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30 for 30: Specials

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71 episodes · first aired May 15, 2012

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  1. 1 30 for 30 Shorts: Here Now May 15, 2012 An interview with Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, at The Forum Shops at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace, where he signs autographs and memorabilia while store employees…
  2. 2 30 for 30 Shorts: Arnold's Blueprint Sep 26, 2012 A look at how a young Arnold Schwarzenegger's compulsory service in the Austrian Army played a critical role in his path to international bodybuilding fame.
  3. 3 30 for 30 Shorts: Jake Oct 25, 2012 The career of Alfred Slote, an author of sports-oriented children's books (Jake being his personal favorite) whose interest was not so much the games played but the drama that the…
  4. 4 30 for 30 Shorts: The Arnold Palmer Nov 28, 2012 An exploration into the history, mystery, and industry surrounding "The Arnold Palmer", the lemonade-and-iced tea beverage created by the same-named golfing legend that has become a…
  5. 5 30 for 30 Shorts: Ali: The Mission Jan 16, 2013 The efforts of Muhammad Ali to negotiate with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for the release of U.S. civilians taken hostage after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
  6. 6 30 for 30 Shorts: Disdain the Mundane Feb 13, 2013 The style evolution of New York Knicks player and broadcaster Walt Frazier, from his cool-as-ice look in the 1970s to his use of vibrant colors and patterns today.
  7. 7 30 for 30 Shorts: Holy Grail: The T206 Honus Wagner Feb 27, 2013 The story of the rare and valuable T206 Honus Wagner baseball card—over a century old and valued in the millions of dollars—and the myths and realities that surround it.
  8. 8 30 for 30 Shorts: Silver Reunion Mar 27, 2013 During the summer of 2012, a secret meeting took place among the 12 members of the 1972 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Reuniting more than four decades after the controversial…
  9. 9 30 for 30 Shorts: The Irrelevant Giant Apr 17, 2013 John Tuggle, the 1983 NFL draft's Mr. Irrelevant, was anything but irrelevant to legendary coach Bill Parcells. The normally tough and gruff coach will guide us on an emotional journey as…
  10. 10 30 for 30 Shorts: Cutthroat May 29, 2013 Clint Malarchuk was the "Cowboy Goalie." He grew up riding horses with a severe childhood OCD problem. He would ultimately go down in hockey history for suffering one of the most gruesome…
  11. 11 30 for 30 Shorts: Tommy and Frank Jul 24, 2013 An intimate, funny and compelling take on the unique relationship and shared legacy of Tommy John, the chatty Indiana lefty who won nearly 300 Major League games, and Dr. Frank Jobe, the…
  12. 12 30 for 30 Shorts: Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop Aug 14, 2013 Rarely seen archival footage and interviews with people who lived and worked with Wilt Chamberlain give a fascinating glimpse into the basketball star's experiences in the Borscht Belt…
  13. 13 30 for 30 Shorts: Arthur & Johnnie Aug 28, 2013 Johnnie Ashe tells of a personal sacrifice: After finishing a tour of service in the Vietnam War, Johnnie, a U.S. Marine, volunteers to serve another tour in place of his older brother…
  14. 14 30 for 30 Shorts: Collision Course: The Murder of Don Aronow Sep 25, 2013 The intriguing life and tragic death of businessman Donald Aronow, a prominent name in the world of powerboat racing.
  15. 15 30 for 30 Shorts: The Schedule Makers Nov 6, 2013 Using only a computer, a pencil and paper, and cooperation, the husband-and-wife duo of Henry and Holly Stephenson spent almost a quarter-century creating Major League Baseball's season…
  16. 16 30 for 30 Shorts: The Great Imposter Nov 20, 2013 Beginning with stealing a player's warm-up outfit and posing as a player at the 1979 NBA All-Star Game, Barry Bremen begins a playful run fulfilling the average sports fan's ultimate…
  17. 17 30 for 30 Shorts: Judging Jewell Jan 31, 2014 Security guard Richard Jewell received praise in the aftermath of a bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when he helped clear the area and found the bag that contained the…
  18. 18 30 for 30 Shorts: The Deal Feb 12, 2014 The battle between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees to trade for Alex Rodriguez during the 2003–2004 baseball offseason.
