Plot
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.
Written by
Richard Collins
Directed by
Francis D. Lyon
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Allied Artists Pictures
Languages
English
Awards
N/A
Scores
# of Votes
135
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA