American-footballcoach George Cooper (MacMurray) heeft veel problemen met het coachen van zijn team. Daar heeft hij net zoveel problemen mee als met zijn twee dochters Ellen (Wood) en Connie (Lynn).
Nee, helaas is Father Was a Fullback nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | John M. Stahl | Director |
| Writing | Aleen Leslie | Screenplay |
| Writing | Casey Robinson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mary Loos | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Sale | Screenplay |
| Production | Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Editing | J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Chester Gore | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern Sr. | Director of Photography |