  19. 19 30 for 30 Shorts: Untucked Mar 12, 2014 Player Bo Ellis designs a rebellious, nonconformist jersey that would exemplify the Al McGuire-era Marquette men's basketball team.
  20. 20 30 for 30 Shorts: From Harlem With Love Apr 23, 2014 How the Harlem Globetrotters became unlikely ambassadors during the Cold War when they played a series of games in Moscow in 1959.
  21. 21 30 for 30 Shorts: Posterized May 21, 2014 A profile of Shawn Bradley, a 7-foot-6 center who spent the majority of his NBA career on the wrong end of epic dunks (the kind usually found on posters), and how he went from a bust on…
  22. 22 30 for 30 Shorts: MECCA: The Floor That Made Milwaukee Famous Jun 11, 2014 The story behind the iconic, multicolored basketball court Robert Indiana designed for the MECCA Arena, home to the Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette Warriors until 1988, and how one Bucks fan…
  23. 23 30 for 30 Shorts: The High Five Jul 23, 2014 When L.A. Dodger Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run of the 1977 season, the first man to greet him at home plate was his friend and teammate, rookie Glenn Burke. Overcome with happiness…
  24. 24 30 for 30 Shorts: Kid Danny Aug 13, 2014 A team from The Bronx makes it to the 2001 Little League World Series, only to be disqualified when pitcher Danny Almonte is revealed to be two years too old to play in Little League.
  25. 25 30 for 30 Shorts: Fields of Fear Sep 16, 2014 A profile of the mental side of sports focuses on Mackey Sasser, a talented catcher who suddenly couldn't perform the routine task of throwing the ball back to the pitcher, and how…
  26. 26 30 for 30 Shorts: The Great Trade Robbery Oct 7, 2014 Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson recalls the team's October 1989 trade of Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings, as well as the roster maneuvers involving the players the…
  27. 27 30 for 30 Shorts: Our Tough Guy Nov 12, 2014 A look inside the mindset of legendary Boston Bruins enforcer John Wensink, who endeared himself to fans when he infamously challenged the entire Minnesota North Stars bench to a fight…
  28. 28 30 for 30 Shorts: Robbed Dec 3, 2014 A look at the 1976 Muhammad Ali/Ken Norton fight at Yankee Stadium. The fight's controversial decision is only part of the story, as gang activity and theft in the wake of a NYPD strike…
  29. 29 30 for 30 Shorts: Student/Athlete Jan 7, 2015 Growing up in Hawaii, Reggie Ho always thought he would follow his father's footsteps into medicine, yet he becomes a crucial contributor to Notre Dame's undefeated 1988 season as a…
  30. 30 30 for 30 Shorts: The Sweat Solution Jan 21, 2015 Dr. Robert Cade, a renowned kidney specialist at the University of Florida, leads a research team that develops a drink designed to help replenish body fluids lost by the school's football…
  31. 31 30 for 30 Shorts: An Immortal Man Feb 25, 2015 A look at the issue of the cryogenic preservation of Ted Williams' body.
  32. 32 30 for 30 Shorts: Wrestling the Curse Feb 27, 2015 Kevin Von Erich was part of a legendary wrestling family (he and fellow brothers David, Mike, Chris, and Kerry). The only surviving brother (the other four were lost to drug addiction or…
  33. 33 30 for 30 Shorts: The Billion Dollar Game Mar 18, 2015 A recollection of how the Princeton Tigers, a heavy underdog, nearly defeated top-seeded Georgetown in the first round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament, a game that would forever change March…
  34. 34 30 for 30 Shorts: Unhittable: Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball Apr 1, 2015 For Sports Illustrated's April 1, 1985, issue, George Plimpton profiled Sidd Finch, a highly eccentric New York Mets prospect who could throw a fastball at an unheard-of 168 mph... and who…
  35. 35 30 for 30 Shorts: The Anti-Mascot May 20, 2015 Aiming to satirize the loveable team mascot craze of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the 1984 San Francisco Giants introduce an "anti-mascot" named "Crazy Crab". With fans encouraged to…
  36. 36 30 for 30 Shorts: Ted Turner's Greatest Race Jun 3, 2015 Already a proven broadcasting and sports executive, as well as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, Ted Turner enters and skippers Tenacious in the 1979 Fastnet yachting race. Here, Turner…
  37. 37 30 for 30 Shorts: Spyball Jul 8, 2015 The story of Moe Berg, a 15-year veteran of Major League Baseball who went on to become a World War II spy for the United States.
