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10 Most Influential Figures

Original Air Date—23 May 1999
An examination by ESPN and ABC of the ten most influential figures in sports during the twentieth century. The top ten: 1) Branch Rickey, 2) Pete Rozelle, 3) Roone Arledge, 4) Marvin Miller, 5) Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 6) David Stern, 7) Avery Brundage, 8) Walter O'Malley, 9) George Halas, and 10) Mark McCormack.

1972 Olympic Basketball Final

Original Air Date—10 September 2002

1977 British Open

Original Air Date—9 July 2002
In 1977 the world was focused on the British Open held that year in Turnberry, Scotland, and the dazzling performance of two golfing legends, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.

1981 Dolphins/Chargers

Original Air Date—5 January 2004

1982

Original Air Date—5 May 2002
A review of the major sporting events of 1982.

1984

Original Air Date—2 June 2002
A review of the major sporting events of 1984.

1986

Original Air Date—30 June 2002
A review of the major sporting events of 1986.

1988

Original Air Date—28 July 2002

1992

Original Air Date—22 September 2002

1997 NBA Finals, Game 5

Original Air Date—11 June 2002

1999

Original Air Date—29 December 2002

1999 Ryder Cup

Original Air Date—13 September 2004

A.J. Foyt

Original Air Date—24 May 2001

Affirmed vs. Alydar

Original Air Date—3 May 2001

Al Davis

Original Air Date—25 September 2003

Al Unser Sr.

Original Air Date—1 October 2002

Albert Belle

Original Air Date—31 March 2002

Alicia Ratay

Original Air Date—????

Allen Iverson

Original Air Date—25 April 2003
NBA star Allen Iverson is profiled. Included: Iverson's star-crossed high-school career; his years at Georgetown; and his success in the NBA, where he earned MVP honors in 2001 after leading the 76ers to the Finals.

Alonzo Mourning

Original Air Date—31 May 2005

Andre Agassi

Original Air Date—29 June 2001

Andy Roddick

Original Air Date—27 August 2004

Anna Kournikova

Original Air Date—28 May 2002

Archie Moore

Original Air Date—22 April 2003

Arnold 'Red' Auerbach

Original Air Date—4 October 2000

Arnold Palmer

Original Air Date—18 July 2000

Arthur Ashe

Original Air Date—19 February 2001

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Original Air Date—4 August 2000

Babe Ruth

Original Air Date—27 July 2000

Ball Four

Original Air Date—20 September 2002

Barry Bonds

Original Air Date—3 October 2001

Barry Sanders

Original Air Date—24 November 2003

Bart Starr

Original Air Date—12 January 2004

Bears' 46 Defense

Original Air Date—29 January 2004

Bevo Francis

Original Air Date—7 December 2000

Bill Mazeroski

Original Air Date—25 October 2000

Bill Parcells

Original Air Date—30 January 2002

Bill Russell

Original Air Date—2 July 2001

Bill Tilden

Original Air Date—29 August 2003

Bill Veeck

Original Air Date—16 August 2000

Bill Vukovich

Original Air Date—25 May 2001

Bill Walton

Original Air Date—27 December 2000

Billie Jean King

Original Air Date—29 June 2001

Billy Martin

Original Air Date—7 August 2000

Billy Martin: Part 1

Original Air Date—????

Billy Martin: Part 2

Original Air Date—7 August 2000

Bo Jackson

Original Air Date—4 September 2000

Bob Feller

Original Air Date—25 March 2001
An examination of the career of Hall of Fame pitcher Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller.

Bob Gibson

Original Air Date—28 July 2000

Bob Knight

Original Air Date—15 March 2002

Bobby Bowden

Original Air Date—26 August 2005

Bobby Hull

Original Air Date—21 May 2002

Bobby Jones

Original Air Date—20 July 2000

Bobby Orr

Original Air Date—9 November 2000

Bonnie Blair

Original Air Date—7 February 2002

Brett Favre

Original Air Date—23 January 2002

Brian Piccolo

Original Air Date—2 November 2001

Bruce Jenner

Original Air Date—30 July 2001

Bud Wilkinson

Original Air Date—5 October 2000

Cal Ripken Jr.

