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The Best Episodes of SportsCentury Season 1

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Every episode of SportsCentury Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SportsCentury Season 1!

The Best Episodes of SportsCentury Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for No. 18 -- Bill Russell
    9.6/10(11 votes)

    #1 - No. 18 -- Bill Russell

    S1:E42

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  2. Background image for No. 30 -- Larry Bird
    9.4/10(13 votes)

    #2 - No. 30 -- Larry Bird

    S1:E28

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  3. Background image for No. 17 -- Magic Johnson
    9.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - No. 17 -- Magic Johnson

    S1:E43

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  4. Background image for The Greatest Coaches of the Century
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #4 - The Greatest Coaches of the Century

    S1:E19

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  5. Background image for Greatest Dynasties
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Greatest Dynasties

    S1:E22

    The teams that dominated their sport–the New York Yankees, Boston Celtics, Montréal Canadiens, UCLA Bruins, Notre Dame Fighting Irish–are profiled. So are the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Bulls, and San Francisco 49ers.

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  6. Background image for No. 14 -- Hank Aaron
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #6 - No. 14 -- Hank Aaron

    S1:E46

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  7. Background image for No. 49 -- O.J. Simpson
    2.8/10(9 votes)

    #7 - No. 49 -- O.J. Simpson

    S1:E3

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  8. Background image for Casey Stengel
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    #8 - Casey Stengel

    S1:E0

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  9. Background image for 1900-49
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    S1:E1

    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.

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  10. Background image for No. 50 -- Chris Evert
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    #10 - No. 50 -- Chris Evert

    S1:E2

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    #11 - No. 48 -- Pete Sampras

    S1:E4

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    #12 - No. 47 -- Edwin Moses

    S1:E5

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    #13 - No. 46 -- Eric Heiden

    S1:E6

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    #14 - No. 45 -- Bill Tilden

    S1:E7

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  15. Background image for SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950s
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    #15 - SportsCenter of the Decade: 1950s

    S1:E8

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    S1:E9

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    #17 - No. 43 -- Julius Erving

    S1:E10

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    #18 - No. 42 -- Sandy Koufax

    S1:E11

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    #19 - No. 41 -- Wilma Rudolph

    S1:E12

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    #20 - No. 40 -- Lawrence Taylor

    S1:E13

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  21. Background image for No. 39 -- Walter Payton
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    #21 - No. 39 -- Walter Payton

    S1:E14

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    #22 - No. 38 -- Ben Hogan

    S1:E15

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  23. Background image for No. 37 -- Mickey Mantle
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    #23 - No. 37 -- Mickey Mantle

    S1:E16

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  24. Background image for SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960s
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    #24 - SportsCenter of the Decade: 1960s

    S1:E17

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    #25 - No. 36 -- Oscar Robertson

    S1:E18

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"No. 18 -- Bill Russell" is the best rated episode of "SportsCentury" season 1. It scored 9.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/1999. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "No. 30 -- Larry Bird".