Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Season 4

1998 · 6 episodes · 6h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Episode 16 - Sports Memorabilia; Disruptive Fans

   12 Jan 1998 · 60 min

   Included: a feature on the sports memorabilia business; profiles of former Dallas Cowboy Duane Thomas and Elizabeth O'Donnell, who teaches disabled people to skate; and a look at efforts to stop unruly fan behavior at stadiums. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Mary Carillo.

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   2. Episode 17 - Point Shaving; Vladimir Konstantinov; Jeff Gordon

   16 Mar 1998 · 60 min

   Segments include a look at the 1994 Arizona State basketball point-shaving scandal; former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov, who was injured in a June 1997 car crash; and a profile of NASCAR's Jeff Gordon.

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   3. Episode 18 - Jack Lalanne; Sports Radio

   19 May 1998 · 60 min

   Included: a profile of fitness expert Jack LaLanne; a report on sports-talk radio stations; a visit to the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium; and a report on smokeless tobacco. Jim Lampley and Mary Carillo report.

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   4. Episode 19

   28 Jul 1998 · 60 min

   A look at efforts to remove baseball's lifetime ban on Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Also: a report on alleged steroid use by East German athletes in the 1970s; a profile of former boxing contender Tony Ayala; and a look at the post-racing fate of Thoroughbreds.

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   5. Episode 20 - John Madden; Baseball Pension

   15 Sept 1998 · 60 min

   Included: a profile of John Madden; a report on baseball's pension plan; Minnesota Vikings WR Randy Moss; and a look at former tennis star Andrea Jaeger and her work with children. Commentators include Mary Carillo, Jim Lampley and Frank Deford.

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   6. Episode 21

   17 Nov 1998 · 60 min

   Included: a profile of golfer John Daly; a look back at the 1958 NFL Championship game between Baltimore and the New York Giants; a report on NCAA academic eligibility; and a look at extreme racing in Leadville, Colo. Frank Deford and Larry Merchant report.