Finding this video is one of the reasons I love the internet. I remember being just awestruck by it, watching it live on New Year's Eve 1999, and it always stuck with me. Can't believe I found it! I've sat here and watched it 5 times in the row, and still get goosebumps watching it. It's perfection in editing, perfection in content. Thank you ESPN, and thank you CZcams!
Shared the same sentiments. To top it all off for me, having just turned 19, from the ghetto, that was the very first time I heard "Dream On." Needless to say I never forgot this moment. And I too was filled with gratitude when I found this for the first time years ago. And, obviously, I come back often.
I used to have it on VHS. I was a senior in high school. I lost the VHS over the years. I had watched it hundreds of times. I searched for this a few times over the years. It’s been saved in my CZcams since I found it. I watch it with tears every time.
More than fifteen years later and this still brings me to tears. ESPN’s crowning achievement, without a doubt. They could’ve ended the network after this and I wouldn’t have been the least bit mad about it.
Remember exactly where I was when I first saw this back on December 31st, 1999...with my late father getting ready to start celebrating New Year's Eve. He watched the whole thing without comment and then just said, "Wow". We both had chills...maybe ESPN's finest moment.
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot ....I remember where I was too when I saw this live when it played. This is the greatest thing they have ever produced. I can continue to watch this and it won't get old. Just a work of art.
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I remember watching this 15 years ago, New Year's. My mom walked by and she was moved to tears, and she doesn't even like nor follow sports. What a great moment...I'll never forget it...
My dad told me you will never have a more dominate era of sports than this look at the legends of all these sports it is almost impossible for it to happen again. I still believe he was right. Gretzky Ali Jordan tiger tony Hawk Larry Bird Mario Lemieux Bo Jackson George Brett Joe Louis Brett Favre Barry Sanders Doug Flutie Dennis Rodman seriously just legends from beginning to end
The next time I hear someone ask me, "Why do you get so worked up? It's just a game," I'm showing them this montage. This is easily the best ever and Linda Cohn was right at the top of it, Aerosmith never sounded so good.
I've always thought that the editing on this was award-worthy, although it would likely be an Emmy (TV awards). The more times you view it, the more brilliant this piece gets.
To my knowledge, from what I had heard, an intern produced for a last project for his grade in school...He was hired not to shortly after he graduated!!!
I remember that night so vividly, just purchased my first house, sat in my room getting ready to go out for NYE and awe struck by this video. Gives me goose bumps to this day.
ESPN's Magnum Opus. It's fun paying attention to the brief clips so beautifully woven in. The Starks Dunk, The AI crossover on Jordan. Iconic and transcendent moments that were just as pivotal in the storytelling of sports in the 20th century.
Ali died tonight, I thought of this video when I heard the news, I'm 51 yrs old, and a sports junkie my whole life, this 6:52 video that ESPN produced in 1999, is the greatest sports video every put together. It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. I just wish I could find somewhere a complete listing of everything covered in it. RIP ALI.
