7.5
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
2024
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
King's RansomOct 6, 2009 · 51m · ★ 6.7The 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.
The Band That Wouldn't DieOct 13, 2009 · 53m · ★ 5.0A 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.
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?Oct 20, 2009 · 51m · ★ 6.5Fresh 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.
Muhammad and LarryOct 27, 2009 · 52mA 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.
Without BiasNov 3, 2009 · 51m · ★ 7.0The 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.
The Legend of Jimmy the GreekNov 10, 2009 · 51mThe 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.
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
Bill WaltonSelf
Sylvester StalloneSelf
Jim KellySelf
Morgan Freeman
Walter GretzkyHimself
Janet JonesHerself (as Janet Jones Gretzky)
Luc RobitailleHimself
Glen SatherHimself
Peter BergSelf
Josh BrolinNarrator (voice)
Eddie Aikau
Tommy MorrisonSelf
George ForemanSelf
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Volume I2009 · 30 episodes
Volume II2012 · 30 episodes
Volume III2015 · 32 episodes
Volume IV2019 · 49 episodes2024
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