes to take. There's sports commentary, the autobiography business, personal appearances at used car lot grand openings, and the lecture circuit—all careers that A.E. Housman may have been thinking of when he wrote his poem "To An Athlete Dying Young."

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03x15 A Day in the Life Aired: Mar. 16, 1981

Goldstein, Gomez, Hayward, and Reese all return for an "alumni" exhibition game, amid all the troubles the four have encountered in "real life" … [continue reading]

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The White Shadow is Canceled/Ended
The show had 3 seasons and 54 episodes air between 1978 and 1981.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Nov. 27, 1978
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Aired:
1978 - 1981
To-Date:
3 Seasons
54 Episodes
Network
CBS TV Network
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Series Fun Facts

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  • After graduating from Carver, Goldstein joined the Marines, Hayward went to college majoring in pre-law, Gomez became a mechanic and got married and Reese became a cab driver while pursuing…
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    After graduating from Carver, Goldstein joined the Marines, Hayward went to college majoring in pre-law, Gomez became a mechanic and got married and Reese became a cab driver while pursuing his dream of becoming a singer. Coolidge moved to Boston and worked as an orderly at St. Eligius Hospital (AKA St. Elsewhere).
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  • Coach Reeves attended Boston College, which is where he met principal Willis, who was on the basketball team with him.
  • Of the actors playing the Carver players, Nathan Cook was the oldest (28) when the show debuted, only seven years younger than Ken Howard. Timothy Van Patten was the youngest at 19.

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