Here's my list, but it's incomplete: 0:34 Larry Bird 0:37 Bob Beamon 0:42 Jim Thorpe (nombrado por AP en 1950 el más grande atleta estadounidense en la primera mitad del siglo XX) 0:51 Joe Louis 0:55 Red Grange (Muerto en 1991, nombrado en 2008 por ESPN el mejor jugador universitario de toda la historia del fútbol americano) 0:58 James Naismith (canadiense, naturalizado estadounidense, 1861-1939, inventor del baloncesto -alrededor de 1891- y el primero en introducir el uso del casco en el football) 1:00 Jesse Owens 1:07 Bill Russell es el número 6 de los Celtics (bajo su mando, Boston ganó ocho títulos seguidos entre 1959 y 1966) 1:12 Babe Ruth 1:14 Jackie Robinson 1:17 John Wooden (1910-2010), considerado el mejor entrenador de baloncesto universitario 1:20 (lanzando un balón) Johnny Unitas (1933-2002. QB, Su marca de pases de touchdown en 47 partidos consecutivos impuesta entre 1956 y 1960 fue superada apenas en 2012 por Drew Brees 1:24 Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott 1:32 Mohhammed Alí 1:35 Babe Ruth 1:40-1:43 Atentado terrorista en las Olimpiadas de Munich 1972 1:44 José Canseco 1:45-1:47 Imágenes de San Francisco durante el terremoto que tuvo lugar cuando Oakland barrió a los Gigantes en cuatro juegos en la Serie Mundial de 1989 1:48 Nancy Kerrigan (atacada por Tonya Harding) 1:52 Mohammed Alí 2:00 John McEnroe 2:02-2:07 Lou Gehrig 2:09-2:14 Michael Jordan lanza y anota sobre Craig Ehlo para darle la victoria a los Bulls en el quinto y definitivo juego de la primera ronda de playoffs de 1989 contra Cleveland. 2:29 Pelea Frazer-Foreman (1973) 2:47 ¿O. J. Simpson????????? 2:50 ¿???????????????? 2:54 Ayrton Senna?????? 2:56 Roger Maris 3:01 Len Bias (gran promesa del basket universitario, murió de una sobredosis de cocaína en 1986) 3:03 Florence Griffith Joyner 3:05 Roberto Clemente 3:14 Wilt Chamberlain 3:26 Greg Luganis 3:29 (esquivando contrarios en football) Barry Sanders (nació en 1968) 3:30 (escupiendo al umpire) Roberto Alomar (1996) 3:31 Dennis Rodman 3:35 George Brett (cuando le descubren el bate de corcho) 3:44Larry Bird es el que roba el balón y hace la asistencia. Era el quinto juego de las finales de conferencia de 1987. Los celtics jugaban en casa contra Detroit el quinto juego, quedaban cinco segundos, Detroit ganaba por uno y tenía la pelota. Isaiah Thomas la fue a sacar de lado (tenían un tiempo muerto por pedir, pero nadie lo pidió), Bird la robó y dio la asistencia. Al final los Celtics ganaron ese partido y eventualmente la serie. 3:49 Wayne Gretzky (Canadiense. Para muchos el mejor jugador en la historia de la NHL) 3:51 Michael Jordan 3:52 Babe Ruth 3:56 (tirando la silla en la cancha) Bob Knight (coach de basketball universitario nacido en 1940. Se retiró en 2008 con récord de 902-371, con más juegos ganados que ningún otro entrenador) 4:01 Vince Lombardi (el del sombrero a contraluz, un coach de la nfl) 4:04 Lance Armstrong 4:05 Martina Navratilova 4:06 Randy Johnson (Cuando los Marineros de Seattle eliminaron a los Yankees 3-2 en la primera ronda de los playoffs de 1995) 4:08 Carl Lewis 4:09 Richard Petty 4:12 Isaiah Thomas 4:15 Ricky Henderson 4:18 (llorando) Eddie Robinson (football coach) 4:20 André Agassi 4:30 (apenas un flash) Bill Buckner (de los Red Sox, cuando en el sexto juego de la serie mundial contra los Mets se le va la pelota bajo el guante) 4:32-4:36 Mario Lemiux (jugador de hockey que estuvo 17 temporadas con los Pittsburgh Penguins) 4:52 Jerome Lane 4:56 Sammy Sosa y Mark McGwire 5:08 Mike Tyson 5:11 Michael Johnson 5:14 Willie Mays (atrapando la pelota de espaldas) 5:16 Mark Spitz 5:18-5:21 Michael Jordan 5:23 Jack Nicklaus, the Golden bear 5:24 Nolan Ryan 5:27-5:29 Mary Lou Retton 5:29 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 5:31-5:34 Babe Ruth 5:39 Michael Johnson 5:40 (sin dientes) Bobby Clark 5:42 Nadia Comaneci??? 