30 for 30 Jordan Rides the Bus (Season 1, Episode 18)
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TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History

30 for 30

Jordan Rides the Bus (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV-G

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA ...See moreIn the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship the following year, Jordan was jolted by the murder of his father. Was it the brutal loss of such an anchor in his life that caused the world's most famous athlete to rekindle a childhood ambition by playing baseball? Or some feeling that he had nothing left to prove or conquer in basketball? Or something deeper and perhaps not yet understood? Ron Shelton, a former minor leaguer who brought his experiences to life in the classic movie "Bull Durham," will revisit Jordan's short career in the minor leagues and explore the motivations that drove the world's most competitive athlete to play a new sport in the relative obscurity of Birmingham, Alabama, for a young manager named Terry Francona. Written by ESPN Films See less

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Mike Barnett Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Ed Bradley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
David Bridgers Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Kirk Champion Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Kenny Coleman Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
David Falk Self Self See fewer	Space Jam (1996)
Terry Francona Self Self See fewer	1981 National League Championship Series (1981)
Rubin Grant Self Self See fewer	Three Days at Foster (2013)
Bill Hardekopf Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Walter Hriniak Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Phil Jackson Self Self See fewer	Three-Peat: The Chicago Bulls' Historic Third Championship Season (1993)
Donald Jacobs Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Roy S. Johnson Self (as Roy Johnson) Self (as Roy Johnson) See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Michael Jordan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Space Jam (1996)
Steve Kerr Self Self See fewer	Thunderstruck (I) (2012)
Wayne Martin Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Jack McCallum Self Self See fewer	Dream Team (2020)
Mary Milton Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Chris Pika Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Jerry Reinsdorf Self Self See fewer	The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
Jack Rouss Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Sam Smith Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Scott Tedder Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Jim Thrasher Self Self See fewer	Hee Haw (1969)
Dave Van Dyck Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Brian Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Steve Wulf Self Self See fewer	Baseball (1994)