ESPN SportsCentury 10 Most Influential Figures (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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ESPN SportsCentury

10 Most Influential Figures (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV Episode | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An examination by ESPN and ABC of the ten most influential figures in sports during the twentieth century. The top ten: 1) Branch Rickey, 2) Pete Rozelle, 3) Roone Arledge, 4) Marvin Miller, 5) Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 6) David Stern, 7) ...See moreAn examination by ESPN and ABC of the ten most influential figures in sports during the twentieth century. The top ten: 1) Branch Rickey, 2) Pete Rozelle, 3) Roone Arledge, 4) Marvin Miller, 5) Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 6) David Stern, 7) Avery Brundage, 8) Walter O'Malley, 9) George Halas, and 10) Mark McCormack. Written by David Pietrusza See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Roone Arledge Self Self See fewer	ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
Eliot Asinof Self Self See fewer	Eight Men Out (1988)
Buzzie Bavasi Self Self See fewer	Facing Nolan (2022)
Jimmy Breslin Self Self See fewer	Summer of Sam (1999)
Heywood Hale Broun Self Self See fewer	HouseSitter (1992)
Jim Bunning Self Self See fewer	Greats of the Game (1985)
Walt Frazier Self Self See fewer	Eddie (1996)
Peter Gammons Self Self See fewer	Fever Pitch (2005)
Joe Garagiola Self Self See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Frank Gifford Self Self See fewer	Jerry Maguire (1996)
Bill Gleason Self Self See fewer	Hoop Dreams (1994)
Curt Gowdy Self Self See fewer	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Paul Hornung Self Self See fewer	The Devil's Brigade (1968)
Bill James Self Self See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Roger Kahn Self Self See fewer	The Boys of Summer
Ralph Kiner Self Self See fewer	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Billie Jean King Self Self See fewer	Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Leonard Koppett Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Bob Lee Host Host See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Mike Lupica Self Self See fewer	Heat (VI)
Jim McKay Self Self See fewer	ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
Marvin Miller Self Self See fewer	Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
Jim Murray Self Self See fewer	Nanny and the Professor (1970)
Phil Pepe Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
David Pietrusza Self Self See fewer	1920
Branch Rickey III Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Pete Rose Self Self See fewer	Babe Ruth (1991)
Bud Selig Self Self See fewer	Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Rusty Staub Self Self See fewer	1973 National League Championship Series (1973)
Bert Sugar Self (as Bert Randolph Sugar) Self (as Bert Randolph Sugar) See fewer	Rocky Balboa (2006)
John Underwood Self Self See fewer	Ted Williams & The Atlantic Salmon (1975)
Bill Werber Self Self See fewer	Signs of the Time (I) (2008)
Jerry West Self Self See fewer	Uncle Drew (2018)
George F. Will Self (as George Will) Self (as George Will) See fewer	Baseball (1994)
Pat Williams Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)