  38. 38 30 for 30 Shorts: Brave In the Attempt Jul 28, 2015 How seeing the treatment of her intellectually disabled sister propelled Eunice Kennedy Shriver to create the Special Olympics.
  39. 39 30 for 30 Shorts: Delaney Aug 19, 2015 A profile of Kansas City Chiefs star Joe Delaney, whose reputation for helping others lasted until his drowning death in 1983, when he attempted to save the lives of three boys in a…
  40. 40 30 for 30 Shorts: First Pitch Sep 11, 2015 A look at President George W. Bush's ceremonial first pitch at New York's Yankee Stadium prior to Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, just seven weeks after the September 11 attacks in the…
  41. 41 30 for 30 Shorts: The Pittsburgh Drug Trials Sep 28, 2015 Though the 1979 Pirates thrilled Pittsburgh with a World Series win, many of their stars succumbed to the lure of cocaine, leading to baseball's first major drug scandal.
  42. 42 30 for 30 Shorts: #BringBackSungWoo Oct 7, 2015 A mid-season visit to Kansas City by South Korean native and avid Royals fan Lee Sung-woo is followed by a Royals' surge to the 2014 playoffs. With the team in the World Series, an attempt…
  43. 43 30 for 30 Shorts: Every Day Oct 28, 2015 The story of Joy Johnson, who took up running at age 59 after raising four children and went on to run 25 New York City Marathons.
  44. 44 30 for 30 Shorts: Chattanooga Strong Nov 9, 2015 The story behind the Chattanooga Heroes Fund, started by University of Tennessee alum Peyton Manning to benefit the families of the service members and police officers who were killed or…
  45. 45 30 for 30 Shorts: Tose: The Movie Nov 11, 2015 A look at the life and legacy of late Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose.
  46. 46 30 for 30 Shorts: Thicker Than Water Dec 1, 2015 How diver Greg Louganis dealt with two different pressures surrounding him at the 1988 Olympics—his attempt to defend his double gold medal performance from 1984 and the discovery of his…
  47. 47 30 for 30 Shorts: Friedman's Shoes Feb 9, 2016 The story of Friedman's, an Atlanta shoe store that specialized in really big (think size 22), really expensive shoes for the six-foot-something athlete.
  48. 48 30 for 30 Shorts: Slick, Nancy, and the Telethon Feb 17, 2016 The story of how the Indiana Pacers avoided financial ruin by holding a telethon in the summer of 1977.
  49. 49 30 for 30 Shorts: The Bad Boy of Bowling Feb 24, 2016 A look at the life of Pete Weber, the self-declared "bad boy of bowling" and the sport's first rock star.
  50. 50 30 for 30 Shorts: I Am Yup'ik Mar 2, 2016 A 16-year-old Yup'ik Eskimo leaves his tiny village and travels across the frozen tundra to compete in an all-Yup'ik basketball tournament and bring pride to his village.
  51. 51 30 for 30 Shorts: No Kin to Me Mar 9, 2016 The last consolation game in the NCAA Tournament, held in 1981 between LSU and Virginia, was overshadowed by the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan earlier that day, and also…
  52. 52 30 for 30 Shorts: Tiger Hood Apr 12, 2016 When Patrick Q. F. Barr found a discarded golf club in the trash, he decided to save it and play street golf in New York City using paper milk cartons stuffed with newspaper, earning him…
  53. 53 30 for 30 Shorts: When The King Held Court Apr 20, 2016 How Elvis Presley became a racquetball enthusiast in the final years of his life, going so far as to build a court at his mansion and proposing a chain of racquetball centers.
