Coach Wally Rig — Necessary Roughness Character Profile

About Coach Wally Rig

The assistant coach who spearheads the makeshift roster by recruiting Paul Blake, Andre Krimm, and Lucy Draper. When head coach Gennero is hospitalized, Rig takes charge and ultimately calls the decisive final play of the season.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Loggia

Appears in

Necessary Roughness (1991)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Necessary Roughness

• Paul Blake (Scott Bakula)
• Dr. Suzanne Carter (Harley Jane Kozak)
• Coach Ed Gennero (Héctor Elizondo)
• Dean Phillip Elias (Larry Miller)
• Andre Krimm (Sinbad)
• Carver Purcell (Fred Thompson)
• Featherstone (Duane Davis)
• Jarvis Edison (Jason Bateman)
• Chuck Neiderman (Rob Schneider)
• Wyatt Beaudry (Andrew Bryniarski)
• Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson (Marcus Giamatti)
• McKenzie (Louis Mandylor)