5:43 Secretariat (Cuando ganó el Belmont por más de treinta cuerpos en 1973) 5:46 Reggie Miller 5:49-5:51 Mohammed Alí 5:52 Magic Johnson 5:54 Joe Di Maggio es el de la izquierda 5:59 El saludo del poder negro en las Olimpiadas de México 68. El que aparece en la imagen es Tommie Smith, medalla de oro en 200 metros. Pero también hizo el saludo el medallista de bronce, John Carlos 6:01 Esa foto es de cuando se fusionaron en 1966 la NFL y la AFL. Quien sostiene los dos balones es Pete Rozelle, comisionado de la NFL entre 1960 y 1989 6:17-6:23 Wayne Gretzky (Canadiense, NHL, considerado el mejor de la historia) hace el pase y luego el gol 6:24-6:27 Kirk Gibson (Cuando, lesionado, le dio el jonrón a Dennis Eckersley para poner arriba a los Dodgers en el primer juego de la Serie Mundial de 1988) 6:28-6:34 El que lanza es Christian Laettner y el pase lo hizo Grant Hill (que aparece con el número 33) cuando quedaban 2,1 segundos. El juego lo ganó la universidad de Duke en extratiempo a los Wildcats de Kentucky y se clasificó así al Final Four. Para muchos, este juego fue el mejor partido universitario de la historia. 6:35-6:43 “Miracle on ice”. EEUU derrota a la URSS en las Olimpiadas de Invierno 1980. Un equipo de universitarios derrotó 4-3 a al equipo soviético, considerado el mejor del mundo y en un ambiente de tremenda rivalidad deportiva (apenas semanas antes, Carter había anunciado el boicot a los Juegos Olímpicos que se celebrarían en Moscú por la invasión a Afganistán). La URSS venía ganando medalla de oro de forma consecutiva desde 1964. Fue el mejor partido del siglo XX de hockey sobre hielo, según la federación internacional de este deporte. Ojo: no era la final sino un partido de la fase final, aunque fundamental para que EEUU se hiciera eventualmente con el oro. 6:49 Larry Bird 6:51 Pete Sampras 6:54 Tiger Woods 6:57 Joe Di Maggio (56 juegos seguidos baeando hits) 6:58 Joe Namath (QB que está en el Salón de la Fama) 7:03 Michael Johnson lorando 7:05 Cal Ripken supera, un 6 de septiembre de 1995, la marca de juegos consecutivos de Lou Gehrig con 2.131. Su marca llegaría a 2.632 juegos en 1998. 7:14 Michael Jordan 7:14 Babe Ruth 7:16 Mohammed Alí
Some more... 2:47 Jim Brown 2:50 Bill Russell 2:54 Mario Andretti 3:58 Ohio State coach Woody Hayes punching Clemson player Charlie Bauman in the 1978 Gator Bowl, ending Hayes' coaching career 3:58 Bear Bryant (Alabama football coach) 4:01 Tom Landry (shadow w/ hat) 4:10 Tom Watson 4:13 Joe Montana 4:17 Mark Messier 4:20 Bjorn Borg 4:23 Tony Hawk 4:24 Bo Kimble 4:25 Steffi Graf 4:26 Kirby Puckett 4:26 Julius Irving 4:26 Jerry Rice 4:26 ???? 4:27 Barry Bonds 4:28 ???? 4:28 Jackie Joyner Kersee 4:29 Gale Sayers 4:29 Ernie Banks 4:29 Dikembe Mutumbo 4:30 ???? 4:38-4:47 Cal Bears football team "The Play" 4:57 Jana Novatna (Wimbledom loss)
Thank you! Here are some more: 1:04 Frederick Stanley 1:18 The four horsemen (Notre Dame University, Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher) 2:59 Pete Maravich (hall of fame, 24.2 ppg) 3:12 Donnie Moore (California Angels, just when Dave Henderson connects a HR in the 5th game of the 1986 ALCS, 9th inning. California was ahead in the game (5-4) and in the series (3-1). Two outs and a runner in first.
I'm not even a sports fan, but damn if this video doesn't give you a sense of the achievement and dedication that these athletes have. Such an epic video.
Been looking for this clip forever...by far my favorite ESPN montage of all time. I was 16 at the time but this always stuck with me, particularly the Walter Payton image...I even added "Dream On" to my playlist years later because of this video
I have lost the count of how many times I have watched this montage. Yet, there isn't a single time I haven't got chills. I am certain there won't be another montage that can take over this, not even ESPN can go that I guess. Epic.
This is phenomenal. From 4:45-6:00 captures everything we love about sports. The highs, the lows, the emotion, the generational heroes, the controversy and the iconic moments.
Arguably the Greatest Sports Journalism Montage Ever Produced... PERIOD. I saw it live in 1999 and it brought tears to my eyes then. It's now 2020 and we just celebrated Kobe yesterday. It STILL brings me to tears 20 years later! Bravo ESPN and Thank You!
