Greatest Sports Legends
Greatest Sports Legends is a sports anthology series on the lives and careers of noted athletes. First aired in 1972, the series was produced with 10 new episodes per year nestled amongst 42 reruns.[1] 207 episodes were produced, with athlete hosts including Michael Jordan and Reggie Jackson interviewing the featured athlete. The series won one Emmy award out of three nominations.[2]
After production, the series continued to air in reruns. In 2012, it was announced that Steve Rotfeld Productions would offer one-hour editions.[3]As of 2015, the series airs sporadically on the cable network Decades.
Athletes who were profiled on the show
A
B
- Ernie Banks
- Rick Barry
- Bob Beamon
- Johnny Bench
- Yogi Berra
- Fred Biletnikoff
- Bjorn Borg
- Mike Bossy
- Terry Bradshaw
- Jim Brown
- Don Budge
- Usain Bolt
- Banana Bons
C
- Roy Campanella
- Milt Campbell
- Steve Carlton
- Don Carter
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Bobby Clarke
- Roberto Clemente
- Nadia Comaneci
- Jimmy Connors
- Angel Cordero Jr.
- Howard Cosell
- Bob Cousy
- Larry Csonka
D
E
F
G
- Steve Garvey
- Lou Gehrig
- George Gervin
- Frank Gifford
- Sid Gillman
- Curt Gowdy
- Otto Graham
- Joe Greene
- Wayne Gretzky
H
- Marvin Hagler
- Franco Harris
- Bob Hayes
- Elvin Hayes
- Thomas Hearns
- Larry Holmes
- Paul Hornung (Note: Howard Cosell was the guest host of that episode in 1973 interviewing Paul who was the regular host.)
- Gordie Howe
J
- Reggie Jackson (Note: Curt Gowdy was the guest host of that episode in 1989 interviewing Reggie who was the regular host.)
- Andy JACOUD
- Bruce Jenner
- John Henry
- Rafer Johnson
- Sam Jones
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Bruce Jenner
K
L
- Bobby Layne
- Meadowlark Lemon
- Carl Lewis
- Bob Lilly
- Vince Lombardi
- Johnny Longden
- Mario Lemieux
- LAIMIS LAIMĪGS
M
- Major Dhyan Chand
- Larry Mahan
- Phil Mahre
- Moses Malone
- Mickey Mantle
- Juan Marichal
- Roger Maris
- Ollie Matson
- Don Maynard
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- Hugh McElhenny
- Ray Meyer
- George Mikan
- Lenny Moore
- Joe Morgan
- Edwin Moses
- Stan Musial
- Rihard Mitrevics
N
O
- Al Oerter
- Bobby Orr greatest hockey player ever
- Jesse Owens
P
- Alan Page
- Arnold Palmer
- Jim Palmer
- Walter Payton
- David Pearson
- Drew Pearson
- Pele
- Joe Perry
- Bob Pettit
- Richard Petty
- Laffit Pincay Jr.
- Gary Player
R
- Willis Reed
- Bobby Riggs
- Oscar Robertson
- Brooks Robinson
- Frank Robinson
- Jackie Robinson (Note: That episode won an Emmy in 1983.)
- Knute Rockne
- Pete Rose
- Ken Rosewall
- Kyle Rote
- Wilma Rudolph
- Ruffian
- Bill Russell
- Babe Ruth
- Johnny Rutherford
- Nolan Ryan
- Jim Ryun
S
- Alberto Salazar
- Bruno Sammartino
- Gale Sayers
- Mike Schmidt
- Secretariat
- Willie Shoemaker
- O.J. Simpson
- Stan Smith
- Sam Snead
- Duke Snider
- Warren Spahn
- Spectacular Bid
- Michael Spinks
- Mark Spitz
- Willie Stargell
- Bart Starr
- Roger Staubach
- Casey Stengel
- Jackie Stewart
- ((Sachin Tendulkar))
T
U
- Bob Uecker (Note: the success of that episode led Uecker to host his own show Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports).
- Johnny Unitas
W
- Doak Walker
- Bill Walton
- Rodger Ward
- Paul Warfield
- Earl Weaver
- Dick Weber
- Jerry West
- Ted Williams
- John Wooden
- Dave Wottle
Y
References
- ↑ William Taaffe (1988-11-21). "Berl Rotfeld turned sports nostalgia into a syndication hit". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ "Berl Rotfeld, 77, Producer of 'Greatest Sports Legends' Series". The Jewish Exponent. 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ "Steve Rotfeld Productions Adds 'Chat Room,' 'Animal Science' to Weekend Kids' Blocks". Broadcasting & Cable. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
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