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SportsCentury is a documentary TV series that premiered on ESPN Classic on January 21, 1999. It has 5 seasons and 123 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 9 "Alonzo Mourning", aired on May 31, 2005.

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.

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Episodes

123 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

1999 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. E106

    106. Don Larsen

    Finale
  2. E105

    105. Billy Martin

  3. E104

    104. Willie Mays

  4. E103

    103. Joe DiMaggio

  5. E102

    102. No. 50 - Chris Evert

  6. E65

    65. Casey Stengel

  7. E64

    64. Brian Piccolo

  8. E63

    63. Brian Piccolo

    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.

  9. E62

    62. Derek Jeter

  10. E61

    61. Yogi Berra

  11. E60

    60. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1990s

  12. E59

    59. No. 1 -- Michael Jordan

  13. E58

    58. No. 2 -- Babe Ruth

  14. E57

    57. No. 3 -- Muhammad Ali

  15. E56

    56. No. 4 -- Jim Brown

  16. E55

    55. No. 5 -- Wayne Gretzky

  17. E54

    54. No. 6 -- Jesse Owens

  18. E53

    53. No. 7 -- Jim Thorpe

  19. E52

    52. No. 8 -- Willie Mays

  20. E51

    51. No. 9 -- Jack Nicklaus

  21. E50

    50. No. 10 -- Babe Didrikson

  22. E49

    49. No. 11 -- Joe Louis

  23. E48

    48. No. 12 -- Carl Lewis

  24. E47

    47. No. 13 -- Wilt Chamberlain

  25. E46

    46. No. 14 -- Hank Aaron

  26. E45

    45. No. 15 -- Jackie Robinson

  27. E44

    44. No. 16 -- Ted Williams

  28. E43

    43. No. 17 -- Magic Johnson

  29. E42

    42. No. 18 -- Bill Russell

  30. E41

    41. No. 19 -- Martina Navratilova

  31. E40

    40. No. 20 -- Ty Cobb

  32. E39

    39. No. 21 -- Gordie Howe

  33. E38

    38. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1980s

  34. E37

    37. No. 22 -- Joe DiMaggio

  35. E36

    36. No. 23 -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  36. E35

    35. No. 24 -- Sugar Ray Robinson

  37. E34

    34. No. 25 -- Joe Montana

  38. E33

    33. No. 26 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  39. E32

    32. No. 27 -- Jerry Rice

  40. E31

    31. No. 28 -- Red Grange

  41. E30

    30. No. 29 -- Arnold Palmer

  42. E29

    29. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1970s

  43. E28

    28. No. 30 -- Larry Bird

  44. E27

    27. No. 31 -- Bobby Orr

  45. E26

    26. No. 32 -- Johnny Unitas

  46. E25

    25. Greatest Games

  47. E24

    24. No. 33 -- Mark Spitz

  48. E23

    23. No. 34 -- Lou Gehrig

  49. E22

    22. Greatest Dynasties

    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.

  50. E21

    21. Most Influential People in Sports

    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.

Season 2

2002 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. E21

    21. Yogi Berra

    Finale
  2. E20

    20. Anna Kournikova

  3. E5

    5. Roger Maris

  4. E4

    4. New York Yankees, Part One

    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 Schaap sends more excess glory on the team that won an all-sports record 26 world championships, all in the 20th Century.

  5. E3

    3. Chris Webber

  6. E2

    2. Nancy Lopez

  7. E1

    1. Brett Favre

Season 3

2003 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. E3

    3. New York Yankees: Part 2

    Finale
  2. E2

    2. Chris Evert

  3. E1

    1. Chris Evert

Season 4

2003 · 34 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

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  1. E34

    34. Sam Huff

    Finale
  2. E33

    33. Andy Roddick

  3. E32

    32. Mia Hamm

  4. E31

    31. Pedro Martínez

  5. E30

    30. Dennis Eckersley

  6. E29

    29. Kevin Garnett

    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.

  7. E28

    28. Steffi Graf

  8. E27

    27. Don King

  9. E26

    26. Sammy Sosa

  10. E25

    25. Phil Jackson

    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 attitude as the men he coaches. But after a triad of threepeats, is Jackson finally up Shaq's creek without a paddle?

  11. E24

    24. Rick Pitino

  12. E23

    23. Villanova vs. Georgetown

  13. E22

    22. Steve Carlton

  14. E21

    21. Disciples of Jackie Robinson

  15. E20

    20. Mark McGwire

  16. E19

    19. Jeff Gordon

  17. E18

    18. Bears' 46 Defense

  18. E17

    17. Tom Landry

    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 winning seasons.

  19. E16

    16. Bart Starr

    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 him the Packers' model quarterback.

  20. E15

    15. 1981 AFC Playoff: Dolphins vs. Chargers

  21. E14

    14. Seabiscuit

  22. E13

    13. Terry Bradshaw

  23. E12

    12. Al Davis

  24. E11

    11. Latrell Sprewell

    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.

  25. E10

    10. Barry Sanders

    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.

  26. E9

    9. Mark Gastineau

  27. E8

    8. Jerry's Cowboys

    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 was over, it was really over. The 'Boys were suddenly back where they started, and worse.

  28. E7

    7. Pelé

  29. E6

    6. Dennis Rodman

  30. E5

    5. Roberto Clemente

  31. E4

    4. New York Yankees, Part Two

    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 Steinbrenner, a native Clevelander who, despite turmoil and controversy, returned the Yankees to glory–twice.

  32. E3

    3. John Wooden

  33. E2

    2. Ball Four

  34. E1

    1. Lyle Alzado

Season 5

2004 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 21 years ago

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  1. E9

    9. Alonzo Mourning

    Finale
  2. E8

    8. Tony Stewart

  3. E7

    7. Pat Tillman

  4. E6

    6. Phil Mickelson

  5. E5

    5. Mike Krzyzewski

    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 Coaches, Mike Krzyzewski is clearly the coach for his sport.

  6. E4

    4. Don Shula

    He is the winningest coach in NFL history, with 347 victories. But how will Don Shula be remembered?

  7. E3

    3. Shaquille O'Neal

  8. E2

    2. Peyton Manning

  9. E1

    1. 1999 Ryder Cup

Cast & crew

  • Ann Meyers

  • Yogi Berra

    Yogi Berra

  • Amanda Coetzer

  • Tommy Lasorda

    Tommy Lasorda

  • Al Oliver

  • Matt Snell

    Self

  • Stephon Marbury

    Stephon Marbury

  • Willie Gault

  • Carin Jennings-Gabarra

  • Eliot Asinof

  • John Kruk

    John Kruk

  • Dave Winfield

  • Reggie Jackson

    Reggie Jackson

  • Wade Boggs

    Wade Boggs

  • Bucky Dent

  • Don Mattingly

    Don Mattingly

SportsCentury FAQ

Will there be new episodes of SportsCentury?

SportsCentury has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 31, 2005.

When did the latest episode of SportsCentury come out?

The most recent episode of SportsCentury, Season 5 Episode 9 "Alonzo Mourning", aired on May 31, 2005.

How many seasons of SportsCentury are there?

SportsCentury has 5 seasons with 123 episodes in total.

When did SportsCentury first air?

SportsCentury first aired on ESPN Classic on January 21, 1999.

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