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Premiered

Thursday, January 21, 1999

Ended: Monday, October 23, 2000

When does SportsCentury Season 1 come out?

SportsCentury Season 1 premiered Thursday, January 21, 1999 on ESPN Classic and ended Monday, October 23, 2000. The season has 70 episodes.

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SportsCentury Season 1 release schedule

SportsCentury Season 1 episode release dates
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1. 1900-49

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.

Thursday · 27 years ago

2. No. 50 -- Chris Evert

Friday · 27 years ago

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

Friday · 27 years ago

4. No. 48 -- Pete Sampras

Friday · 27 years ago

5. No. 47 -- Edwin Moses

Friday · 27 years ago

6. No. 46 -- Eric Heiden

Friday · 27 years ago

7. No. 45 -- Bill Tilden

Friday · 27 years ago

8. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950s

Tuesday · 27 years ago

9. No. 44 -- Bobby Jones

Friday · 27 years ago

10. No. 43 -- Julius Erving

Friday · 27 years ago

11. No. 42 -- Sandy Koufax

Friday · 27 years ago

12. No. 41 -- Wilma Rudolph

Friday · 27 years ago

13. No. 40 -- Lawrence Taylor

Friday · 27 years ago

14. No. 39 -- Walter Payton

Friday · 27 years ago

15. No. 38 -- Ben Hogan

Friday · 27 years ago

16. No. 37 -- Mickey Mantle

Friday · 27 years ago

17. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960s

Friday · 27 years ago

18. No. 36 -- Oscar Robertson

Friday · 27 years ago

19. The Greatest Coaches of the Century

Saturday · 27 years ago

20. No. 35 -- Secretariat

Friday · 27 years ago

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.

Sunday · 27 years ago

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.

Sunday · 27 years ago

23. No. 34 -- Lou Gehrig

Friday · 27 years ago

24. No. 33 -- Mark Spitz

Friday · 27 years ago

25. Greatest Games

Saturday · 27 years ago

26. No. 32 -- Johnny Unitas

Friday · 27 years ago

27. No. 31 -- Bobby Orr

Friday · 27 years ago

28. No. 30 -- Larry Bird

Friday · 27 years ago

29. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1970s

Friday · 27 years ago

30. No. 29 -- Arnold Palmer

Friday · 27 years ago

31. No. 28 -- Red Grange

Friday · 27 years ago

32. No. 27 -- Jerry Rice

Friday · 27 years ago

33. No. 26 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Friday · 27 years ago

34. No. 25 -- Joe Montana

Friday · 27 years ago

35. No. 24 -- Sugar Ray Robinson

Friday · 27 years ago

36. No. 23 -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Friday · 27 years ago

37. No. 22 -- Joe DiMaggio

Friday · 27 years ago

38. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1980s

Friday · 27 years ago

39. No. 21 -- Gordie Howe

Friday · 27 years ago

40. No. 20 -- Ty Cobb

Friday · 27 years ago

41. No. 19 -- Martina Navratilova

Friday · 27 years ago

42. No. 18 -- Bill Russell

Friday · 27 years ago

43. No. 17 -- Magic Johnson

Friday · 27 years ago

44. No. 16 -- Ted Williams

Friday · 27 years ago

45. No. 15 -- Jackie Robinson

Friday · 27 years ago

46. No. 14 -- Hank Aaron

Friday · 27 years ago

47. No. 13 -- Wilt Chamberlain

Friday · 27 years ago

48. No. 12 -- Carl Lewis

Friday · 27 years ago

49. No. 11 -- Joe Louis

Friday · 26 years ago

50. No. 10 -- Babe Didrikson

Friday · 26 years ago

51. No. 9 -- Jack Nicklaus

Friday · 26 years ago

52. No. 8 -- Willie Mays

Friday · 26 years ago

53. No. 7 -- Jim Thorpe

Friday · 26 years ago

54. No. 6 -- Jesse Owens

Friday · 26 years ago

55. No. 5 -- Wayne Gretzky

Friday · 26 years ago

56. No. 4 -- Jim Brown

Friday · 26 years ago

57. No. 3 -- Muhammad Ali

Friday · 26 years ago

58. No. 2 -- Babe Ruth

Sunday · 26 years ago

59. No. 1 -- Michael Jordan

Sunday · 26 years ago

60. SportsCenter of the Decade: 1990s

Sunday · 26 years ago

61. Yogi Berra

Monday · 23 years ago

62. Derek Jeter

Friday · 23 years ago

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.

Friday · 25 years ago

64. Brian Piccolo

Friday · 25 years ago

65. Casey Stengel

Tuesday · 26 years ago

102. No. 50 - Chris Evert

Friday · 27 years ago

103. Joe DiMaggio

Monday · 26 years ago

104. Willie Mays

Tuesday · 26 years ago

105. Billy Martin

Monday · 26 years ago

106. Don Larsen Finale

Monday · 26 years ago

SportsCentury Season 1 guest stars

  • Yogi Berra

    Yogi Berra

  • Matt Snell

    Self

SportsCentury Season 1 FAQ

When does SportsCentury Season 1 come out?

SportsCentury Season 1 premiered Thursday, January 21, 1999 on ESPN Classic.

How many episodes are in SportsCentury Season 1?

SportsCentury Season 1 has 70 episodes.

Are new episodes of SportsCentury Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the SportsCentury Season 1 finale?

The SportsCentury Season 1 finale (Episode 106) aired Monday, October 23, 2000.

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