Greatest Sports Legends - Season 2
Greatest sports Legends features sports celebrities from the 20th century. Season 2 was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 201 - The Legend of Gale Sayers
Gale Eugene Sayers was an American professional football halfback and return specialist in the National Football League. Sayers played for the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1971, though injuries effectively limited him to five seasons of play. The Legend of Gale Sayers was hosted by Paul Hornung in ...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 202 - The Legend of Secretariat
Secretariat, also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three of its constituent races. The Legend of Secretariat was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 203 - The Legend of Roger Ward
Rodger Morris Ward was an American racing driver best known for his open-wheel career. He is generally regarded as one of the finest drivers of his generation, and is best known for winning two National Championships, and two Indianapolis 500s, both in 1959 and 1962. The Legend of Roger Ward was ...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 204 - The Legend of Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett Starr was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. The Legend of Bart Starr was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 205 - The Legend of Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. The Legend of Sam Snead was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 206 - The Legend of Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees The Legend of Joe DiMaggio was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 207 - The Legend of Kyle Rote
William Kyle Rote Sr. was an American professional football player who was a running back and wide receiver for eleven years in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was an All-American running back for the SMU Mustangs and was the first overall selection of the 1951 NFL draft....
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 208 - The Legend of Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was an American professional basketball coach and executive. As head coach, he led the Boston Celtics to eight consecutive NBA championships between 1959 to 1966. On retiring in 1966, he held an NBA coaching record of 938 wins. The Legend of Red Auerbach was hosted by ...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 209 - The Legend of Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. The Legend of Oscar Robertson was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 210 - The Legend of Elroy Hirsch
Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch was an American professional football player, sport executive, and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. The Legend of Elroy Hirsch was hosted Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 211 - The Legend of Jack Kramer
John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level. Kramer also ushered in the serve-and-volley era in tennis, a playing style with which he won three Grand Slam tournaments. The Leg...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 212 - The Legend of Joe Perry
Fletcher Joseph Perry was an American professional football fullback who played in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1960, the Baltimore Colts from 1961 to 1962, and returned to the 49ers in 1963 for his final year...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 213 - The Legend of Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella, nicknamed "Campy", was an American professional baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor leagues in 1946. The Legend of Roy Campanella was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 214 - The Legend of Bob Pettit
Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks. In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959. T...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 215 - The Legend of Don Carter
Donald James Carter was a right-handed American professional bowler. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he learned the game while working a childhood job as a pinsetter, and went on to become one of the legends of ten-pin bowling and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association in 1958. Th...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 216 - The Legend of Bobby Layne
Robert Lawrence Layne was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the third overall pick of the 1948 NFL draft and traded...
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Greatest Sports Legends - Episode 217 - The Legend of Marion Motley
Marion Motley was an American professional football fullback and linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. The Legend of Marion Motley was hosted by Paul Hornung in 1975.