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SportsCentury (1999) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch SportsCentury online in HD.

SportsCentury — Storyline

SportsCentury is an ESPN biography program that reviews the people and athletic events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

In 1999, ESPN counted down the Top 50 Athletes of the 20th Century, selected from North American athletes and voted on by a panel of sports journalists and observers, premiering a new biography highlighting each top athlete every week throughout the year. The episodes for the top two athletes, Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth, appeared on a special combined edition broadcast on Christmas Day on ABC. The top two names were announced in no particular order, and the final positioning was announced at the conclusion of the two episodes. An additional list of numbers 51-100 were announced on the ESPN SportsCentury website. Themed specials such as Greatest Games, Greatest Coaches, Greatest Dynasties, and Most Influential Individuals were premiered throughout the year, as well as six SportsCenter of the Decade programs.

After the initial run was complete, the episodes were rerun at various times on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic. The original plan for the series was to expand to include #51-#100. Ultimately, the series featured nearly every athlete from #51-#100, and numerous other personalities, especially those who were recently deceased, or notable for more recent accomplishments.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Chris Berman, Chris Fowler, Dan Patrick

SportsCentury — Series Details

SportsCentury — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: 1900-49 (1999-01-21) — 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 A
• E2: No. 50 — Chris Evert (1999-01-22)
• E3: No. 49 — O.J. Simpson (1999-01-29)
• E4: No. 48 — Pete Sampras (1999-02-05)
• E5: No. 47 — Edwin Moses (1999-02-12)
• E6: No. 46 — Eric Heiden (1999-02-19)
• E7: No. 45 — Bill Tilden (1999-02-26)
• E8: SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950s (1999-03-09)
• E9: No. 44 — Bobby Jones (1999-03-12)
• E10: No. 43 — Julius Erving (1999-03-19)
• E11: No. 42 — Sandy Koufax (1999-04-02)
• E12: No. 41 — Wilma Rudolph (1999-04-09)
• E13: No. 40 — Lawrence Taylor (1999-04-16)
• E14: No. 39 — Walter Payton (1999-04-23)
• E15: No. 38 — Ben Hogan (1999-04-30)
• E16: No. 37 — Mickey Mantle (1999-05-07)
• E17: SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960s (1999-05-21)
• E18: No. 36 — Oscar Robertson (1999-05-14)
• E19: The Greatest Coaches of the Century (1999-05-22)
• E20: No. 35 — Secretariat (1999-05-21)
• E21: Most Influential People in Sports (1999-05-23) — 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
• E22: Greatest Dynasties (1999-05-30) — The teams that dominated their sport–the New York Yankees, Boston Celtics, Montréal Canadiens, UCLA Bruins, Notre Dame Fighting Irish–are profiled. So are the Dallas Cowboys,
• E23: No. 34 — Lou Gehrig (1999-05-28)
• E24: No. 33 — Mark Spitz (1999-06-04)
• E25: Greatest Games (1999-06-05)
• E26: No. 32 — Johnny Unitas (1999-06-11)
• E27: No. 31 — Bobby Orr (1999-06-18)
• E28: No. 30 — Larry Bird (1999-06-25)
• E29: SportsCenter of the Decade: 1970s (1999-07-09)
• E30: No. 29 — Arnold Palmer (1999-07-02)
• E31: No. 28 — Red Grange (1999-07-09)
• E32: No. 27 — Jerry Rice (1999-07-16)
• E33: No. 26 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1999-07-23)
• E34: No. 25 — Joe Montana (1999-07-30)
• E35: No. 24 — Sugar Ray Robinson (1999-07-30)
• E36: No. 23 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1999-08-06)
• E37: No. 22 — Joe DiMaggio (1999-08-20)
• E38: SportsCenter of the Decade: 1980s (1999-09-17)
• E39: No. 21 — Gordie Howe (1999-09-03)
• E40: No. 20 — Ty Cobb (1999-09-17)
• E41: No. 19 — Martina Navratilova (1999-09-24)
• E42: No. 18 — Bill Russell (1999-10-01)
• E43: No. 17 — Magic Johnson (1999-10-08)
• E44: No. 16 — Ted Williams (1999-10-08)
• E45: No. 15 — Jackie Robinson (1999-10-15)
• E46: No. 14 — Hank Aaron (1999-10-29)
• E47: No. 13 — Wilt Chamberlain (1999-10-29)
• E48: No. 12 — Carl Lewis (1999-11-05)
• E49: No. 11 — Joe Louis (1999-11-19)
• E50: No. 10 — Babe Didrikson (1999-12-03)
• E51: No. 9 — Jack Nicklaus (1999-12-03)
• E52: No. 8 — Willie Mays (1999-12-10)
• E53: No. 7 — Jim Thorpe (1999-12-10)
• E54: No. 6 — Jesse Owens (1999-12-17)
• E55: No. 5 — Wayne Gretzky (1999-12-17)
• E56: No. 4 — Jim Brown (1999-12-24)
• E57: No. 3 — Muhammad Ali (1999-12-24)
• E58: No. 2 — Babe Ruth (1999-12-26)
• E59: No. 1 — Michael Jordan (1999-12-26)
• E60: SportsCenter of the Decade: 1990s (2000-03-26)
• E61: Yogi Berra (2003-10-13)
• E62: Derek Jeter (2003-10-17)
• E63: Brian Piccolo (2001-11-02) — 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
• E64: Brian Piccolo (2001-11-02)
• E65: Casey Stengel (2000-10-03)
• E102: No. 50 – Chris Evert (1999-01-22)
• E103: Joe DiMaggio (2000-07-10)
• E104: Willie Mays (2000-07-25)
• E105: Billy Martin (2000-08-07)
• E106: Don Larsen (2000-10-23)

