Amazing Sports Stories – Season 1
Episodes
Burt Shepard: The Dream That Wouldn't Die
Billy Miske: Dead Man Fighting
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!
Blackie Schwamb: The Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time
The Steagles: When Rivals Became Teammates
Joe Jenrette: The Boxer Who Refused to Quit
Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Mysterious Montague: Golf's Greatest Con Man
The San Francisco Dons: The Color of Courage
Bob Aspromonte: Blind Faith
Eddie Waitkus: The Real Roy Hobbs
Lawrence Lemieux: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Lester Patrick: The Old Man in the Net
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.