30 for 30

TV Show · Documentary · 2009

30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN

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Episodes — Season 1

Episode 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 Gre...
Episode 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 t...
Episode 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 mi...
Episode 4
Muhammad and Larry
A look at the October 1980 Muhammad Ali–Larry Holmes fight and its impact on both fighters, featuring fresh in...
Episode 5
Without Bias
The death of Len Bias from a cocaine-induced heart attack, two days after Boston selected him as the second ov...
Episode 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,...
Episode 7
The U
The racial and cultural evolution of Miami during the 1980s as represented within the University of Miami foot...
Episode 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 Pa...
Episode 9
Guru of Go
A profile of Paul Westhead's coaching tenure at Loyola Marymount University (1985–1990), where his Lions' team...
Episode 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 t...
Episode 11
Silly Little Game
Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develo...
Episode 12
Run Ricky Run
A profile of Ricky Williams focuses on his brief 2004 departure from the NFL, when he sought self-redemption a...
Episode 13
The 16th Man
How hosting (and winning) the 1995 Rugby World Cup, combined with Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks n...
Episode 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...
Episode 15
June 17, 1994
Quick-cut archival footage captures the various US sporting events on the day in question and the emotions the...
Episode 16
The Two Escobars
The lives of soccer player Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar; the intertwining of crime and soccer in...
Episode 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.
Episode 18
Jordan Rides the Bus
Motivated by the dream his late father had for him, Michael Jordan retires from basketball and has a brief car...
Episode 19
Little Big Men
A look at the Kirkland National Little League team's success at the 1982 Little League World Series, examining...
Episode 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...
Episode 21
Unmatched
A look at the rivalry and friendship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
Episode 22
The House of Steinbrenner
The legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.
Episode 23
Into the Wind
Terry Fox's attempt to run 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi) across Canada in support of fundraising for cancer rese...
Episode 24
Four Days In October
The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.
Episode 25
Once Brothers
The story of Croatian Dražen Petrović and Serbian Vlade Divac, NBA players and Yugoslavian national teammates,...
Episode 26
Tim Richmond: To the Limit
The career of NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, his flamboyant lifestyle, and his 1989 death from AIDS.
Episode 27
Fernando Nation
The euphoria created by Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 arrival with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Episode 28
Marion Jones: Press Pause
The successful track and field career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, a...
Episode 29
The Best that Never Was
The 1981 recruiting of high school football player Marcus Dupree by multiple big-time college programs, his re...
Episode 30
Pony Excess
The rise, fall, and rebirth of the SMU Mustangs football program, which received a 1-year "death penalty" for...

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