  54. 54 30 for 30 Shorts: Gonzo @ The Derby May 3, 2016 The lasting legacy of the 1970 Kentucky Derby has nothing to do with the winner, Dust Commander. Its true impact came from the assignment that Scanlan's Monthly gave to a 32-year-old…
  55. 55 30 for 30 Shorts: A. C. Green: Iron Virgin May 10, 2016 While A. C. Green is well-known for his basketball talents (winning 3 NBA titles with the "Showtime"-era Lakers and playing in a league-record 1,192 consecutive games), he is also known…
  56. 56 30 for 30 Shorts: The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere May 17, 2016 How Japanese thoroughbred Haru Urara, who never won a race in her career, became a symbol of hope to her country and saved the racetrack where she was based.
  57. 57 30 for 30 Shorts: We Are May 24, 2016 A look back at the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, focusing specifically on the removal of Joe Paterno's statue from the campus and the design of its replacement.
  58. 58 30 for 30 Shorts: Eternal Princess May 24, 2016 It's a long way from Bucharest, Romania to Norman, Oklahoma, and it's been a long time since the 1976 Olympics, where Nadia Comăneci scored seven perfect 10s on her way to three gold medals.
  59. 59 30 for 30 Shorts: The Guerrilla Fighter Jul 27, 2016 The story of Alexis Argüello, legendary in Nicaragua as both one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a political figure.
  60. 60 30 for 30 Shorts: What the Hell Happened to Jai Alai Aug 2, 2016 How jai alai went from drawing crowds of thousands in Miami in the 1970s and 1980s to being fortunate to draw 100 a match today.
  61. 61 30 for 30 Shorts: The Throwback Dec 3, 2016 A look back at the college career of Gordie Lockbaum, who became a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist in the 1980s at Division I-AA Holy Cross as a figurative throwback to an earlier era of…
  62. 62 30 for 30 Shorts: The Counterfeiter May 17, 2017 The story of Greg Marino, master forger and target of a 1990s FBI investigation known as Operation Bullpen.
  63. 63 30 for 30 Shorts: Strike Team Sep 12, 2017 How a team of U.S. Marshals lured more than 100 fugitives to arrest through an offer of free Washington Redskins game tickets.
  64. 64 30 for 30 Shorts: 24 Strong Sep 28, 2017 Examining the heroics of high school football player Zaevion Dobson that lead to his death.
  65. 65 30 for 30 Shorts: The Amazing Adventures of Wally and The Worm Dec 15, 2017 Wally Blasé is assigned to oversee Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman's knee rehab. What followed was 10 days of jet-setting, brushes with celebrity, a lifelong friendship between Blasé and Rodman…
  66. 66 30 for 30 Shorts: Locked In Aug 3, 2018 Victoria Arlen had it all as a young girl—athletic talent and a loving family—until falling into a coma at age 11. When she awakened three years later, she was literally trapped in her…
  67. 67 30 for 30 Shorts: Sonic Break Sep 23, 2018 Chronicles the anxiety experienced by Felix Baumgartner during the lead-up to his ultimately successful attempt to become the first human to break the sound barrier without the benefit of…
  68. 68 Mack Wrestles Sep 22, 2019 The story of Mack Beggs and his desire to compete in boys' wrestling in Texas, even though state interscholastic officials, who recognized him as female (Beggs is a trans male), forced him…
  69. 69 Deerfoot of the Diamond and Betsy & Irv Sep 27, 2022 · 1h 30m The story of Native American baseball player Louis Sockalexis and his impact on the sport.
  70. 70 Believeland (Alternate Ending) Sep 28, 2022 · 1h
  71. 71 Down In The Valley Oct 20, 2015 · 1h 17m The fight of Sacramento and its mayor Kevin Johnson to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle. Episode pulled before airing, intended to be Season 03 Episode 03.