List of sports films

Columns: Title | Year | Genre | Notes
Tall Story | 1960 | Comedy | A co-ed ( Jane Fonda ) tries to win the heart of the team 's star ( Anthony Perkins ) | The Absent-Minded Professor | 1961 | Comedy | Miracle substance called Flubber invented by a college professor ( Fred MacMurray ) enables school 's basketball players to bounce sky-high | Drive , He Said | 1971 | Drama | Directed by Jack Nicholson , story of a college player who becomes a campus activist | Maurie | 1973 | Biographical | Life-changing injury 's impact on NBA teammates Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman | Mixed Company | 1974 | Comedy | A Phoenix Suns coach and his wife adopt children of various ethnic backgrounds | Cornbread , Earl and Me | 1975 | Drama | Teen about to get basketball scholarship ( Jamaal Wilkes ) is mistaken for thief and shot by police | One on One | 1977 | Drama | A highly recruited college freshman ( Robby Benson ) runs afoul of a demanding coach

Example questions:
Who was the director of the 1938 basketball sports comedy featuring Betty Grable ? | Who wrote the novel that served as the basis of the 1971 basketball sports drama featuring Jack Nicholson ? | Who was the director of the 1960 basketball sports comedy featuring Jane Fonda ? | Who was the director of the 1961 basketball sports comedy featuring Fred MacMurray ? | What was the alternate title of the 1927 basketball sports comedy featuring Marion Davies ?

Answers:
George Archainbaud | Jeremy Larner | Joshua Logan | Robert Stevenson | The Varsity Girl