Amazing Sports Stories

2008 · 1 Season · 13 Episodes · 0.0

Episodes

E11. Burt Shepard: The Dream That Wouldn't Die30m · 2008-04-13 E22. Billy Miske: Dead Man Fighting30m · 2008-04-20Heavyweight 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!E33. Blackie Schwamb: The Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time30m · 2008-04-27 E44. The Steagles: When Rivals Became Teammates30m · 2008-05-04 E55. Joe Jenrette: The Boxer Who Refused to Quit30m · 2008-05-11 E66. Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth30m · 2008-05-18 E77. Mysterious Montague: Golf's Greatest Con Man30m · 2008-05-25 E88. The San Francisco Dons: The Color of Courage30m · 2008-06-01 E99. Bob Aspromonte: Blind Faith30m · 2008-06-08 E1010. Eddie Waitkus: The Real Roy Hobbs30m · 2008-06-15 E1111. Lawrence Lemieux: The Ultimate Sacrifice30m · 2008-06-22 E1212. Lester Patrick: The Old Man in the Net30m · 2008-06-29A 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.E1313. Ben Malcolmson: The Write Stuff30m · 2008-07-06

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