Power Ranking the Best Football Coaches From Movies

1. GARY GAINES | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | 2004
Wins 5A Texas State Championship, inspires successful TV show

We always tear up by the end of this heartbreaking tale of secular Texas football. That’s because Billy Bob Thornton’s gentle, wise portrayal of Odessa Permian head coach Gary Gaines makes us wish we could make it to the big game, just so we could hear this speech.

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