The White Shadow

Released: 1978-11-27

Runtime: 60 minutes

Episode Overview

Ken Reeves, a forward with the Chicago Bulls, is forced to retire after suffering a serious knee injury. His old friend and high school teammate, Jim Willis, who is principal of Carver High near L.A., drops by to offer him a job as basketball coach. Reeves is reluctant, but agrees. Among the challenges he faces with the school and the team include a female vice principal who doesn't like him and a player, James Hayward, who has a lot of potential, but also is fatherless and may have to drop out of school to go to work and take care of his mom and little brother.

Series Overview

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.