ESPN 30 for 30 - You Don't Know Bo [Full Length Video]

titmfatiedNo Code

Just watched this and damn was that good. Think there was a discussion about it here before but I couldn't find it. Posting in case anyone missed it. These things do have a way of disappearing off youtube so I'm not sure how long it will be up.

Staggering to think Jackson, Jordan, Gretzky, and Iron Mike were all doing their thing around the same time.

6/1/138:45 PM

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ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

Everyone knows where I stand on Bo Jackson. The best ball carrier I've ever watched in my lifetime.

Best athlete I've ever seen. A man among children.

6/1/139:00 PM

HenryYou rang?

Excellent to watch. Even today I'm still amazed rewatching it. You really would have to reach to find a better athlete overall. Jack Johnson? Jim Thorpe?

THANKS STEVE!!

6/1/1310:42 PM

vitafloMember

Always respected his play. Still the best athlete I've probably ever seen. But I never knew how different of a person he was. And by different I mean he was just always himself and didn't want other people to put him into a box. And yet through all of it he remains a positive down to earth person.

Great watch.

6/1/1311:18 PM

phaedrusMember

I saw it as well (and recorded it). For much of it I was even riveted. Very well done. The animations were great as well.

For what I am aware, has to be Bo or Thorpe.

6/1/1311:19 PM

phaedrusMember

Yeah, really cool, humble guy.

Isn't it something that his amazing athleticism was his own undoing (how the force his body produced was too much for his own hip when the LB held his leg and close to stopped his forward motion). Just too much God-given force for his own good.

Dang.

6/1/1311:22 PM

ilcuquiTHE F*** WITH FASHION

Great dig as always, titm, thanks.

ESPN is so schizophrenic. It has absolute drivel like First Take and the ESPYs and legions of doofus personalities, but then turns around and wins with things like the 30 for 30 series. This one is among my favorites -- other standouts were Once Brothers, The Two Escobars, and The Best That Never Was. All worth multiple viewings.

6/2/136:57 AM

FedyaMember

Aren't the 30 for 30 films independently (that is, outside the ambit of ESPN) produced? That would explain why they're so different from the rest of the junk on ESPN.

6/2/137:32 AM

GoallineLarge Antenna

The one on Marcus Dupree was the best one. Whata yarn.

6/2/138:19 AM

Tavis SmileyMember

Here's link to Lombardi special airing this Thursday...
http://espnmediazone.com/us/pr...-june-6-at-9-p-m-et/

6/2/138:51 AM

YATittleMember

I agree with the comment on the general excellence of the 30/30 documentaries. Caught the Bo Doc. when it was first on and thought it was first rate storytelling. Also loved the one on "Fernandomania" as I lived through that and caught a lot of the Dodger games back in 1981 when he burst on the scene. Just shows that somewhere in Connecticut they've got some smart sports people hiding.

6/2/139:24 AM

heywardKaty Perry is bouncy

Pretty sure the idea for these 30/30s came from Bill Simmons.

6/2/139:27 AM

ilcuquiTHE F*** WITH FASHION

quote:
Originally posted by Tavis Smiley:
There's supposed to be an hour long special on ESPN this Thursday on Lombardi. Can't find link right now.

Celebrating the near-100th anniversary of Vince's birth. Here's some details, from JSO:

quote:
His 100th birthday is on June 11.

Because of that birthday, and because ESPN is airing a countdown series, “Greatest Coaches in NFL History,” the network is to air a one-hour special, “Lombardi’s Legacy,” at 8 p.m. Thursday. It will re-air at 8 p.m. June 11 on ESPN2.

On June 11, Lombardi’s birthday, ESPN.com will disclose the coach who was voted the greatest in NFL history by ESPN’s panel of analysts and commentators. (Pssst. Don’t tell anyone, but a certain Block of Granite has a real fighting chance of finishing first in that vote).

We asked ESPN senior coordinating producer Seth Markman, who oversees the network’s NFL studio shows, if it was daunting to re-examine Lombardi, one of the more examined figures in sports.

“We have seen a lot of success with projects and documentaries here at the network, ‘30 for 30’ might be the best example,” Markman said. “You are talking to a young audience now that may not be . . . aware of everything that a guy like Vince Lombardi accomplished, what he stood for and really how important he is to what modern-day football has become.

“So I think some of it is just education, going back and re-living a lot of those years,” Markman said. “As we get older we forget how young this group of TV viewers are. We like going back in history and putting this all in perspective.”...

Chris Berman is to host “Lombardi’s Legacy,” and it will feature former Chicago Bears player and coach, Mike Ditka, who works for ESPN, and former Packers guard Jerry Kramer. Both will be in studio.

Former Packers quarterback Bart Starr will be interviewed for the show, which is to be taped on June 5, then shown the next night. ESPN was aiming to interview Packers Mike McCarthy live on June 5, but a scheduling conflict prevents his participation.

Markman said ESPN’s show will emphasize Lombardi’s football legacy and only some of his cultural impact. A number of contemporary coaches will describe Lombardi’s impact on them and football, including former NFL coach Bill Parcells.

NFL Films has put together a long piece that will be used for the show, audio of Lombardi coaching his players.

6/2/139:45 AM

phaedrusMember

quote:
Originally posted by Goalline:
The one on Marcus Dupree was the best one. Whata yarn.

Yeah, that was great and cuqui mentioned it as well - The Best That Never Was.

What a running back. Unstoppable.

6/2/1310:25 AM

heywardKaty Perry is bouncy

Chris Berman is to host “Lombardi’s Legacy,”

...always a catch with ESPN

6/2/1310:52 AM

GoallineLarge Antenna

quote:
Originally posted by phaedrus:
quote:
Originally posted by Goalline:
The one on Marcus Dupree was the best one. Whata yarn.
Yeah, that was great and cuqui mentioned it as well - The Best That Never Was.

What a running back. Unstoppable.

I knew so little about him before I watched that piece. Amazing back.

6/2/1311:51 AM

titmfatiedNo Code

quote:
Originally posted by phaedrus:
Yeah, that was great and cuqui mentioned it as well -The Best That Never Was.

6/2/1312:44 PM

vitafloMember

quote:
Originally posted by titmfatied:
quote:
Originally posted by phaedrus:
Yeah, that was great and cuqui mentioned it as well -The Best That Never Was.

Wow. I'm speechless.

6/2/1312:48 PM

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