30 for 30 Season 1

30 for 30 - Season 1

2009 • 30 episodes

7.4
30 episodes
Oct 06, 2009

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30 episodes
King's Ransom
Episode 1

King's Ransom

Episode 1 • Oct 06, 2009

The 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings and the effect it had on Gretzky, the fans in Edmonton, and the popularity of hockey in Southern California.

8.0
51m
The Band That Wouldn't Die
Episode 2

The Band That Wouldn't Die

Episode 2 • Oct 13, 2009

A profile of Baltimore's love affair with football and the Colts, focusing on the Colts Marching Band. After the Colts decamped for Indianapolis in 1984, the band stayed behind to help promote the eventual return of the NFL to the city.

5.0
53m
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
Episode 3

Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

Episode 3 • Oct 20, 2009

Fresh interviews and archival footage track the life and demise of the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. A highlight is Tollin's interview with Donald Trump, the former New Jersey Generals owner whose post-interview comments on the league give this documentary its title.

6.0
51m
Muhammad and Larry
Episode 4

Muhammad and Larry

Episode 4 • Oct 27, 2009

A look at the October 1980 Muhammad Ali–Larry Holmes fight and its impact on both fighters, featuring fresh interviews with participants and previously unseen lead-up footage from both fighters' camps.

0.0
52m
Without Bias
Episode 5

Without Bias

Episode 5 • Nov 03, 2009

The death of Len Bias from a cocaine-induced heart attack, two days after Boston selected him as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, and its impact on casual drug use, especially by the sports community.

7.0
51m
The Legend of Jimmy the Greek
Episode 6

The Legend of Jimmy the Greek

Episode 6 • Nov 10, 2009

The life of Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, from his career as a Las Vegas bookmaker to his tenure on The NFL Today, from which he was fired in 1988.

0.0
51m
The U
Episode 7

The U

Episode 7 • Dec 12, 2009

The racial and cultural evolution of Miami during the 1980s as represented within the University of Miami football team.

0.0
102m
Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks
Episode 8

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks

Episode 8 • Mar 14, 2010

The impact of Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller on the New York Knicks in the 1990s, specifically focusing on the Pacers/Knicks battles in the 1994 and 1995 NBA Playoffs and on Miller's interaction with Knicks fan Spike Lee.

0.0
69m
Guru of Go
Episode 9

Guru of Go

Episode 9 • Apr 03, 2010

A profile of Paul Westhead's coaching tenure at Loyola Marymount University (1985–1990), where his Lions' team was known for its high-scoring run-and-gun offense, use of talented players such as Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers, and a pall cast by Gathers's on-court death in 1990.

0.0
52m
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
Episode 10

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

Episode 10 • Apr 13, 2010

The 1993 trial of Hampton, Virginia, high school athlete Allen Iverson, convicted for his role in a racially tinged melee, and its impact on both the community and on Iverson's life.

10.0
81m
Silly Little Game
Episode 11

Silly Little Game

Episode 11 • Apr 20, 2010

Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develop Rotisserie Fantasy baseball, only to see it take off in popularity and leave them behind.

0.0
51m
Run Ricky Run
Episode 12

Run Ricky Run

Episode 12 • Apr 27, 2010

A profile of Ricky Williams focuses on his brief 2004 departure from the NFL, when he sought self-redemption amidst media criticism and fresh rumors of marijuana use.

0.0
52m
The 16th Man
Episode 13

The 16th Man

Episode 13 • May 04, 2010

How hosting (and winning) the 1995 Rugby World Cup, combined with Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks national team, affected post-apartheid South Africa.

0.0
52m
Straight Outta L.A.
Episode 14

Straight Outta L.A.

Episode 14 • May 11, 2010

The relationship between the Raiders and the minority fan base in Los Angeles during the team's 13 seasons in L.A.

5.0
51m
June 17, 1994
Episode 15

June 17, 1994

Episode 15 • Jun 16, 2010

Quick-cut archival footage captures the various US sporting events on the day in question and the emotions they generated, including the opening of the World Cup soccer tournament, the Knicks/Rockets NBA Finals, Arnold Palmer's last round in the U.S. Open, and the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup victory celebration. One event, however, overshadows them all: O. J. Simpson's run from the police.

7.3
51m
The Two Escobars
Episode 16

The Two Escobars

Episode 16 • Jun 22, 2010

The lives of soccer player Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar; the intertwining of crime and soccer in their native Colombia; and the connections between the deaths of both men. (2 hours in length)

9.0
103m
The Birth of Big Air
Episode 17

The Birth of Big Air

Episode 17 • Jul 29, 2010

The life of Mat Hoffman and his 25-year career of advancing, in creative and promotional avenues, BMX riding.

6.0
51m
Jordan Rides the Bus
Episode 18

Jordan Rides the Bus

Episode 18 • Aug 24, 2010

Motivated by the dream his late father had for him, Michael Jordan retires from basketball and has a brief career in minor league baseball.

7.3
51m
Little Big Men
Episode 19

Little Big Men

Episode 19 • Aug 31, 2010

A look at the Kirkland National Little League team's success at the 1982 Little League World Series, examining why their title win is considered one of the biggest upsets in the event's history.

0.0
50m
One Night in Vegas
Episode 20

One Night in Vegas

Episode 20 • Sep 07, 2010

The friendship of boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Tupac Shakur and the night of September 7, 1996, when Shakur was murdered after attending the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas.

10.0
53m
Unmatched
Episode 21

Unmatched

Episode 21 • Sep 14, 2010

A look at the rivalry and friendship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.

0.0
52m
The House of Steinbrenner
Episode 22

The House of Steinbrenner

Episode 22 • Sep 21, 2010

The legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.

0.0
51m
Into the Wind
Episode 23

Into the Wind

Episode 23 • Sep 28, 2010

Terry Fox's attempt to run 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi) across Canada in support of fundraising for cancer research captures the attention of his fellow Canadians and the world.

8.7
51m
Four Days In October
Episode 24

Four Days In October

Episode 24 • Oct 05, 2010

The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.

0.0
51m
Once Brothers
Episode 25

Once Brothers

Episode 25 • Oct 12, 2010

The story of Croatian Dražen Petrović and Serbian Vlade Divac, NBA players and Yugoslavian national teammates, and how upheaval in their homeland adversely and irretrievably affected their friendship. (90 minutes in length)

0.0
80m
Tim Richmond: To the Limit
Episode 26

Tim Richmond: To the Limit

Episode 26 • Oct 19, 2010

The career of NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, his flamboyant lifestyle, and his 1989 death from AIDS.

7.3
51m
Fernando Nation
Episode 27

Fernando Nation

Episode 27 • Oct 26, 2010

The euphoria created by Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 arrival with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

0.0
51m
Marion Jones: Press Pause
Episode 28

Marion Jones: Press Pause

Episode 28 • Nov 02, 2010

The successful track and field career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, and subsequent prison sentence.

0.0
51m
The Best that Never Was
Episode 29

The Best that Never Was

Episode 29 • Nov 09, 2010

The 1981 recruiting of high school football player Marcus Dupree by multiple big-time college programs, his resulting injury-prone college and professional career, and how his pursuit by college and USFL teams changed the recruiting process. (2 hours in length)

0.0
101m
Pony Excess
Episode 30

Pony Excess

Episode 30 • Dec 11, 2010

The rise, fall, and rebirth of the SMU Mustangs football program, which received a 1-year "death penalty" for major infractions after former SMU player David Stanley blew the whistle on the long-suspected program. Patrick Duffy, known for starring in TV's Dallas at the time of the scandal, narrates. (2 hours in length)

0.0
102m