30 for 30 Shorts - Season 4 / Year 2015

30 for 30 Shorts - Season 4 / Year 2015

Season 4 / Year 2015

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DatesJan 7, 2015 - Dec 1, 2015
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Episodes

Student/Athlete
Year 2015Episode 160 min

Student/Athlete

Growing up in Hawaii, Reggie Ho always thought he would follow his father's footsteps into medicine, yet he becomes a crucial contributor to Notre Dame's undefeated 1988 season as a walk-on player.
Jan 7, 2015
The Sweat Solution
Year 2015Episode 260 min

The Sweat Solution

Dr. Robert Cade, a renowned kidney specialist at the University of Florida, leads a research team that develops a drink designed to help replenish body fluids lost by the school's football team – a "magic elixir" that would later be called Gatorade.
Jan 21, 2015
An Immortal Man
Year 2015Episode 360 min

An Immortal Man

A look at the issue of the cryogenic preservation of Ted Williams' body.
Feb 25, 2015
Wrestling the Curse
Year 2015Episode 460 min

Wrestling the Curse

Kevin Von Erich was part of a legendary wrestling family (he and fellow brothers David, Mike, Chris, and Kerry). The only surviving brother (the other four were lost to drug addiction or suicide), Kevin now finds peace living off the grid in a remote part of Hawaii.
Feb 27, 2015
The Billion Dollar Game
Year 2015Episode 560 min

The Billion Dollar Game

A recollection of how the Princeton Tigers, a heavy underdog, nearly defeated top-seeded Georgetown in the first round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament, a game that would forever change March Madness.
Mar 18, 2015
Unhittable: Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball
Year 2015Episode 630 min

Unhittable: Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball

For Sports Illustrated's April 1, 1985, issue, George Plimpton profiled Sidd Finch, a highly eccentric New York Mets prospect who could throw a fastball at an unheard-of 168 mph... and who was a product of Plimpton's imagination. On the 30th anniversary of the April Fools hoax, the surviving people responsible are profiled, including the Illinois middle-school teacher who posed as Finch for SI.
Apr 1, 2015
The Anti-Mascot
Year 2015Episode 730 min

The Anti-Mascot

Aiming to satirize the loveable team mascot craze of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the 1984 San Francisco Giants introduce an "anti-mascot" named "Crazy Crab". With fans encouraged to take the "anti-" literally, Crazy Crab and the actor playing him, Wayne Doba, endure verbal and physical abuse over the course of the Giants' last-place season.
May 20, 2015
Ted Turner's Greatest Race
Year 2015Episode 830 min

Ted Turner's Greatest Race

Already a proven broadcasting and sports executive, as well as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, Ted Turner enters and skippers Tenacious in the 1979 Fastnet yachting race. Here, Turner and Tenacious's crew recall the harrowing race, an event marred by a deadly storm in the Celtic Sea.
Jun 3, 2015
Spy Ball
Year 2015Episode 930 min

Spy Ball

The story of Moe Berg, a 15-year veteran of Major League Baseball who went on to become a World War II spy for the United States.
Jul 8, 2015
Brave in the Attempt
Year 2015Episode 1030 min

Brave in the Attempt

How seeing the treatment of her intellectually disabled sister propelled Eunice Kennedy Shriver to create the Special Olympics.
Jul 28, 2015
Delaney
Year 2015Episode 1130 min

Delaney

A profile of Kansas City Chiefs star Joe Delaney, whose reputation for helping others lasted until his drowning death in 1983, when he attempted to save the lives of three boys in a Louisiana pond (though he himself could not swim).
Aug 19, 2015
First Pitch
Year 2015Episode 1230 min

First Pitch

A look at President George W. Bush's ceremonial first pitch at New York's Yankee Stadium prior to Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, just seven weeks after the September 11 attacks in the city.
Sep 11, 2015
The Pittsburgh Drug Trials
Year 2015Episode 1330 min

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials

Though the 1979 Pirates thrilled Pittsburgh with a World Series win, many of their stars succumbed to the lure of cocaine, leading to baseball's first major drug scandal.
Sep 28, 2015
#BringBackSungWoo
Year 2015Episode 1430 min

#BringBackSungWoo

A mid-season visit to Kansas City by South Korean native and avid Royals fan Lee Sung-woo is followed by a Royals' surge to the 2014 playoffs. With the team in the World Series, an attempt is made by two Royals fans to bring their "good-luck charm" from Seoul back to KC.
Oct 7, 2015
Every Day
Year 2015Episode 1530 min

Every Day

The story of Joy Johnson, who took up running at age 59 after raising four children and went on to run 25 New York City Marathons.
Oct 28, 2015
Chattanooga Strong
Year 2015Episode 1630 min

Chattanooga Strong

The story behind the Chattanooga Heroes Fund, started by University of Tennessee alum Peyton Manning to benefit the families of the service members and police officers who were killed or wounded in a July 2015 shooting incident in Chattanooga.
Nov 9, 2015
Tose: The Movie
Year 2015Episode 1760 min

Tose: The Movie

A look at the life and legacy of late Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose.
Nov 11, 2015
Thicker Than Water
Year 2015Episode 1860 min

Thicker Than Water

How diver Greg Louganis dealt with two different pressures surrounding him at the 1988 Olympics—his attempt to defend his double gold medal performance from 1984 and the discovery of his HIV-positive status prior to the Games.
Dec 1, 2015

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