Original Air Date—4 September 2000

Carl Yastrzemski

Original Air Date—17 October 2000

Carlton Fisk

Original Air Date—15 October 2000

Casey Stengel

Original Air Date—3 October 2000

Charles 'Sonny' Liston

Original Air Date—17 August 2001

Charles Barkley

Original Air Date—18 June 2001

Charlie Finley

Original Air Date—18 August 2000

Chris Evert

Original Air Date—25 August 2003

Chuck Bednarik

Original Air Date—8 September 2000

Citation

Original Air Date—4 May 2001

Connie Hawkins

Original Air Date—28 July 2000

Curt Flood

Original Air Date—4 August 2000

Curt Schilling

Original Air Date—13 July 2005

Dale Earnhardt

Original Air Date—24 November 2001
The late Dale Earnhardt is profiled. The auto racing legend won 76 races and seven Winston Cup championships in his 26-year NASCAR career before dying in a crash at the 2001 Daytona 500.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Original Air Date—22 May 2006
A profile of Dale Earnhardt Jr. The third-generation NASCAR star captured consecutive Busch Series crowns in 1998-99 before joining his father on the Cup circuit, where he won in just his 12th start. Earnhardt excelled immediately in restrictor-plate racing at Daytona and Talladega.

Dan Gable

Original Air Date—27 April 2001

Dan Marino

Original Air Date—14 August 2003

Darryl Strawberry

Original Air Date—24 July 2002

Dean Smith

Original Air Date—15 March 2006
Basketball coach Dean Smith is profiled. After winning an NCAA title as a player for Kansas, Smith coached North Carolina to two titles ('82, '93) and 879 wins. Smith also led the 1976 U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in Montreal.

Deion Sanders

Original Air Date—6 September 2000

Dennis Eckersley

Original Air Date—19 July 2004

Dennis Rodman

Original Air Date—27 October 2003

Denny McLain

Original Air Date—6 December 2000

Derek Jeter

Original Air Date—17 October 2003
Examining the career of New York Yankee shortstop and legend Derek Jeter.

Dick Butkus

Original Air Date—29 October 2001

Dick Vermeil

Original Air Date—19 December 2005

Disciples of Jackie Robinson

Original Air Date—20 February 2004

Don King

Original Air Date—10 December 2001

Don Larsen

Original Air Date—23 October 2000

Don Shula

Original Air Date—31 January 2005

Dorothy Hamill

Original Air Date—19 January 2002

Doug Flutie

Original Air Date—27 December 2005

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson

Original Air Date—28 September 2000

Emmitt Smith

Original Air Date—7 October 2002

Eric Lindros

Original Air Date—17 December 2001

Ernie Davis

Original Air Date—31 July 2000

Evander Holyfield

Original Air Date—7 August 2006
Evander Holyfield is profiled. The "Real Deal" won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and held heavyweight titles throughout the '90s, but is criticized for fighting past his prime in a string of lackluster bouts.

Flashback: The 1919 Black Sox Scandal

Original Air Date—31 July 2001
An examination of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal focusing on the Black Sox themselves (most prominently Shoeless Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver), gamblers Arnold Rothstein and Abe Attell, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, and Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

Florence Griffith Joyner

Original Air Date—13 February 2002

Frank Gifford

Original Air Date—2000

Frank Robinson

Original Air Date—27 July 2000

Gene Mauch

Original Air Date—10 August 2000

George Foreman

Original Air Date—29 October 2004

George Steinbrenner

Original Air Date—21 June 2002

Georgetown/Villanova

Original Air Date—22 March 2004

Gordie Howe

Original Air Date—6 November 2000

Great Sports Dynasties of the Century

Original Air Date—30 May 1999
An examination of the twentieth century's greatest sports dynasties as presented by ABC in conjunction with ESPN. Teams examined include the New York Yankees, the Boston Celtics, John Wooden's UCLA Bruins, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Atlanta Braves, and the Montreal Canadiens.

