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Premiered

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Ended: Saturday, December 11, 2010

When does 30 for 30 Season 1 come out?

30 for 30 Season 1 premiered Tuesday, October 6, 2009 on ESPN and ended Saturday, December 11, 2010. The season has 30 episodes.

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1. King's Ransom

The 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings and the effect it had on Gretzky, the fans in Edmonton, and the popularity of hockey in Southern California.

Tuesday · 17 years ago

2. The Band That Wouldn't Die

A profile of Baltimore's love affair with football and the Colts, focusing on the Colts Marching Band. After the Colts decamped for Indianapolis in 1984, the band stayed behind to help promote the eventual return of the NFL to the city.

Tuesday · 17 years ago

3. Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

Fresh interviews and archival footage track the life and demise of the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. A highlight is Tollin's interview with Donald Trump, the former New Jersey Generals owner whose post-interview comments on the league give this documentary its title.

Tuesday · 17 years ago

4. Muhammad and Larry

A look at the October 1980 Muhammad Ali–Larry Holmes fight and its impact on both fighters, featuring fresh interviews with participants and previously unseen lead-up footage from both fighters' camps.

Tuesday · 17 years ago

5. Without Bias

The death of Len Bias from a cocaine-induced heart attack, two days after Boston selected him as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, and its impact on casual drug use, especially by the sports community.

Tuesday · 17 years ago

6. The Legend of Jimmy the Greek

The life of Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, from his career as a Las Vegas bookmaker to his tenure on The NFL Today, from which he was fired in 1988.

Tuesday · 17 years ago

7. The U

The racial and cultural evolution of Miami during the 1980s as represented within the University of Miami football team.

Saturday · 16 years ago

8. Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks

The impact of Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller on the New York Knicks in the 1990s, specifically focusing on the Pacers/Knicks battles in the 1994 and 1995 NBA Playoffs and on Miller's interaction with Knicks fan Spike Lee.

Sunday · 16 years ago

9. Guru of Go

A profile of Paul Westhead's coaching tenure at Loyola Marymount University (1985–1990), where his Lions' team was known for its high-scoring run-and-gun offense, use of talented players such as Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers, and a pall cast by Gathers's on-court death in 1990.

Saturday · 16 years ago

10. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

The 1993 trial of Hampton, Virginia, high school athlete Allen Iverson, convicted for his role in a racially tinged melee, and its impact on both the community and on Iverson's life.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

11. Silly Little Game

Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develop Rotisserie Fantasy baseball, only to see it take off in popularity and leave them behind.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

12. Run Ricky Run

A profile of Ricky Williams focuses on his brief 2004 departure from the NFL, when he sought self-redemption amidst media criticism and fresh rumors of marijuana use.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

13. The 16th Man

How hosting (and winning) the 1995 Rugby World Cup, combined with Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks national team, affected post-apartheid South Africa.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

14. Straight Outta L.A.

The relationship between the Raiders and the minority fan base in Los Angeles during the team's 13 seasons in L.A.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

15. June 17, 1994

Quick-cut archival footage captures the various US sporting events on the day in question and the emotions they generated, including the opening of the World Cup soccer tournament, the Knicks/Rockets NBA Finals, Arnold Palmer's last round in the U.S. Open, and the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup victory celebration. One event, however, overshadows them all: O. J. Simpson's run from the police.

Wednesday · 16 years ago

16. The Two Escobars

The lives of soccer player Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar; the intertwining of crime and soccer in their native Colombia; and the connections between the deaths of both men. (2 hours in length)

Tuesday · 16 years ago

17. The Birth of Big Air

The life of Mat Hoffman and his 25-year career of advancing, in creative and promotional avenues, BMX riding.

Thursday · 16 years ago

18. Jordan Rides the Bus

Motivated by the dream his late father had for him, Michael Jordan retires from basketball and has a brief career in minor league baseball.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

19. Little Big Men

A look at the Kirkland National Little League team's success at the 1982 Little League World Series, examining why their title win is considered one of the biggest upsets in the event's history.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

20. One Night in Vegas

The friendship of boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Tupac Shakur and the night of September 7, 1996, when Shakur was murdered after attending the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

21. Unmatched

A look at the rivalry and friendship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

22. The House of Steinbrenner

The legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

23. Into the Wind

Terry Fox's attempt to run 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi) across Canada in support of fundraising for cancer research captures the attention of his fellow Canadians and the world.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

24. Four Days In October

The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

25. Once Brothers

The story of Croatian Dražen Petrović and Serbian Vlade Divac, NBA players and Yugoslavian national teammates, and how upheaval in their homeland adversely and irretrievably affected their friendship. (90 minutes in length)

Tuesday · 16 years ago

26. Tim Richmond: To the Limit

The career of NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, his flamboyant lifestyle, and his 1989 death from AIDS.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

27. Fernando Nation

The euphoria created by Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 arrival with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

28. Marion Jones: Press Pause

The successful track and field career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, and subsequent prison sentence.

Tuesday · 16 years ago

29. The Best that Never Was

The 1981 recruiting of high school football player Marcus Dupree by multiple big-time college programs, his resulting injury-prone college and professional career, and how his pursuit by college and USFL teams changed the recruiting process. (2 hours in length)

Tuesday · 16 years ago

30. Pony Excess Finale

The rise, fall, and rebirth of the SMU Mustangs football program, which received a 1-year "death penalty" for major infractions after former SMU player David Stanley blew the whistle on the long-suspected program. Patrick Duffy, known for starring in TV's Dallas at the time of the scandal, narrates. (2 hours in length)

Saturday · 15 years ago

30 for 30 Season 1 guest stars

  • Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman

  • Wayne Gretzky

    Wayne Gretzky

    Himself

  • Walter Gretzky

    Walter Gretzky

    Himself

  • Janet Jones

    Janet Jones

    Herself (as Janet Jones Gretzky)

  • Jim Matheson

    Himself

  • Bruce McNall

    Himself

  • Marty McSorley

    Marty McSorley

    Himself

  • Rod Phillips

    Himself

  • Peter Pocklington

    Himself

  • Luc Robitaille

    Luc Robitaille

    Himself

  • Glen Sather

    Glen Sather

    Himself

  • Peter Berg

    Peter Berg

    Self

  • Burt Reynolds

    Burt Reynolds

  • Eric Truvillion

  • Dan Rather

    Dan Rather

    (archive footage)

  • Jim Kelly

    Jim Kelly

30 for 30 Season 1 FAQ

When does 30 for 30 Season 1 come out?

30 for 30 Season 1 premiered Tuesday, October 6, 2009 on ESPN.

How many episodes are in 30 for 30 Season 1?

30 for 30 Season 1 has 30 episodes.

Are new episodes of 30 for 30 Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the 30 for 30 Season 1 finale?

The 30 for 30 Season 1 finale (Episode 30) aired Saturday, December 11, 2010.

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