Plaudits abound for David Letterman after Wednesday’s farewell edition of the Late Show capped a remarkable 33-year run on late-night television.
We’ve spent the week trawling YouTube for some of Letterman’s more memorable interviews of sportspeople, a subset of celebrity who proved a fascinating fit for his disarming style. Here are 20 of our favorites. But since glaring omissions are inevitable given the more than 6,000 shows that comprise Letterman’s body of work, be sure to leave yours in the comments below.
Hank Aaron, 3 February 1982
The longtime Braves slugger helped launch the Late Show when he appeared on the third episode.