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  • 30 for 30 Pony Excess (Season 1, Episode 30)
  • TV-G
    TV Episode | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History

30 for 30

Pony Excess (Season 1, Episode 30)
TV-G
TV Episode | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History

SMU puts together the best football team in America during the early 1980s with the help of bribes and payoffs, until the NCAA gives the team the "Death Penalty"--a sanction from which the team has yet to competitively recover.
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Updated Dec 11, 2010

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Dec 11, 2010 (United States)

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105 cast members
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Fred Akers
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Anderson
Self - SMU Defensive Tackle Self - SMU Defensive Tackle   See fewer
Ken Andrews
Self - SMU Booster Self - SMU Booster   See fewer
Marilyn Arps
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Beebe
Self - NCAA Investigator Self - NCAA Investigator   See fewer
David Berst
Self - NCAA Director of Enforcement Self - NCAA Director of Enforcement   See fewer
Cash Birdwell
Self - SMU Trainer Self - SMU Trainer   See fewer
Sherwood Blount
Self - SMU Booster (archive footage) Self - SMU Booster (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Bowen
Self - SMU Wide Receiver Self - SMU Wide Receiver   See fewer
James E. Brooks
Self - SMU Interim President 1980 (as Dr. James E. Brooks) Self - SMU Interim President 1980 (as Dr. James E. Brooks)   See fewer
Paul 'Bear' Bryant
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Robin Buddecke
Self - SMU Booster Self - SMU Booster   See fewer
Pete Carroll
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bo Carter
Self - SWC Public Relations Self - SWC Public Relations   See fewer
Michael Carter
Self - SMU Defensive Lineman Self - SMU Defensive Lineman   See fewer
William P. Clements Jr.
Self - SMU Chairman (as Bill Clements) Self - SMU Chairman (as Bill Clements)   See fewer
Bill Deore
Self - Dallas Morning News Self - Dallas Morning News   See fewer
Viola Dickerson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick Duffy
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Steve Endicott
Self - SMU Assistant Coach Self - SMU Assistant Coach   See fewer
Christopher Exline
Self - Student Senate Member (archive footage) Self - Student Senate Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Ford
Self - SMU Quarterback Self - SMU Quarterback   See fewer
Mitch Glieber
Self - SMU Wide Receiver Self - SMU Wide Receiver   See fewer
Teresa Hawthorne
Self - SMU Counselor (archive footage) Self - SMU Counselor (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Hitch
Self - SMU Athletic Director (archive footage) Self - SMU Athletic Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Doug Hollie
Self - SMU Defensive End Self - SMU Defensive End   See fewer
James K. Hopkins
Self - SMU History Professor (as Dr. James K. Hopkins) Self - SMU History Professor (as Dr. James K. Hopkins)   See fewer
Leroy Howe
Self - SMU Faculty Senate President (archive footage) Self - SMU Faculty Senate President (archive footage)   See fewer
William Hutchison
Self - SMU Chairman of the Board of Governors Self - SMU Chairman of the Board of Governors   See fewer
Keith Jackson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Rod Jones
Self - SMU Defensive Back Self - SMU Defensive Back   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Landry
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby Leach
Self - SMU Wide Receiver Self - SMU Wide Receiver   See fewer
Dan Marino
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Matula
Self - SMU Faculty Self - SMU Faculty   See fewer
Phil McAllister
Self - Mustang Barbers Owner Self - Mustang Barbers Owner   See fewer
Jim McMahon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David McNabb
Self - Dallas Morning News Self - Dallas Morning News   See fewer
Don Meredith
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Scott Murray
Self - NBC 5 Dallas Self - NBC 5 Dallas   See fewer
Henry Lee Parker
Self - SMU Administrative Assistant (archive footage) Self - SMU Administrative Assistant (archive footage)   See fewer
Vinita Lee Piper
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
A. Kenneth Pye
Self - SMU President Self - SMU President   See fewer
Albert Reese
Self - SMU Tight End (archive footage) Self - SMU Tight End (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Reinebold
Self - SMU Assistant Coach Self - SMU Assistant Coach   See fewer
Chris Rentzel
Self - SMU Booster Self - SMU Booster   See fewer
George Riba
Self - WFAA Dallas Self - WFAA Dallas   See fewer
Danny Robbins
Self - Dallas Times Herald Self - Dallas Times Herald   See fewer
Pepper Rodgers
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Romo
Self - SMU Quarterback Self - SMU Quarterback   See fewer
Emmanuel Sanders
Self - SMU Wide Receiver Self - SMU Wide Receiver   See fewer
Rusty Setzer
Self - Notre Dame Wide Receiver Self - Notre Dame Wide Receiver   See fewer
Bob Sharp
Self - SMU Booster Self - SMU Booster   See fewer
L. Donald Shields
Self - SMU President (archive footage) Self - SMU President (archive footage)   See fewer
Doug Single
Self - SMU Athletic Director (archive footage) Self - SMU Athletic Director (archive footage)   See fewer
William Stallcup
Self - Acting SMU President Self - Acting SMU President   See fewer
David Stanley
Self - SMU Linebacker (archive footage) Self - SMU Linebacker (archive footage)   See fewer
Dawn Stanley
Self - David's Mother Self - David's Mother   See fewer
Roger Staubach
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Orsini Steve
Self - SMU Athletic Director Self - SMU Athletic Director   See fewer
John Stollenwerck
Self - SMU Quarterback (archive footage) Self - SMU Quarterback (archive footage)   See fewer
Sean Stopperich
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Switzer
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
R. Gerald Turner
Self - SMU President Self - SMU President   See fewer
Bobby Watters
Self - SMU Quarterback Self - SMU Quarterback   See fewer
Ricky Watters
Self - Notre Dame Running Back Self - Notre Dame Running Back   See fewer
David Whitford
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Steve Wilensky
Self - Fundraiser Self - Fundraiser   See fewer
D. Alan Williams
Self - NCAA Committe on Infractions Self - NCAA Committe on Infractions   See fewer
Gerry York
Self - SMU Football Historian Self - SMU Football Historian   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bryant Gumbel
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Brit Hume
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Forrest Sawyer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Shriver
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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