ESPN Classic Remembers

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

How it feels

A sports documentary series that looks back at major events, games, and personalities in sports history. It is hosted by a SportsCenter anchor and often airs on anniversaries of important moments.

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What happens

ESPN Classic Remembers is a television program on ESPN Classic that chronicles historic games and events, personalities and other sports milestones. The show debuted on September 11, 2006 and is hosted by ESPN SportsCenter personality Chris McKendry. It is primarily a thirty-minute program followed by a rerun of the sporting event it is chronicling. The first episode of ESPN Classic Remembers aired on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and its impact on the sports world. It was followed by a replay of the only edition of SportsCenter to air that night announcing the cancellation of all sporting events for at least a week. That SportsCenter was hosted by Bob Ley and Trey Wingo, who also gave commentary about that night. Often, the series is used in retrospect following the death of a notable sports figure or a significant anniversary of a major event that changed the face of sports. In 2007, it was used on the 25th anniversary of the Ray Mancini vs. Kim Duk-koo fight in 1982 that resulted in Kim's death, and included the airing of the Korean film Champion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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