The Greatest Thing That Almost Happned (1977)

Starring:

• Jimmie Walker
• James Earl Jones
• Debbie Allen 

Storyline
In the 1950s a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia, and his winning spirit is threatened as he faces a major basketball tournament just before Christmas, while his dad's struggle to maintain his own self-respect often blinds him to his son's emotional needs. 

Cover Girls (1977)

Starring:

• Jayne Kennedy
• Cornelia Sharpe
• Don Galloway

Storyline
Two models (Jayne Kennedy, Cornelia Sharpe) go undercover for the U.S. government to expose a big-time swindler (Vince Edwards). 

One In A Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1977)

Starring:

• LeVar Burton
• Madge Sinclair
• Paul Benjamin

Storyline
The film plays like a gritty documentary with nice character acting by LeVar Burton as Ron LeFlore. Without a doubt, the best Detroit Tiger film to date with great shots of old Tiger Stadium. Unlike the 1983 film Tiger Town, The Ron LeFlore Story doesn't get bogged down by Disney-esque sentimentality. A truly inspiring film. As has already been pointed out, this is an excellent made for TV classic. Sure, the film quality of this 70's movie is dated, but nothing beats a superb cameo appearance by the firey Billy Martin acting as himself.