ESPN SportsCentury

Season

1999

USA

7.1

A biography series counting down the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century. It was expanded to include other athletes, personalities, and notable moments in sports history.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Chris Evert

S1 • E2

SportsCenter of the Decade: 1900-1949

S1 • E3

O.J. Simpson

S1 • E4

Pete Sampras

S1 • E5

Edwin Moses

S1 • E6

Eric Heiden

S1 • E7

Bill Tilden

S1 • E8

SportsCenter of the Decade: The 1950s

S1 • E9

Bobby Jones

S1 • E10

Julius Erving

S1 • E11

Sandy Koufax

S1 • E12

Wilma Rudolph

S1 • E13

Lawrence Taylor

S1 • E14

Walter Payton

S1 • E15

Ben Hogan

S1 • E16

Mickey Mantle

S1 • E17

Oscar Robertson

S1 • E18

SportsCenter of the Decade: The 1960s

S1 • E19

Secretariat

S1 • E20

Greatest Coaches of the Century

S1 • E21

10 Most Influential Figures

An examination by ESPN and ABC of the ten most influential figures in sports during the twentieth century. The top ten: 1) Branch Rickey, 2) Pete Rozelle, 3) Roone Arledge, 4) Marvin Miller, 5) Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 6) David Stern, 7) Avery Brundage, 8) Walter O'Malley, 9) George Halas, and 10) Mark McCormack.

S1 • E22

Lou Gehrig

S1 • E23

Great Sports Dynasties of the Century

An examination of the twentieth century's greatest sports dynasties as presented by ABC in conjunction with ESPN. Teams examined include the New York Yankees, the Boston Celtics, John Wooden's UCLA Bruins, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Atlanta Braves, and the Montreal Canadiens.

S1 • E24

Mark Spitz

S1 • E25

Greatest Games

S1 • E26

Johnny Unitas

S1 • E27

Bobby Orr

S1 • E28

Larry Bird

S1 • E29

Arnold Palmer

S1 • E30

SportsCenter of the Decade: The 1970s

S1 • E31

Red Grange

S1 • E32

Jerry Rice

S1 • E33

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

S1 • E34

Joe Montana

S1 • E35

Sugar Ray Robinson

S1 • E36

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

S1 • E37

Joe DiMaggio

S1 • E38

Gordie Howe

S1 • E39

SportsCenter of the Decade: The 1980s

S1 • E40

Ty Cobb

S1 • E41

Martina Navratilova

S1 • E42

Bill Russell

S1 • E43

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson

S1 • E44

Ted Williams

S1 • E45

Jackie Robinson

S1 • E46

Hank Aaron

S1 • E47

Wilt Chamberlain

A profile of Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain. The Philadelphia native led the NBA in scoring seven times, in rebounding 11 times, and scored 100 points against the New York Knicks in a 1962 game in Hershey, Pa. Chamberlain died of heart failure in March, 2000 at age 63.