What are your favorite Sports Documentaries?

[BillsPride12]

Could be a 30 for 30 or something else.  HBO has done a ton of great sports documentaries too, Showtime has had a few.  I have so many that I probably won't be able to narrow down a list so I'm just curious what other people have liked

[BringBackFergy]

“Hoop Dreams” (1994). Gives a great peek into recruiting playground players to private schools and how they cope with the limelight. If you haven’t watched it, highly recommend. 

[GottaRun]

Not sure it qualifies but really enjoyed 12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

[SinceThe70s]

Four Falls

[Another Fan]

It goes against me being a Mets fan to enjoy this one as much as I do.  

 

But it's one of the last teams imo before sports seemed to get more heavily corporate/analytic influenced/no players with any personality.  

 

 

 

[Simon]

 

I'm not much of a documentary guy but When We Were Kings was one of the most effective, transfixing pieces of film I've ever seen.

 

 

 

[dhg]

http://www.espn.com/30for30/film/_/page/ofmiraclesandmen

 

I thought this one was outstanding

[Bermuda Triangle]

I loathe all things Miami, but the 2 ESPN 30 for 30s on "The U" were riveting.

[Pete]

9 hours ago, Simon said:

 

I'm not much of a documentary guy but When We Were Kings was one of the most effective, transfixing pieces of film I've ever seen.

 

 

 

ALI!  BOOM BY YA!

 

 

Most of my favorite sports documentaries are 30 for 30 episodes.  30 for 30 is the only thing ESPN has done right since 1990s IMO.

 

Run Ricky, Run

Once Brothers 

 

those are two of my favorite episodes.  All 30 for 30 episodes are great.  I live in Fall River now- so I find the Chris Herron episode interesting 

Edited January 7, 2023 by Pete

[thenorthremembers]

Four Falls of Buffalo

Andre 

30 for 30:  Once Brothers (Divac and Petrovic)

Last Chance U

[Nextmanup]

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a regular series on HBO, and is excellent.

 

Each show is an hour and they usually have 3 or 4 segments on different stories.

 

There's a documentary you can watch on Youtube about the Broad Street Bullies that I love, if we are talking about "feature film" documentaries.

 

 

[BillsPride12]

4 hours ago, Nextmanup said:

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a regular series on HBO, and is excellent.

 

Each show is an hour and they usually have 3 or 4 segments on different stories.

 

There's a documentary you can watch on Youtube about the Broad Street Bullies that I love, if we are talking about "feature film" documentaries.

 

 

Is this the one that was originally on HBO?  I always wanted to see that but they haven't shown it in years now

[stevestojan]

Awesome thread. Thanks for all the recommendations! 

[Tierlifer]

On 1/6/2023 at 9:10 PM, Another Fan said:

It goes against me being a Mets fan to enjoy this one as much as I do.  

 

But it's one of the last teams imo before sports seemed to get more heavily corporate/analytic influenced/no players with any personality.  

 

 

 

Still can’t believe we traded him AND McDowell away for Juan Samuel 😫

[major]

1. Ken Burns Baseball

2. 30 for 30: four days in October 

3. 30 for 30: Al Davis vs the nfl

4. 30 for 30: bad boys

5. 30 for 30: I hate Christian Laetnner

6. 30 for 30: Reggie Miller vs the NY Knicks

7. 30 for 30: Steve Bartman

 

[Johnny Hammersticks]

30 for 30s

 

You Don’t Know Bo

Fantastic Lies

[BuffaloBill]

I loved Free solo as the danger involved in this type of climbing is mind numbing.  In the same genre but with a much different outcome The Alpinist is arguably even better.

 

 There is also Chasing Niagara  which has a bit of hometown flair for Bills fans.

 

 

@BillsPride12 Cool thread BTW 

[Bills4everNY]

The Endless Summer (1966)

[LewPort71]

In no particular order

The Two Escobars

Survive and Advance

Rand University.  Randy Moss. I saw him play HS ball and was at one of the basketball games in the video.

Phi Slama Jama

4 Falls

Of Miracles and Men.  This was about the 1980 Olympic Hockey contest from the Soviet view.

[Toomstone.Part.Duex]

Be Water 30 for 30 

Four Falls

Catholics vs convicts