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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. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

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    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:N/A
  2. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Price of Gold

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    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:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Bad Boys

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    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:N/A
  4. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Playing for the Mob

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    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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  5. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Rand University

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    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:N/A
  6. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - I Hate Christian Laettner

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    S2:E28

    A look at the life and basketball career of Christian Laettner and the intense dislike some fans still harbor for the former Duke University and NBA star.

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    Director:Rory Karpf
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Big Shot

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    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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  9. 6.9/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Broke

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    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:N/A
  10. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Benji

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    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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    #10 - 9.79*

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    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
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    #11 - There's No Place Like Home

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    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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    #12 - Ghosts of Ole Miss

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    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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    #13 - You Don't Know Bo

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    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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    #14 - Survive and Advance

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    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:N/A
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    #15 - Elway to Marino

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    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:N/A
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    #16 - Free Spirits

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    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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    #17 - No Mas

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    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
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    #18 - This is What They Want

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    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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    #19 - Bernie and Ernie

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    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
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    #20 - Youngstown Boys

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    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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    #21 - Requiem for the Big East

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    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
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    #22 - Slaying the Badger

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    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
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    #23 - The Day the Series Stopped

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    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
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    #24 - When the Garden Was Eden

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    S2:E22

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

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    #25 - Brian and The Boz

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    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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau" is the best rated episode of "30 for 30" season 2. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Sam George and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/2013. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Price of Gold".