NaN/100 votes#1 - Episode 70
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2003
Included: a look at health concerns for retired NFL linemen in the wake of a fatal heart attack suffered by former Saints player Frank Warren; and a profile of former NBA star Bob Love, who overcame a speech impediment to become Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Bulls.
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#2 - Episode 71
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2003
Included: an interview with five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia; a look at drug-testing policies in high-school athletics; a report on safety concerns at ski resorts; and a segment on changes made to the pro-bowling tour. Correspondents include James Brown, Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.
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#3 - Episode 72
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2003
A look at the impact of this year's Masters controversy on Augusta, Ga.; profiles of former high-school-to-NBA phenom Darryl Dawkins and state trooper turned NBA referee Bob Delaney; and a report on U.S. Olympic Committee controversies. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Armen Keteyian.
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#4 - Episode 73
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2003
Reports on Toughman competitions, the frequency of head injuries in soccer, and law suits in youth sports. Also: a look at Carver Academy, a private school founded by the NBA's David Robinson. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Mary Carillo.
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#5 - Episode 74
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2003
Bob Costas interviews baseball commissioner Bud Selig. Also: a look at the sports-talk program "Pardon the Interruption," an interview with Terry Bradshaw and a look at the treatment of Iraqi athletes. Correspondents include Armen Keteyian.
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#6 - Episode 75
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 6/24/2003
A look back at the controversy surrounding the remains of baseball legend Ted Williams; a report on the emergence of international basketball talent; and an examination of the lives of professional wrestlers. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg and Frank Deford.
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#7 - Episode 76
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2003
Included: profiles of auto racer Alex Zanardi and soccer player David Beckham; and a report on Mark Roberts, Britain's so-called "serial streaker." Correspondents include Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.
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#8 - Episode 77
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2003
A profile of 13-year-old golfer Michelle Wie; an update on former heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe; a visit with former NFL TE Johnnie Mitchell; and a report on a soccer team comprised of homeless men. Correspondents include Frank Deford, James Brown and Mary Carillo.
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#9 - Episode 78
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/2003
Included: a look at the Yankees' Jorge Posada, his son and his father, who was a promising prospect himself before being jailed in Cuba in the 1960s. Also: a profile of Tampa Bay LB Derrick Brooks. Correspondents include James Brown.
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#10 - Episode 79
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/2003
Segments include a profile of Ed Agre, sole reporter for a small-market TV station in Montana; a look at the sport of freediving; a visit with an NFL-lineman-turned-minister; and a report on the controversial sentencing of a convicted high-school football star.
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#11 - Episode 80
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/2003
Included: a look at the controversial ESPN series "Playmakers;" a report on the lack of black golfers on the PGA Tour; a profile of former UCLA hoops coach John Wooden; a look at a polo team made up of disadvantaged youths in Philadelphia.
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#12 - Episode 81
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/2003
A report on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's search for an NBA coaching job; a look at a harrowing mountain-climbing expedition in Peru; a report on the popularity of throwback jerseys; and a profile of Dottie O'Connor, an exercise enthusiast who has battled health problems.
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The Best Episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 9
Every episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 9!
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that...
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Episode 70" is the best rated episode of "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" season 9. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/14/2003. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Episode 71".