If you’re a sports fan, you’re likely a sports documentary fan as well. Good sports documentaries tell you things you didn't know and tickle the nostalgia bone that will always produce a warm and fuzzy feeling. They are also great for providing information that was impossible to understand in the moment.
Prior to 2009, that genre had mostly been the realm of HBO. Thanks to the dulcet tones of Liev Schreiber, you were lulled in for an hour as you learned about UNLV in the 90’s, the 1972 US Basketball Team, and so on. Then, ESPN decided they were going to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 1979 with 30 sports documentaries.