SportsCentury / 1999

SportsCentury is an ESPN biography program that reviews the people and athletic events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1999, ESPN counted down the Top 50 Athletes of the 20th Century, selected from North American athletes and voted on by a panel of sports journalists and observers, premiering a new...

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ESPN SportsCentury: Michael Jordan / 2000

Michael Jordan, considered the greatest basketball player of all time, is featured in ESPN's SportsCentury.

SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Hank Aaron / 2000

From ESPN's award-winning series, this in-depth retrospective on the life and times of "Hammerin'" Hank Aaron relives the highs and lows of the home run leader's storied career, forever tarnished by the bigotry he often faced. Through revealing interviews and archived footage, witness the courage of one of the game's most dignified figures as he makes his run at baseball's most hallowed record.