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The Best Episodes of 30 for 30 Season 2

Every episode of 30 for 30 Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 30 for 30 Season 2!

The Best Episodes of 30 for 30 Season 2

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...

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  1. Background image for Broke
    6.9/10(1.7k votes)

    #1 - Broke

    S2:E1

    An exploration of the road to fortune in sports and the eventual detours (for various reasons) to financial difficulties and bankruptcy, as experienced by top athletes including Leon Searcy, Andre Rison, Keith McCants, Bernie Kosar, and Cliff Floyd.

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    Director:Billy Corben
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for 9.79*
    7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - 9.79*

    S2:E2

    A profile of the Men's 100-meter final at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the lives of the eight men who participated, including Ben Johnson (whose world record of 9.79 seconds was annulled after he tested positive for anabolic steroids) and Carl Lewis (who was awarded the gold medal after Johnson's disqualification).

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    Director:Daniel Gordon
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for There's No Place Like Home
    5.9/10(654 votes)

    #3 - There's No Place Like Home

    S2:E3

    The story of one fan's obsessive quest to purchase, at a 2010 auction, James Naismith's original rules of basketball, perhaps the most important historical document in American sports history, and to bring it "home" to Lawrence, Kansas, where Naismith taught and coached at the University of Kansas for 39 years. (70 mins in length)

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(843 votes)

    #4 - Benji

    S2:E4

    The life of Ben Wilson, a well-regarded Chicago high school basketball star, and how his November 1984 murder (one day before the start of his senior season) had a wide-ranging impact.

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  5. Background image for Ghosts of Ole Miss
    6.7/10(632 votes)

    #5 - Ghosts of Ole Miss

    S2:E5

    Mississippi native Wright Thompson explores tumultuous events of 1962, when the University of Mississippi campus both erupted in violence over integration and swelled with pride over its unbeaten football team, and how those incidents continue to shape the state 50 years later. (60 mins in length)

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for You Don't Know Bo
    8.1/10(1.7k votes)

    #6 - You Don't Know Bo

    S2:E6

    A profile of Bo Jackson and how his college and professional feats in two sports (baseball and football) captured the public's imagination and made Jackson a cultural (and marketing) icon.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Survive and Advance
    8.5/10(1.4k votes)

    #7 - Survive and Advance

    S2:E7

    A look at the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team's successful and improbable championship runs through the 1983 ACC and the 1983 NCAA tournaments. (2 hrs in length)

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    Director:Jonathan Hock
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Elway to Marino
    7.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Elway to Marino

    S2:E8

    A look at the 1983 NFL Draft and the six quarterbacks taken in its first round, specifically John Elway (the first overall pick) and Dan Marino (the last QB picked in Round 1). The film features the recollections of Martin Demoff, the agent for both Elway and Marino, who shares a personal diary he kept to chronicle teams' interest in his two future-Hall of Fame clients. This includes the indecision the Baltimore Colts had with drafting Elway with the first pick or trading it away, and how Marino's selection status plummeted after recording weaker senior year statistics and rumors of recreational drug use.

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    Director:Ken Rodgers
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
    6.9/10(617 votes)

    #9 - Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

    S2:E9

    A chronicling of the life of Eddie Aikau, a big wave surfer and lifeguard whose death served as inspiration to an entire spiritual movement.

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    Director:Sam George
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Free Spirits
    6.7/10(636 votes)

    #10 - Free Spirits

    S2:E10

    The story of the colorful figures who made up the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, and how Spirits owners Ozzie and Daniel Silna, with their team about to be left out in the ABA's merger with the NBA, managed to negotiate a deal that allowed the brothers' involvement in pro basketball to continue in a most unusual fashion. (60 mins in length)

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for No Mas
    7.1/10(829 votes)

    #11 - No Mas

    S2:E11

    An inside look at the two boxing matches between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Durán in the 1980s, with insight from boxing experts, family members and the two fighters themselves.

