Amazing Sports Stories - Season 1
1 - Burt Shepard: The Dream That Wouldn't Die
Air Date: April 13, 2008
2 - Billy Miske: Dead Man Fighting
Air Date: April 20, 2008
Heavyweight boxer Billy Miske climbed out of what people said was his deathbed for one last fight so he could give his family the Christmas they never had. Billy went four rounds with one of the toughest fighters of his day, KO Bill Brennan, then used his purse to buy his family the most incredible holiday gifts they'd ever seen. The next day, having given his family a wonderful Christmas and left them a nice nest egg, Billy died. The miracle of the story? Billy didn't just last four rounds with KO Bill Brennan -- he knocked him out!
3 - Blackie Schwamb: The Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time
Air Date: April 27, 2008
4 - The Steagles: When Rivals Became Teammates
Air Date: May 4, 2008
5 - Joe Jenrette: The Boxer Who Refused to Quit
Air Date: May 11, 2008
6 - Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Air Date: May 18, 2008
7 - Mysterious Montague: Golf's Greatest Con Man
Air Date: May 25, 2008
8 - The San Francisco Dons: The Color of Courage
Air Date: June 1, 2008
9 - Bob Aspromonte: Blind Faith
Air Date: June 8, 2008
10 - Eddie Waitkus: The Real Roy Hobbs
Air Date: June 15, 2008
11 - Lawrence Lemieux: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Air Date: June 22, 2008
12 - Lester Patrick: The Old Man in the Net
Air Date: June 29, 2008
A sports tale for the ages is born in the 1928 Stanley Cup finals. An injury to the New York Rangers goalie forces Lester Patrick, the Rangers coach and the patriarch of Hockey’s Royal Family, back into the net. At age 44, he rallies his young team to victory and captures the franchise’s first ever championship.
13 - Ben Malcolmson: The Write Stuff
Air Date: July 6, 2008