Every season of SportsCentury ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of SportsCentury!

Casey Stengel

The SportsCentury begins with this two-hour reflection of the major sports events that endeared themselves to the American conscience in the first half of the 20th Century.  Dave Anderson, Dick Schaap, and Curt Gowdy sit around newspaper offices as the ""hosts"" in this newsreel-type retrospective.

1900-49

No. 50 -- Chris Evert

No. 49 -- O.J. Simpson

No. 48 -- Pete Sampras

No. 47 -- Edwin Moses

No. 46 -- Eric Heiden

No. 45 -- Bill Tilden

SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950s

No. 44 -- Bobby Jones

No. 43 -- Julius Erving

No. 42 -- Sandy Koufax

No. 41 -- Wilma Rudolph

No. 40 -- Lawrence Taylor

No. 39 -- Walter Payton

No. 38 -- Ben Hogan

No. 37 -- Mickey Mantle

SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960s

No. 36 -- Oscar Robertson

The Greatest Coaches of the Century

No. 35 -- Secretariat

Counts down the ten non-athletes who left the greatest impact on the sports world in the 20th Century.  Profiles include: Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, Pette Rozelle, David Stern, Roone Arledge, and Marvin Miller.

Most Influential People in Sports

The teams that dominated their sportâ€“the New York Yankees, Boston Celtics, MontrÃ©al Canadiens, UCLA Bruins, Notre Dame Fighting Irishâ€“are profiled.  So are the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Bulls, and San Francisco 49ers.

Greatest Dynasties

No. 34 -- Lou Gehrig

No. 33 -- Mark Spitz

Greatest Games

No. 32 -- Johnny Unitas

No. 31 -- Bobby Orr

No. 30 -- Larry Bird

SportsCenter of the Decade: 1970s

No. 29 -- Arnold Palmer

No. 28 -- Red Grange

No. 27 -- Jerry Rice

No. 26 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

No. 25 -- Joe Montana

No. 24 -- Sugar Ray Robinson

No. 23 -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

No. 22 -- Joe DiMaggio

SportsCenter of the Decade: 1980s

No. 21 -- Gordie Howe

No. 20 -- Ty Cobb

No. 19 -- Martina Navratilova

No. 18 -- Bill Russell

No. 17 -- Magic Johnson

No. 16 -- Ted Williams

No. 15 -- Jackie Robinson

No. 14 -- Hank Aaron

No. 13 -- Wilt Chamberlain

No. 12 -- Carl Lewis

No. 11 -- Joe Louis

No. 10 -- Babe Didrikson

No. 9 -- Jack Nicklaus

No. 8 -- Willie Mays

No. 7 -- Jim Thorpe

No. 6 -- Jesse Owens

No. 5 -- Wayne Gretzky

No. 4 -- Jim Brown

No. 3 -- Muhammad Ali

No. 2 -- Babe Ruth

No. 1 -- Michael Jordan

SportsCenter of the Decade: 1990s

Yogi Berra

Derek Jeter

A profile of the late Brian Piccolo, the 1964 ACC Player of the Year at Wake Forest and later a member of the Chicago Bears, where he formed a friendship with Gale Sayers that was depicted in the 1971 film “Brian's Song.” Piccolo died of cancer in 1970.

Brian Piccolo

No. 50 - Chris Evert

Joe DiMaggio

Willie Mays

Billy Martin

Don Larsen

Roger Maris

Brett Favre

Nancy Lopez

Chris Webber

The most-recognized team in professional sports always gets the undeserved breaks.  This episode, the first SportsCentury devoted to a team, is certainly no exception.  Jeremy Schaap sends more excess glory on the team that won an all-sports record 26 world championships, all in the 20th Century.

New York Yankees, Part One

Anna Kournikova

Chris Evert

New York Yankees: Part 2

Lyle Alzado

Ball Four

John Wooden

A nation of American baseball fans have grown to hate the Yankees.  Their dreams were realized when the team went from dynasty to dumpster between 1965 and 1972.  Then came George Steinbrenner, a native Clevelander who, despite turmoil and controversy, returned the Yankees to gloryâ€“twice.

New York Yankees, Part Two

Roberto Clemente

Dennis Rodman

Pelé

Jerry Jones took over the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 to restore the glory of ""America's Team.""  It worked, as the Cowboys went on to win three Super Bowls in four years.  But when it was over, it was really over.  The 'Boys were suddenly back where they started, and worse.

Jerry's Cowboys

Mark Gastineau

For all the accolades he earnedâ€“the 1988 Heisman Trophy, a 2,000-yard rushing season in the NFLâ€“Barry Sanders was a lone man who did not seek the spotlight.

Barry Sanders

For one incident with the Golden State Warriors, Latrell Sprewell became the most hated and reviled player in the eyes of the NBA, or so the legend would have it.

Latrell Sprewell

Al Davis

Terry Bradshaw

Seabiscuit

1981 AFC Playoff: Dolphins vs. Chargers

From a lifetime of tragic turns, Bart Starr emerged with visions that will endure forever.  Five NFL Championships in seven years and victories in the first two Super Bowls made him the Packers' model quarterback.

Bart Starr

As the coach of ""America's Team,"" Tom Landry stood for all the old American values.  These were carried out with efficiency as the Dallas Cowboys won their way to 20 straight winning seasons.

Tom Landry

Bears' 46 Defense

Jeff Gordon

Mark McGwire

SportsCentury is an ESPN biography program that reviews the people and athletic events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

In 1999, ESPN counted down the Top 50 Athletes of the 20th Century, selected from North American athletes and voted on by a panel of sports journalists and observers, premiering a new biography highlighting each top athlete every week throughout the year. The episodes for the top two athletes, Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth, appeared on a special combined edition broadcast on Christmas Day on ABC. The top two names were announced in no particular order, and the final positioning was announced at the conclusion of the two episodes. An additional list of numbers 51-100 were announced on the ESPN SportsCentury website. Themed specials such as Greatest Games, Greatest Coaches, Greatest Dynasties, and Most Influential Individuals were premiered throughout the year, as well as six SportsCenter of the Decade programs.

After the initial run was complete, the episodes were rerun at various times on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic. The original plan for the series was to expand to include #51-#100. Ultimately, the series featured nearly every athlete from #51-#100, and numerous other personalities, especially those who were recently deceased, or notable for more recent accomplishments.

The Best Seasons of SportsCentury

The Best Seasons of SportsCentury

The Best Seasons of SportsCentury

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5