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    Director:Eric Drath
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Big Shot
    7.2/10(784 votes)

    #12 - Big Shot

    S2:E12

    The story of how young businessman John Spano struck a deal to purchase the New York Islanders in 1996, only to be later revealed as a fraud and being near financial insolvency.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for This is What They Want
    7.1/10(626 votes)

    #13 - This is What They Want

    S2:E13

    The story of a 39-year-old Jimmy Connors and his unexpected and extraordinary underdog run at the 1991 US Open, where he played as a wildcard entrant and reached the semifinals of the men's singles draw.

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  15. Background image for Bernie and Ernie
    7.0/10(587 votes)

    #14 - Bernie and Ernie

    S2:E14

    A profile of Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld, their decades-long friendship, and their on-court partnership on the University of Tennessee basketball team, better known as the "Ernie and Bernie Show".

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    Director:Jason Hehir
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Youngstown Boys
    7.6/10(692 votes)

    #15 - Youngstown Boys

    S2:E15

    The stories of two Ohio State football figures connected with Youngstown, Ohio, running back Maurice Clarett (a native of the city) and coach Jim Tressel (former head coach at Youngstown State University), their football exploits at OSU (including a national championship in 2002), and their scandalous exits from the school. (2 hours in length)

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  17. Background image for The Price of Gold
    7.4/10(1.3k votes)

    #16 - The Price of Gold

    S2:E16

    A profile of a January 6, 1994, incident at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where an unknown attacker strikes entrant Nancy Kerrigan — an assailant that is later revealed to be a hit man hired by the ex-husband of Kerrigan's rival, Tonya Harding, as part of a plan to prevent Kerrigan from competing in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Requiem for the Big East
    7.5/10(750 votes)

    #17 - Requiem for the Big East

    S2:E17

    A recollection of the original Big East Conference, from its simple beginnings and regional rivalries to its national prominence as one of the most successful college basketball leagues, and how it ended up fighting for its survival in the 2010s during conference realignment.

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    Director:Ezra Edelman
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Bad Boys
    8.2/10(2.1k votes)

    #18 - Bad Boys

    S2:E18

    A look back at the Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Narrated by rapper Kid Rock, a native of nearby Romeo, Michigan. (2 hours in length)

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    Director:Zak Levitt
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Slaying the Badger
    7.6/10(953 votes)

    #19 - Slaying the Badger

    S2:E19

    An examination of the competitive nature that teammates Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault exhibited in the 1986 Tour de France; a film based on Richard Moore's book of the same name.

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    Director:John Dower
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Playing for the Mob
    7.1/10(862 votes)

    #20 - Playing for the Mob

    S2:E20

    How Mafia associate Henry Hill orchestrated a point-shaving scheme involving Boston College basketball. Narrated by Ray Liotta, who portrayed Hill in Goodfellas.

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  22. Background image for The Day the Series Stopped
    6.9/10(859 votes)

    #21 - The Day the Series Stopped

    S2:E21

    A 25-year retrospective of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck just before the scheduled start of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series.

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    Director:Ryan Fleck
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for When the Garden Was Eden
    6.8/10(609 votes)

    #22 - When the Garden Was Eden

    S2:E22

    A look back at the New York Knicks' championship teams of the 1970s.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Brian and The Boz
    7.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #23 - Brian and The Boz

    S2:E23

    Former linebacker Brian Bosworth unveils a storage locker to his son Max that contains memorabilia from his college and brief professional career. The elder Bosworth reflects on his life and career, making note of a emerging second persona, The Boz, that had begun to subsume his life.

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  25. Background image for Brothers in Exile
    7.5/10(552 votes)

    #24 - Brothers in Exile

    S2:E24

    The story of Liván and Orlando Hernández, half-brothers who fled Cuba separately and became successful major-league pitchers.

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    Director:Mario Díaz
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Rand University
    7.2/10(851 votes)

    #25 - Rand University

    S2:E25

    An exploration of former NFL receiver Randy Moss and his humble (and humbling) origins in Rand, West Virginia.

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    Director:Marquis Daisy
    Writer:Unknown

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Broke" is the best rated episode of "30 for 30" season 2. It scored 6.9/10 based on 1726 votes. Directed by Billy Corben and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/2/2012. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "9.79*".