Season 1

Season 1 (1999)


Episodes: 70

Star Cast: Chris Berman , Chris Fowler , Dan Patrick ,



Episodes List

Ep.65 Casey Stengel

Air Date: 2000-10-03

Ep.1 1900-49

Air Date: 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 Anderson, Dick Schaap, and Curt Gowdy sit around newspaper offices as the ""hosts"" in this newsreel-type retrospective.

Ep.2 No. 50 -- Chris Evert

Air Date: 1999-01-22

Ep.3 No. 49 -- O.J. Simpson

Air Date: 1999-01-29

Ep.4 No. 48 -- Pete Sampras

Air Date: 1999-02-05

Ep.5 No. 47 -- Edwin Moses

Air Date: 1999-02-12

Ep.6 No. 46 -- Eric Heiden

Air Date: 1999-02-19

Ep.7 No. 45 -- Bill Tilden

Air Date: 1999-02-26

Ep.8 SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950s

Air Date: 1999-03-09

Ep.9 No. 44 -- Bobby Jones

Air Date: 1999-03-12

Ep.10 No. 43 -- Julius Erving

Air Date: 1999-03-19

Ep.11 No. 42 -- Sandy Koufax

Air Date: 1999-04-02

Ep.12 No. 41 -- Wilma Rudolph

Air Date: 1999-04-09

Ep.13 No. 40 -- Lawrence Taylor

Air Date: 1999-04-16

Ep.14 No. 39 -- Walter Payton

Air Date: 1999-04-23

Ep.15 No. 38 -- Ben Hogan

Air Date: 1999-04-30

Ep.16 No. 37 -- Mickey Mantle

Air Date: 1999-05-07

Ep.17 SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960s

Air Date: 1999-05-21

Ep.18 No. 36 -- Oscar Robertson

Air Date: 1999-05-14

Ep.19 The Greatest Coaches of the Century

Air Date: 1999-05-22

Ep.20 No. 35 -- Secretariat

Air Date: 1999-05-21

Ep.21 Most Influential People in Sports

Air Date: 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, Roone Arledge, and Marvin Miller.

Ep.22 Greatest Dynasties

Air Date: 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, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Bulls, and San Francisco 49ers.

Ep.23 No. 34 -- Lou Gehrig

Air Date: 1999-05-28

Ep.24 No. 33 -- Mark Spitz

Air Date: 1999-06-04

Ep.25 Greatest Games

Air Date: 1999-06-05

Ep.26 No. 32 -- Johnny Unitas

Air Date: 1999-06-11

Ep.27 No. 31 -- Bobby Orr

Air Date: 1999-06-18

Ep.28 No. 30 -- Larry Bird

Air Date: 1999-06-25

Ep.29 SportsCenter of the Decade: 1970s

Air Date: 1999-07-09

Ep.30 No. 29 -- Arnold Palmer

Air Date: 1999-07-02

Ep.31 No. 28 -- Red Grange

Air Date: 1999-07-09

Ep.32 No. 27 -- Jerry Rice

Air Date: 1999-07-16

Ep.33 No. 26 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Air Date: 1999-07-23

Ep.34 No. 25 -- Joe Montana

Air Date: 1999-07-30

Ep.35 No. 24 -- Sugar Ray Robinson

Air Date: 1999-07-30

Ep.36 No. 23 -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Air Date: 1999-08-06

Ep.37 No. 22 -- Joe DiMaggio

Air Date: 1999-08-20

Ep.38 SportsCenter of the Decade: 1980s

Air Date: 1999-09-17

Ep.39 No. 21 -- Gordie Howe

Air Date: 1999-09-03

Ep.40 No. 20 -- Ty Cobb

Air Date: 1999-09-17

Ep.41 No. 19 -- Martina Navratilova

Air Date: 1999-09-24

Ep.42 No. 18 -- Bill Russell

Air Date: 1999-10-01

Ep.43 No. 17 -- Magic Johnson

Air Date: 1999-10-08

Ep.44 No. 16 -- Ted Williams

Air Date: 1999-10-08

Ep.45 No. 15 -- Jackie Robinson

Air Date: 1999-10-15

Ep.46 No. 14 -- Hank Aaron

Air Date: 1999-10-29

Ep.47 No. 13 -- Wilt Chamberlain

Air Date: 1999-10-29

Ep.48 No. 12 -- Carl Lewis

Air Date: 1999-11-05

Ep.49 No. 11 -- Joe Louis

Air Date: 1999-11-19

Ep.50 No. 10 -- Babe Didrikson

Air Date: 1999-12-03

Ep.51 No. 9 -- Jack Nicklaus

Air Date: 1999-12-03

Ep.52 No. 8 -- Willie Mays

Air Date: 1999-12-10

Ep.53 No. 7 -- Jim Thorpe

Air Date: 1999-12-10

Ep.54 No. 6 -- Jesse Owens

Air Date: 1999-12-17

Ep.55 No. 5 -- Wayne Gretzky

Air Date: 1999-12-17

Ep.56 No. 4 -- Jim Brown

Air Date: 1999-12-24

Ep.57 No. 3 -- Muhammad Ali

Air Date: 1999-12-24

Ep.58 No. 2 -- Babe Ruth

Air Date: 1999-12-26

Ep.59 No. 1 -- Michael Jordan

Air Date: 1999-12-26

Ep.60 SportsCenter of the Decade: 1990s

Air Date: 2000-03-26

Ep.61 Yogi Berra

Air Date: 2003-10-13

Ep.62 Derek Jeter

Air Date: 2003-10-17

Ep.63 Brian Piccolo

Air Date: 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 depicted in the 1971 film “Brian's Song.” Piccolo died of cancer in 1970.

Ep.64 Brian Piccolo

Air Date: 2001-11-02

Ep.102 No. 50 - Chris Evert

Air Date: 1999-01-22

Ep.103 Joe DiMaggio

Air Date: 2000-07-10

Ep.104 Willie Mays

Air Date: 2000-07-25

Ep.105 Billy Martin

Air Date: 2000-08-07

Ep.106 Don Larsen

Air Date: 2000-10-23