Still maybe the best sports video ever produced, and this is nearly 20 years later. As a Baltimore guy the shots of Unitas and Bias bring me to tears as do the many shots of other athletes who left us too soon like Gehrig, Payton, Earnhardt, Stewart, on and on...
I remember watching this live and I have a recording of it on VHS somewhere in my Parent's basement. As a bigtime Mario Lemieux fan & Hockey fan I always get choked up seeing his playoff breakaway goal against Philly in 1997 and I love Gary Thorne's call. It is my favorite moment of his incredible career. And also Al Michaels legendary call of the greatest moment (in my opinion) in all of sports when Herb Brooks' young American Hockey team defeated the greatest team of the previous 25 years in the Miracle on Ice. Those two are absolutely the most profound sports moments for me. I agree that the editor should be awarded an Emmy for this. The entire video is perfect.
3:41 ... " Now there's a steal by Bird! Underneath to DJ, who lays it in!! WHAT A PLAY BY BIRD !! " ..... Wow. Goosebumps. My late dad's favorite player, Larry Bird.. My favorite part of the whole video, even though I'm much more into soccer and hockey than basketball. Cheers from Montreal, Quebec.
Listing the ones that I know (Yes, I missed a few and Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali are seen Alot) 2:47 Jim Brown, 2:53 Mario Andretti 2:56 Roger Maris 3:00 Len Bias 3:03 Florence Griffith Joyner 3:06 Roberto Clemente 3:09 Jimmy V 3:12 Donnie Moore 3:15 Wilt Chamberlain 3:20 Walter Payton 3:25 Greg Louganis 3:27 Bo JAckson 3:29 Barry Sanders 3:31 Roberto Alomar 3:32 Dennis Rodman 3:33 Mary Decker tripped by Zola Budd (Olympics) 3:35 George Brett 3:50 Michael Jordan 3:52 Babe Ruth 4:01 Tom Landry 4:04 Lance Armstrong 4:06 Randy Johnson 4:08 Carl Lewis 4:09 Richard Petty 4:11 Isiah Thomas 4:13 Joe Montana 4:15 Rickey Henderson 4:17 Mark Messier 4:25-4:33 Among them: Bart Starr, Kirby Puckett, Gale Sayers and Bill Buckner. 4:55 McGwire and Sosa. 4:59 John Elway 5:03-5:11 Among them: Deion Sanders, OJ Simpson, Carlton Fisk, Mike Schmidt. 5:14 Willie Mays. 5:18 Franco Harris. 5:24 Nolan Ryan. 5:28 Mary Lou Retton. 5:30 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 5:41-5:52: Wade Boggs, Lou Gehrig, Dale Earnhardt and Wayne Gretzky. 5:53 Magic Johnson. 5:54 Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. 5:58 Black Power (1968 Olympics) 6:00 Brett Favre. 6:46 Joe Carter 6:49 Larry Bird 6:53 Tiger Woods. 6:56 Joe DiMaggio. 6:58 Joe Namath 7:02 Michael Johnson 7:04 Dwight Clark 7:05 Cal Ripken 7:10 Hank Aaron 715th home run and last 3 images: Jordan, Ruth and Ali.
As someone who prides themselves on knowledge of product and history, this is a video that almost always has the hair on my arms stand up, chills down my spine, and tears come to my eyes. The singles best sports montage of all-time. Hands down. I can only imagine what the next quarter of a century would look like alongside of it. Nothing short of beautiful.
I recorded this video on a vhs when this aired back in 1999 and absolutely fell in love with it. I watched it till I wore out the tape. So happy when I found it on CZcams. After all these views I still get chills every time I watch it.
Thank you so much for posting this. I just found out the one I had favorited was taken off of the site. I was so moved by this montage when it came out. I'm prolly more moved by it now. God, sports are so great. Understatement.
richard speck The "anchor punch", or, as sportswriter Jimmy Cannon put it, "A punch that couldn't have crushed a grape." Liston took whatever secrets he had of that fight to the grave.
Just crazy to think about all that HADN'T happened yet. - Tom Brady was still in college - Neither Miguel Cabrera or Pujols' careers had begun - Tiger had only won 2 majors - Lemieux and Jordan were still playing. Gretzky had just retired. Back when ESPN was at its best. No politics. Very little pop culture. Just sports.
