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30 for 30 volume season 3, no. 17
Language
English
Description
Mantle and Maris. Clyde and The Pearl. Manning to Burress. Messier and Leetch. Over the years, New York sports fans have witnessed many legendary combinations. But there is another tandem of talents they will long remember, a pairing they didn't see as much as hear. Their names are Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, and their "Mike and the Mad Dog" show ruled afternoon sports talk from the studios of WFAN 660 for nineteen years.
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 6
Language
English
Description
In the early '80s, The NFL Today was one of the preeminent sports programs on television. It was a perfect combination of reporting, analysis, predictions, humor, and talent. But there was no personality on the show more popular that Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, to Greek immigrants, Jimmy overcame childhood tragedy, moved to Las Vegas, and eventually became the biggest name in the world of sports handicapping.
Series
30 for 30 volume 23
Language
English
Description
Three years after having his right leg amputated six inches above the knee, Terry Fox set out to spread awareness and raise funds for cancer research by running across Canada. Anonymous at the start of his journey, Fox steadily captured the heart of a nation with his marathon of hope. After 143 days and two-thirds of the way across Canada, Fox's journey came to an abrupt end when newly discovered tumors took over his body. Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash...
4) Without Bias
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 5
Language
English
Description
"More than two decades after his tragic cocaine overdose, the late Len Bias still leaves more questions than answers. When Bias dropped dead two days after the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80's ... In the most ambitious, comprehensive and uncompromising account of Bias' life and death ever captured on film, up-and-coming director Kirk Fraser utilizes...
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 10
Language
English
Description
"On Valentine's Day 1993, 17-year-old high school basketball and football star Allen Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Virginia when an argument erupted into a brawl, pitting Iverson's African-American friends against a group of white patrons. The fallout from the fight and the subsequent trial landed Iverson a lengthy prison sentence and sharply divided the city along racial lines."--Container.
Series
30 for 30 volume season 2, no. 8
Language
English
Description
Recounts the 1983 NFL draft, in which six quarterbacks were selected in the first round, two of whom--John Elway and Dan Marino--went on to become legendary figures in the history of the sport.
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 26-28
Language
English
Description
Tim Richmond: to the limit: "Tim Richmond lived too fast, partied too hard and died too young. One of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers of all time, his unexpected withdrawal from racing kindled rumors about his health and potential drug use, when, in fact, Richmond had been diagnosed with AIDS."--Container.
Fernando nation: "20-year-old Fernando Valenzuela was one of the most captivating pitching phenoms baseball has ever seen. Virtually overnight, he...
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 21-23
Language
English
Description
Unmatched: "No individual sports rivalry can boast the same intensity and impact as that of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. But even more remarkable is what happened off the court where they formed a strong and lasting friendship, bonding them to this day."--Container.
The house of Steinbrenner: "Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple documents the historic final days at the old Yankee Stadium, the opening of the new stadium and the...
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 18-20
Language
English
Description
Jordan rides the bus: "After leading the Dream Team to Olympic Gold and taking the Chicago Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship, Michael Jordan walked away from the game of basketball. Ron Shelton shares this surprisingly touching story about the motivations that drove the world's most famous athlete to play a new sport in the relative obscurity of Birmingham, Alabama."--Container.
Little big men: " When Kirkland, Washington's Little...