Chris Berman
SportsCentury (1999)
Season 4
SportsCentury is an ESPN biography program that reviews the people and athletic events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1999, ESPN counted down the Top 50 Athletes of the 20th Century, selected from North American athletes and voted on by a panel of sports journalists and observers, premiering a new biography highlighting each top athlete every week throughout the year. The episodes for the top two athletes, Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth, appeared on a special combined edition broadcast on Christmas Day on ABC. The top two names were announced in no particular order, and the final positioning was announced at the conclusion of the two episodes. An additional list of numbers 51-100 were announced on the ESPN SportsCentury website. Themed specials such as Greatest Games, Greatest Coaches, Greatest Dynasties, and Most Influential Individuals were premiered throughout the year, as well as six SportsCenter of the Decade programs. After the initial run was complete, the episodes were rerun at various times on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic. The original plan for the series was to expand to include #51-#100. Ultimately, the series featured nearly every athlete from #51-#100, and numerous other personalities, especially those who were recently deceased, or notable for more recent accomplishments.
Released Jan. 21, 1999
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.acronym-in-title
Network: ESPN Classic
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Lyle Alzado
Sept. 26, 2003, midnight
S4E2 - Ball Four
Oct. 24, 2003, midnight
S4E3 - John Wooden
Sept. 26, 2003, midnight
S4E4 - New York Yankees, Part Two
A nation of American baseball fans have grown to hate the Yankees. Their dreams were realized when the team went from dynasty to dumpster between 1965 and 1972. Then came George Steinbrenner, a native Clevelander who, despite turmoil and controversy, returned the Yankees to glory–twice.
Oct. 7, 2003, midnight
S4E5 - Roberto Clemente
Oct. 20, 2003, midnight
S4E6 - Dennis Rodman
Oct. 27, 2003, midnight
S4E7 - Pelé
Nov. 6, 2003, midnight
S4E8 - Jerry's Cowboys
Jerry Jones took over the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 to restore the glory of ""America's Team."" It worked, as the Cowboys went on to win three Super Bowls in four years. But when it was over, it was really over. The 'Boys were suddenly back where they started, and worse.
Nov. 10, 2003, midnight
S4E9 - Mark Gastineau
Nov. 17, 2003, midnight
S4E10 - Barry Sanders
For all the accolades he earned–the 1988 Heisman Trophy, a 2,000-yard rushing season in the NFL–Barry Sanders was a lone man who did not seek the spotlight.
Nov. 24, 2003, midnight
S4E11 - Latrell Sprewell
For one incident with the Golden State Warriors, Latrell Sprewell became the most hated and reviled player in the eyes of the NBA, or so the legend would have it.
Dec. 1, 2003, midnight
S4E12 - Al Davis
Dec. 8, 2003, midnight
S4E13 - Terry Bradshaw
Dec. 15, 2003, midnight
S4E14 - Seabiscuit
Dec. 29, 2003, midnight
S4E15 - 1981 AFC Playoff: Dolphins vs. Chargers
Jan. 5, 2004, midnight
S4E16 - Bart Starr
From a lifetime of tragic turns, Bart Starr emerged with visions that will endure forever. Five NFL Championships in seven years and victories in the first two Super Bowls made him the Packers' model quarterback.
Jan. 12, 2004, midnight
S4E17 - Tom Landry
As the coach of ""America's Team,"" Tom Landry stood for all the old American values. These were carried out with efficiency as the Dallas Cowboys won their way to 20 straight winning seasons.
Jan. 19, 2004, midnight
S4E18 - Bears' 46 Defense
Jan. 29, 2004, midnight
S4E19 - Jeff Gordon
Feb. 9, 2004, midnight
S4E20 - Mark McGwire
Feb. 16, 2004, midnight
S4E21 - Disciples of Jackie Robinson
Feb. 23, 2004, midnight
S4E22 - Steve Carlton
March 1, 2004, midnight
S4E23 - Villanova vs. Georgetown
March 22, 2004, midnight
S4E24 - Rick Pitino
March 29, 2004, midnight
S4E25 - Phil Jackson
He has been despised by every fan of every NBA team that has never won the World Championship or died trying. To be sure, Phil Jackson does not have as much an in-your-face attitude as the men he coaches. But after a triad of threepeats, is Jackson finally up Shaq's creek without a paddle?
April 12, 2004, midnight
S4E26 - Sammy Sosa
April 12, 2004, midnight
S4E27 - Don King
May 14, 2004, midnight
S4E28 - Steffi Graf
June 21, 2004, midnight
S4E29 - Kevin Garnett
One of the young stars in the NBA was drafted at a young age. Kevin Garnett has become without question the biggest attraction on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
April 15, 2002, midnight
S4E30 - Dennis Eckersley
July 19, 2004, midnight
S4E31 - Pedro MartÃnez
July 26, 2004, midnight
S4E32 - Mia Hamm
Aug. 9, 2004, midnight
S4E33 - Andy Roddick
Aug. 26, 2004, midnight
S4E34 - Sam Huff
Sept. 3, 2004, midnight
ESPN Classic
30 min/ep
30 min
Jan. 21, 1999
May 31, 2005, midnight
Ended
NR
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