Amazing video. So cool that in the ticker near the beginning of the montage. It flashes the Florida State Va. Tech game that would make Michael Vick a household name. Another great sports moment.
If you read the crawl at one point you can see the name "Ed McCaffrey", father of Christian. Who would've known in 1999 that his son would turn into a star. Lol I just think that's a cool little tidbit
Ed McCaffrey was a 1st-team All-Pro player in the NFL in 1998 and won 3 Super Bowls. Pretty sure Christian is still son of Ed. Lots of guys do it in college.
this is the coolest thing i've seen espn ever make like my god chills everytime i watch it i didn't see it when it first came on tv but i see it now and it's the coolest fucking thing i've ever seen
this video has stuck with me for 23 years. I graduated in '00 and remember watching this very vividly. SOOOO much happened in 100 years and this was just, a perfect montage of it. Those Walter Payton shots are just
Probably the greatest thing ESPN has ever done. The best of the decade 2000's with Coldplay is also up there, but this one is just tough to beat. I feel like their "images of the year" videos have just gone downhill over time. I used to live for videos such as this when I was a kid. Watching this now, the thing that strikes me the most is the amount hockey clips included - so awesome. Wish ESPN still cared about the NHL like they did then.
This was and still is amazing! I remember watching this on NYE in 99 and recording it on my VCR to watch over and over. My only gripes are that Tyson wasn't shown dominating, this needed Montana to Taylor in the SB and Magic's jr. Sky hook against Boston. Take away a couple of those MANY Jordan clips, add the aforementioned and it would have been flawless!
I remember recording this on a VHS tape when I was 14 years old. I have no earthly idea how many times I've watched it, no less than 50, maybe 100. It's truly amazing and was my reason for becoming an editor.
This was when sportscenter was every hour....me and my brother recorded this because we knew it was the greatest sports montage ever made...we lost the VHS tape but i still watch this every couple months....if you have goosebumps for 7 mins then you are definitely a sports fan
Without a doubt the best sports montage I've ever seen. I remember downloading it way way back, must be over 20 years ago, on a dial up connection, from some totally random website, before the idea of CZcams even existed. Just a random .AVI file.
Best thing ESPN has ever produced
+GorillaRadio88 I don't know, the kenny mayne and john randle JENGA!!!! commercial is pretty great. If only that was available somewhere!
+GorillaRadio88 Great vid, but it is pretty telling that they finished with an
image from a fixed fight.
@@thing3125 Fixed or not (we'll never know for SURE), that image is one of the most iconic of the 20th century. You can't deny that.
GorillaRadio88 this and the entire sportscentury documentary series. plus o.j. made in america. easily the best things they ever produced.
perfection video quality with music
Finding this video is one of the reasons I love the internet. I remember being just awestruck by it, watching it live on New Year's Eve 1999, and it always stuck with me. Can't believe I found it! I've sat here and watched it 5 times in the row, and still get goosebumps watching it. It's perfection in editing, perfection in content. Thank you ESPN, and thank you CZcams!
Shared the same sentiments. To top it all off for me, having just turned 19, from the ghetto, that was the very first time I heard "Dream On." Needless to say I never forgot this moment. And I too was filled with gratitude when I found this for the first time years ago. And, obviously, I come back often.
Same...I remember watching it live thinking 'this is the greatest highlight reel EVER'. I've watched it many times and still in awe.
Me too!
I used to have it on VHS. I was a senior in high school. I lost the VHS over the years. I had watched it hundreds of times. I searched for this a few times over the years. It’s been saved in my CZcams since I found it. I watch it with tears every time.
20 years have gone by, goosebumps indeed. I Don't know why, but I got a bit misty eyed after watching this.
Dream On was the absolute perfect song for this
More than fifteen years later and this still brings me to tears.
ESPN’s crowning achievement, without a doubt. They could’ve ended the network after this and I wouldn’t have been the least bit mad about it.
They pretty much did
Remember exactly where I was when I first saw this back on December 31st, 1999...with my late father getting ready to start celebrating New Year's Eve. He watched the whole thing without comment and then just said, "Wow". We both had chills...maybe ESPN's finest moment.
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot ....I remember where I was too when I saw this live when it played. This is the greatest thing they have ever produced. I can continue to watch this and it won't get old. Just a work of art.