Greg Louganis

Original Air Date—25 April 2001

Hank Aaron

Original Air Date—24 July 2000

Hank Greenberg

Original Air Date—28 March 2001

Isiah Thomas

Original Air Date—13 July 2001

Jack Dempsey

Original Air Date—13 August 2001

Jack Nicklaus

Original Air Date—22 July 2000

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Original Air Date—3 August 2001

Jackie Robinson

Original Air Date—23 February 2001

Jacques Plante

Original Air Date—8 November 2000

Jeff Gordon

Original Air Date—9 February 2004

Jennifer Capriati

Original Air Date—26 August 2001

Jerry Lucas

Original Air Date—21 March 2001

Jerry West

Original Air Date—26 September 2000

Jerry's Cowboys

Original Air Date—26 January 2004

Jim Brown

Original Air Date—11 September 2000

Jim McMahon

Original Air Date—24 January 2001

Jim Plunkett

Original Air Date—5 September 2000

Jim Thorpe

Original Air Date—20 November 2000

Jimmy Connors

Original Air Date—29 June 2001

Jimmy Piersall

Original Air Date—17 August 2000

Joe DiMaggio

Original Air Date—10 July 2000

Joe Frazier

Original Air Date—24 September 2001

Joe Louis

Original Air Date—20 September 2000

Joe Namath

Original Air Date—25 January 2001

John Elway

Original Air Date—26 January 2001

John McEnroe

Original Air Date—12 July 2000

John Wooden

Original Air Date—25 September 2003

Johnny Bench

Original Air Date—18 October 2000

Johnny Unitas

Original Air Date—12 September 2000

Karl Malone

Original Air Date—27 September 2005

Kevin Garnett

Original Air Date—15 April 2002

Lance Armstrong

Original Air Date—24 July 2003

Larry Bird

Original Air Date—22 June 2001

Larry Brown

Original Air Date—10 June 2005

Latrell Sprewell

Original Air Date—1 December 2003

Lawrence Taylor

Original Air Date—14 September 2000

Lee Trevino

Original Air Date—21 July 2000

Lou Gehrig

Original Air Date—2 August 2000

Lyle Alzado

Original Air Date—22 December 2003

Mario Andretti

Original Air Date—21 May 2001
Auto-racing legend Mario Andretti is profiled.

Mario Lemieux

Original Air Date—14 May 2002

Mark Fidrych

Original Air Date—14 August 2000

Mark Gastineau

Original Air Date—11 November 2003
Former NFL player Mark Gastineau is profiled. The sack-happy defensive end played for the Jets from 1979-88.

Martina Navratilova

Original Air Date—20 May 2001

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Original Air Date—17 September 2006

Maurice Richard

Original Air Date—7 November 2000

Maurice Stokes

Original Air Date—2 August 2000

Mia Hamm

Original Air Date—9 August 2004

Michael Jordan

Original Air Date—28 December 2000

Mickey Mantle

Original Air Date—11 August 2000

Mike Krzyzewski

Original Air Date—23 March 2005

Mike Tyson

Original Air Date—3 June 2002

Morris 'Moe' Berg

Original Air Date—13 July 2000

Muhammad Ali

Original Air Date—19 September 2000

Nancy Lopez

Original Air Date—27 August 2001

New York Yankees: Part 1

Original Air Date—6 October 2003

New York Yankees: Part 2

Original Air Date—7 October 2003

Nile Kinnick

Original Air Date—3 August 2000

O.J. Simpson

Original Air Date—24 November 2000

Oscar De La Hoya

Original Air Date—26 November 2001

Oscar Robertson

Original Air Date—16 June 2003

Pat Tillman

Original Air Date—22 April 2005
Pat Tillman, motivated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, joined the military and walked away from a $3.6 million contract with the National Football Leagues Arizona Cardinals. But Tillman gave up much more than that. On April 22, 2004, he was killed during an ambush attack in Afghanistan while serving as part of the 75th Ranger Regiment, an elite special-operations force of the United States Army. The Army, one month after his death, said he was probably killed by "friendly fire," or gunfire from his own unit.

