REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Season 9

REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Season 9

Season 9

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DatesJan 14, 2003 - Dec 30, 2003
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 9Episode 160 min

Episode 1

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.
Jan 14, 2003
Episode 2
Season 9Episode 260 min

Episode 2

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.
Feb 11, 2003
Episode 3
Season 9Episode 360 min

Episode 3

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.
Mar 18, 2003
Episode 4
Season 9Episode 460 min

Episode 4

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.
Apr 15, 2003
Episode 5
Season 9Episode 560 min

Episode 5

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.
May 20, 2003
Episode 6
Season 9Episode 660 min

Episode 6

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.
Jun 24, 2003
Episode 7
Season 9Episode 760 min

Episode 7

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.
Jul 22, 2003
Episode 8
Season 9Episode 860 min

Episode 8

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.
Aug 19, 2003
Episode 9
Season 9Episode 960 min

Episode 9

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.
Sep 23, 2003
Episode 10
Season 9Episode 1060 min

Episode 10

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.
Oct 28, 2003
Episode 11
Season 9Episode 1160 min

Episode 11

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.
Nov 25, 2003
Episode 12
Season 9Episode 1260 min

Episode 12

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.
Dec 30, 2003

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