Nine for IX Let Them Wear Towels (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-G
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Sport

Nine for IX

Let Them Wear Towels (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-G

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Sport

During the 1977 World Series, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was denied access to the players' locker room. After a very public fight, the door was opened, but the debate about female journalists in the male sanctum of the ...See moreDuring the 1977 World Series, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was denied access to the players' locker room. After a very public fight, the door was opened, but the debate about female journalists in the male sanctum of the clubhouse remained. Through interviews with pioneering female sports writers, Let Them Wear Towels captures the raw behavior, humorous retaliation, angry lawsuits and remarkable resolve that went into the struggle for equal access for women reporters. Written by ESPN Films See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Terry Benjamin Actor Actor See fewer	Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Brooke Brewer Actress Actress See fewer	Cosmic Therapy (2018)
Howard Cosell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bananas (1971)
Sheryl Flatow Self - First Femail UPI Sportswriter Self - First Femail UPI Sportswriter See fewer	Nine for IX (2013)
Tyler Gardella Actor Actor See fewer	Asphalt, Muscle & Bone (2018)
Steve Garvey Self Self See fewer	Arli$$ (1996)
Kyle Hines Actor Actor See fewer	In the Bight (2016)
John Paul Hopkins Actor Actor See fewer	Nine for IX (2013)
Reggie Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Benchwarmers (2006)
Tommy John Self Self See fewer	1977 National League Championship Series (1977)
Bowie Kuhn Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1986 World Series (1986)
Sarah Lupton Actress Actress See fewer	Knuckleball! (2012)
Laurie Mifflin Self - NY Daily News Self - NY Daily News See fewer	Nine for IX (2013)
Erika Myers Actress Actress See fewer	Friends from College (2017)
Lisa Olson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Caroline Wang Actress Actress See fewer	Hawkeye (2021)