Paul 'Bear' Bryant

Original Air Date—17 December 2002

Paul Hornung

Original Air Date—7 September 2000

Pedro Martínez

Original Air Date—14 July 2004

Pele

Original Air Date—6 November 2003

Pete Maravich

Original Air Date—23 March 2001

Pete Rose

Original Air Date—22 December 2000

Pete Rozelle

Original Air Date—6 July 2001

Peyton Manning

Original Air Date—30 August 2004

Phil Jackson

Original Air Date—12 April 2004

Phil Mickelson

Original Air Date—4 April 2005

Randy Moss

Original Air Date—26 September 2002

Reggie Jackson

Original Air Date—24 October 2000

Reggie White

Original Air Date—8 September 2005

Richard Petty

Original Air Date—15 February 2001

Richmond Flowers Sr. and Jr.

Original Air Date—27 February 2002

Rick Mears

Original Air Date—23 May 2001

Rick Pitino

Original Air Date—29 March 2004

Roberto Clemente

Original Air Date—29 June 2002

Rocky Marciano

Original Air Date—18 September 2000

Roger Clemens

Original Air Date—7 May 2002

Roger Maris

Original Air Date—4 December 2000

Roy Campanella

Original Air Date—28 September 2001

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Original Air Date—2000

Sam Huff

Original Air Date—3 September 2004

Sammy Sosa

Original Air Date—12 April 2004

Sandy Koufax

Original Air Date—28 October 2000

Seabiscuit

Original Air Date—17 November 2003

Seattle Slew

Original Air Date—2 May 2001

Secretariat

Original Air Date—5 November 2000

Shaquille O'Neal

Original Air Date—20 December 2004

Sparky Anderson

Original Air Date—19 October 2000

Stan Musial

Original Air Date—26 March 2001

Steffi Graf

Original Air Date—21 June 2004

Steve Carlton

Original Air Date—1 March 2004

Sugar Ray Leonard

Original Air Date—6 August 2001

Ted Williams

Original Air Date—14 July 2000

Terrell Owens

Original Air Date—25 September 2006
A profile of Terrell Owens. The talented-but-troublesome "T.O." set numerous pass-catching marks in eight seasons with the 49ers before a rollercoaster two-year ride with the Eagles. Owens signed with the Cowboys in 2006.

Terry Bradshaw

Original Air Date—15 December 2003

Tim Flock

Original Air Date—8 December 2000

Tom Brady

Original Air Date—22 September 2005

Tom Landry

Original Air Date—19 January 2004

Tony Stewart

Original Air Date—23 May 2005

Ty Cobb

Original Air Date—21 September 1999

Venus and Serena Williams

Original Air Date—23 August 2002

Vince Lombardi

Original Air Date—11 September 2000
Vince Lombardi was one of the most successful coaches in the history of the NFL. He was the driving force of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1968, helping the team capture five NFL championships during his 10-year tenure. Following a one-year retirement, he returned to coach the Washington Redskins during the 1969 season. His 9-1 record in the playoffs ranks at the top, percentage-wise, in NFL history.

Walter Payton

Original Air Date—10 January 2001

Wayne Gretzky

Original Air Date—10 November 2000

Willie Jeffries

Original Air Date—22 February 2002
A profile of Willie Jeffries, who in 1979 became the first black college-football coach at a Division I program (Wichita State).

Willie Mays

Original Air Date—25 July 2000

Willie Shoemaker

Original Air Date—8 June 2001

Wilt Chamberlain

Original Air Date—1 June 2001
A profile of Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain. The Philadelphia native led the NBA in scoring seven times, in rebounding 11 times, and scored 100 points against the New York Knicks in a 1962 game in Hershey, Pa. Chamberlain died of heart failure in March, 2000 at age 63.

Woody Hayes

Original Air Date—31 December 2001
Football coaching legend Woody Hayes is profiled. Hayes won 238 games in 33 years as a head coach, including 205 at Ohio State, where his teams won two national titles. The Ohio native passed away in 1987 at the age of 74.

Yogi Berra

Original Air Date—14 October 2002

Zina Garrison

Original Air Date—20 February 2002
Former tennis star Zina Garrison is profiled.

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