Best Sports Documentaries

Check out some HBO docs.

The Bird/Magic and Lombardi ones were outstanding.

Unforgivable blackness:Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson
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The Best that never was

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The Heart of the Game (Girls B-Ball team defies the odds)

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Thought this was pretty good if you don't compare it to Hoop Dreams, has a LSU connection as well.

My favorite 30 for 30 was Into the Wind, which was directed by Steve Nash. Maybe it meant a little more to me because I am runner though, but either way it was really good.

Inning by Inning is fantastic, watched it in high school.

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I repeat

watch Hoop Dreams. Probably the best doc of all time much less best sports doc

Year of the Bull

30 for 30 - The Two Escobars

Magic & Bird is awesome.

Tyson is very good, though some complain that it's the same Tyson stuff, and that there's not much that's new in it.

Bigger, Faster, Stronger* is one that I own but haven't watched yet. I need to watch it.

And though it's not "sports", it's competition-based, so I'll always be willing to throw in King of Kong: Fistfull of Quarters. Incredibly entertaining doc.

I'm with Pariah. Hoop Dreams is the best sports doc ever. It's just great.

There are other very good docs, I personally love the HBO doc on the 72 Olympic basketball team, but seriously... Hoop Dreams.