Season 2

• E1: Brett Favre (2002-01-28)
• E2: Nancy Lopez (2002-08-05)
• E3: Chris Webber (2002-04-26)
• E4: New York Yankees, Part One (2003-10-06) — The most-recognized team in professional sports always gets the undeserved breaks. This episode, the first SportsCentury devoted to a team, is certainly no exception. Jeremy Scha
• E5: Roger Maris (2000-12-04)
• E20: Anna Kournikova (2002-05-28)
• E21: Yogi Berra (2002-10-14)

Season 3

• E1: Chris Evert (2003-04-04)
• E2: Chris Evert (2003-08-25)
• E3: New York Yankees: Part 2 (2003-10-07)

Season 4

• E1: Lyle Alzado (2003-09-26)
• E2: Ball Four (2003-10-24)
• E3: John Wooden (2003-09-26)
• E4: New York Yankees, Part Two (2003-10-07) — A nation of American baseball fans have grown to hate the Yankees. Their dreams were realized when the team went from dynasty to dumpster between 1965 and 1972. Then came George
• E5: Roberto Clemente (2003-10-20)
• E6: Dennis Rodman (2003-10-27)
• E7: Pelé (2003-11-06)
• E8: Jerry's Cowboys (2003-11-10) — Jerry Jones took over the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 to restore the glory of ""America's Team."" It worked, as the Cowboys went on to win three Super Bowls in four years. But when it
• E9: Mark Gastineau (2003-11-17)
• E10: Barry Sanders (2003-11-24) — For all the accolades he earned–the 1988 Heisman Trophy, a 2,000-yard rushing season in the NFL–Barry Sanders was a lone man who did not seek the spotlight.
• E11: Latrell Sprewell (2003-12-01) — For one incident with the Golden State Warriors, Latrell Sprewell became the most hated and reviled player in the eyes of the NBA, or so the legend would have it.
• E12: Al Davis (2003-12-08)
• E13: Terry Bradshaw (2003-12-15)
• E14: Seabiscuit (2003-12-29)
• E15: 1981 AFC Playoff: Dolphins vs. Chargers (2004-01-05)
• E16: Bart Starr (2004-01-12) — From a lifetime of tragic turns, Bart Starr emerged with visions that will endure forever. Five NFL Championships in seven years and victories in the first two Super Bowls made hi
• E17: Tom Landry (2004-01-19) — As the coach of ""America's Team,"" Tom Landry stood for all the old American values. These were carried out with efficiency as the Dallas Cowboys won their way to 20 straight win
• E18: Bears' 46 Defense (2004-01-29)
• E19: Jeff Gordon (2004-02-09)
• E20: Mark McGwire (2004-02-16)
• E21: Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004-02-23)
• E22: Steve Carlton (2004-03-01)
• E23: Villanova vs. Georgetown (2004-03-22)
• E24: Rick Pitino (2004-03-29)
• E25: Phil Jackson (2004-04-12) — He has been despised by every fan of every NBA team that has never won the World Championship or died trying. To be sure, Phil Jackson does not have as much an in-your-face attitu
• E26: Sammy Sosa (2004-04-12)
• E27: Don King (2004-05-14)
• E28: Steffi Graf (2004-06-21)
• E29: Kevin Garnett (2002-04-15) — One of the young stars in the NBA was drafted at a young age. Kevin Garnett has become without question the biggest attraction on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• E30: Dennis Eckersley (2004-07-19)
• E31: Pedro Martínez (2004-07-26)
• E32: Mia Hamm (2004-08-09)
• E33: Andy Roddick (2004-08-26)
• E34: Sam Huff (2004-09-03)

Season 5

• E1: 1999 Ryder Cup (2004-09-15)
• E2: Peyton Manning (2004-11-08)
• E3: Shaquille O'Neal (2004-12-24)
• E4: Don Shula (2005-01-31) — He is the winningest coach in NFL history, with 347 victories. But how will Don Shula be remembered?
• E5: Mike Krzyzewski (2005-03-23) — Duke is the Yankees of men's college basketball, winning its way to high tournament space year after year. While its coach did not top ESPN's 25th-anniversary list of the Best Coa
• E6: Phil Mickelson (2005-04-04)
• E7: Pat Tillman (2005-04-22)
• E8: Tony Stewart (2005-05-23)
• E9: Alonzo Mourning (2005-05-31)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does SportsCentury have? 5 season(s) with 123 episodes.

Where can I watch SportsCentury? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.