SportsCentury

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The engrossing "SportsCentury" series is a collection of biographies that detail the 20th century's most memorable sports personalities and moments. A combination of ESPN's considerable resources and a panel of renowned authors, commentators and observers produced the hallmark of the series in 1999, a countdown of the top 50 athletes of the 1900s, each observed in an hourlong documentary. "SportsCentury" also included four themed specials (Greatest Coaches, Greatest Games, Greatest Dynasties and Most Influential Individuals) and six "SportsCenter of the Decade" programs (one covering 1900-49 with others for each subsequent decade). The series won a Peabody Award in 2000.