The Timeline 1984 - The Season That Saved Football (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History, Sport

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The Timeline

1984 - The Season That Saved Football (Season 2, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History, Sport

The 1984 NFL season, which began at a time when the league was facing declining ratings, the lingering effects of the 1982 NFL strike, and the upstart United States Football League, among others.

Producers

Erik Powers | Chip Swain | Jason Weber

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Updated Dec 7, 2016

Release date

Dec 7, 2016 (United States)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Jimmy Cefalo Self Self See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Al Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
Eric Dickerson Self Self See fewer	S.W.A.T. (2017)
Mark Gastineau Self Self See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Huey Lewis Self Self See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Rob Lowe Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Dan Marino Self Self See fewer	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Joe Montana Self Self See fewer	Joe Montana's NFL Football (1993)
Brent Musburger Self Self See fewer	The Waterboy (1998)
Pete Rozelle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1975 Chicago College All-Star Game (1975)