The series stars Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, and others in this football comedy that has Hayden Fox (Nelson) as the head football coach at fictional Minnesota State University. Hayden was a recovering Neanderthal in his personal life and a hard luck coach in his chosen profession. Van Dyke played Luther Van Damme, his bumbling assistant coach and Shelley Fabares co-starred as Christine Armstrong, Hayden's galpal who eventually became his wife.