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SPORTSCENTURY: FIFTY GREATEST ATHLETES: #39: WALTER PAYTON (TV)
Summary
One in this yearlong series of sports documentary programs that count down the twentieth century's top fifty athletes as chosen by an elite group of sports experts and journalists. Hosted by Dan Patrick, each program consists of an in-depth profile of an athlete, along with comments from sports personalities and writers. This program examines athlete number thirty-nine, record-setting running back Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears football team. Commentators include Mike Ditka, Gale Sayers, John Madden, Howie Long, Jack Youngblood, Mel Blount, Roland Harper, George Vecsey, Jim Brown, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Mike Singletary, Tony Dorsett, and Bob Costas. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: ESPN
- DATE: April 16, 1999 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:23:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:57376
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries; Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Football; Sports; African-American Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: ESPN - TV series, 1999
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Dan Patrick … Host, Narrator
- Mel Blount
- Jim Brown
- Bob Costas
- Mike Ditka
- Tony Dorsett
- Roland Harper
- Jesse Jackson
- Howie Long
- John Madden
- Walter Payton
- Gale Sayers
- Mike Singletary
- George Vecsey
- Jack Youngblood