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 Self Self See fewer	Major Problems (I)
Brooke Brewer Self Self 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 Self Self See fewer	Asphalt, Muscle & Bone (2018)
Steve Garvey Self Self See fewer	Arli$$ (1996)
Kyle Hines Self Self See fewer	In the Bight (2016)
John Paul Hopkins Self Self 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	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)
Sarah Lupton Self Self See fewer	Knuckleball! (2012)
Laurie Mifflin Self - NY Daily News Self - NY Daily News See fewer	Nine for IX (2013)
Erika Myers Self Self See fewer	Friends from College (2017)
Lisa Olson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Caroline Wang Self Self See fewer	Hawkeye (2021)