Blood Sport (1973)

A searing commentary on the win at all costs mentality of American high school sports David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career Davids father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success Davids lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice