
30 for 30 - ESPN Films
2011•9.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
9.0/10(4)
Following on from the success of ESPN's 30 for 30 series, this collection of sports documentaries continues to tell compelling stories from the unique perspective of the filmmakers.
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
March 13, 2011
Last Aired
June 2, 2012
Networks
ESPN
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
The Fab Five
Air date: 2011-03-13
The story of the 1991 Michigan men's basketball recruiting class, called the Fab Five, one of whom (Chris Webber) was later involved in a notorious pay-for-play scandal.

E2
Catching Hell
Air date: 2011-09-27
The relationship between Chicago Cubs fans and Steve Bartman following Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.

E3
Renee
Air date: 2011-10-04
The film tells the story of Renee Richard's battle to enter the 1977 U.S. Open as the first transgender tennis player. Simultaneously, it follows her today as she struggles to cope with a life of contradictions and personal conflict.
E4
The Dotted Line
Air date: 2011-10-11
Sports agents Peter Greenberg and Eugene Lee are profiled with their clients Johan Santana, Jacquian Williams and Robert Hughes.
E5
Charismatic
Air date: 2011-10-18
In June of 1999 an unlikely colt named Charismatic, with down and out jockey Chris Antley aboard, headed down the stretch at the Belmont Stakes, just seconds away from becoming the first Triple Crown winner in nearly 21 years.
E6
The Real Rocky
Air date: 2011-10-25
A profile of Chuck Wepner, the original inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, and how the glory of Rocky eluded Wepner as he took several strange turns in an effort to stay in the spotlight.

E7
Unguarded
Air date: 2011-11-01
The story of Chris Herren, a high school basketball star and NBA player; his career-long struggles with drug abuse; and his ultimate discovery of redemption and personal fulfillment through the game.
E8
Roll Tide/War Eagle
Air date: 2011-11-08
The continuing rivalry between Auburn University and the University of Alabama, focusing on the history between the two programs, the bad blood between their fans, and how this intense rivalry came to a pinnacle, just when they ended up needing each other most.
E9
The Marinovich Project
Air date: 2011-12-10
From birth, Todd Marinovich was raised with a defined purpose of creating the perfect athlete. Trained by his father Marv, a former pro football player, the young Marinovich was meticulously engineered and nurtured into a star quarterback. But three short years later he was out of the NFL.
E10
Goose
Air date: 2012-02-26
The life of Reece "Goose" Tatum who played in Negro League baseball and was an original member of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters.
E11
Magic Johnson: The Announcement
Air date: 2012-03-11
On Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The 32-year-old ground-breaking point guard was holding a press conference to make the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive.
E12
26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story
Air date: 2012-03-15
Life of Dewey Bozella and his 26 years behind bars, where he found strength and purpose through boxing, and his goal to be proven innocent and box professionally once he was released.
E13
Right to Play
Air date: 2012-06-02
The story of Norwegian speed-skating gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, who founded the non-profit organization, Right to Play, which brings sports children in third-world and war-torn countries.










