The SportsCentury begins with this two-hour reflection of the major sports events that endeared themselves to the American conscience in the first half of the 20th Century. Dave Anderson, Dick Schaap, and Curt Gowdy sit around newspaper offices as the ""hosts"" in this newsreel-type retrospective.
No. 50 -- Chris EvertE2 · 30 min
No. 49 -- O.J. SimpsonE3 · 30 min
No. 48 -- Pete SamprasE4 · 30 min
No. 47 -- Edwin MosesE5 · 30 min
No. 46 -- Eric HeidenE6 · 30 min
No. 45 -- Bill TildenE7 · 30 min
SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950sE8 · 30 min
No. 44 -- Bobby JonesE9 · 30 min
No. 43 -- Julius ErvingE10 · 30 min
No. 42 -- Sandy KoufaxE11 · 30 min
No. 41 -- Wilma RudolphE12 · 30 min
No. 40 -- Lawrence TaylorE13 · 30 min
No. 39 -- Walter PaytonE14 · 30 min
No. 38 -- Ben HoganE15 · 30 min
No. 37 -- Mickey MantleE16 · 30 min
SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960sE17 · 30 min
No. 36 -- Oscar RobertsonE18 · 30 min
The Greatest Coaches of the CenturyE19 · 30 min
No. 35 -- SecretariatE20 · 30 min
Most Influential People in SportsE21 · 30 min
Counts down the ten non-athletes who left the greatest impact on the sports world in the 20th Century. Profiles include: Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, Pette Rozelle, David Stern, Roone Arledge, and Marvin Miller.
A profile of the late Brian Piccolo, the 1964 ACC Player of the Year at Wake Forest and later a member of the Chicago Bears, where he formed a friendship with Gale Sayers that was depicted in the 1971 film “Brian's Song.” Piccolo died of cancer in 1970.