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I remember watching this 15 years ago, New Year's. My mom walked by and she was moved to tears, and she doesn't even like nor follow sports. What a great moment...I'll never forget it...
My brother and I watched it early morning that day...and watched it every hour for the next 5hrs...
My dad told me you will never have a more dominate era of sports than this look at the legends of all these sports it is almost impossible for it to happen again. I still believe he was right. Gretzky Ali Jordan tiger tony Hawk Larry Bird Mario Lemieux Bo Jackson George Brett Joe Louis Brett Favre Barry Sanders Doug Flutie Dennis Rodman seriously just legends from beginning to end
The next time I hear someone ask me, "Why do you get so worked up? It's just a game," I'm showing them this montage. This is easily the best ever and Linda Cohn was right at the top of it, Aerosmith never sounded so good.
Amen.
Amen x 2
RIP Ali
Also, whoever edited this should get a goddam Oscar
I've always thought that the editing on this was award-worthy, although it would likely be an Emmy (TV awards). The more times you view it, the more brilliant this piece gets.
I concur
Damn straight
To my knowledge, from what I had heard, an intern produced for a last project for his grade in school...He was hired not to shortly after he graduated!!!
@@michelbriere7362 Check out the remix on my channel of this video, 21st century edition!
Manu you said it. This was ESPN's finest moment ever. Whomever created this, created a true treasure.
I remember that night so vividly, just purchased my first house, sat in my room getting ready to go out for NYE and awe struck by this video. Gives me goose bumps to this day.
ESPN's Magnum Opus.
It's fun paying attention to the brief clips so beautifully woven in. The Starks Dunk, The AI crossover on Jordan. Iconic and transcendent moments that were just as pivotal in the storytelling of sports in the 20th century.
Ali died tonight, I thought of this video when I heard the news, I'm 51 yrs old, and a sports junkie my whole life, this 6:52 video that ESPN produced in 1999, is the greatest sports video every put together. It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.
I just wish I could find somewhere a complete listing of everything covered in it. RIP ALI.
Yeah for some reason his passing reminded me of this video. One of the best pieces that ESPN ever put together.
That's the reason I'm here as well
Here's my list, but it's incomplete:
0:34 Larry Bird
0:37 Bob Beamon
0:42 Jim Thorpe (nombrado por AP en 1950 el más grande atleta estadounidense en la primera mitad del siglo XX)
0:51 Joe Louis
0:55 Red Grange (Muerto en 1991, nombrado en 2008 por ESPN el mejor jugador universitario de toda la historia del fútbol americano)
0:58 James Naismith (canadiense, naturalizado estadounidense, 1861-1939, inventor del baloncesto -alrededor de 1891- y el primero en introducir el uso del casco en el football)
1:00 Jesse Owens
1:07 Bill Russell es el número 6 de los Celtics (bajo su mando, Boston ganó ocho títulos seguidos entre 1959 y 1966)
1:12 Babe Ruth
1:14 Jackie Robinson
1:17 John Wooden (1910-2010), considerado el mejor entrenador de baloncesto universitario
1:20 (lanzando un balón) Johnny Unitas (1933-2002. QB, Su marca de pases de touchdown en 47 partidos consecutivos impuesta entre 1956 y 1960 fue superada apenas en 2012 por Drew Brees
1:24 Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott
1:32 Mohhammed Alí
1:35 Babe Ruth
1:40-1:43 Atentado terrorista en las Olimpiadas de Munich 1972
1:44 José Canseco
1:45-1:47 Imágenes de San Francisco durante el terremoto que tuvo lugar cuando Oakland barrió a los Gigantes en cuatro juegos en la Serie Mundial de 1989
1:48 Nancy Kerrigan (atacada por Tonya Harding)
1:52 Mohammed Alí
2:00 John McEnroe
2:02-2:07 Lou Gehrig
2:09-2:14 Michael Jordan lanza y anota sobre Craig Ehlo para darle la victoria a los Bulls en el quinto y definitivo juego de la primera ronda de playoffs de 1989 contra Cleveland.
2:29 Pelea Frazer-Foreman (1973)
2:47 ¿O. J. Simpson?????????
2:50 ¿????????????????
2:54 Ayrton Senna??????
2:56 Roger Maris
3:01 Len Bias (gran promesa del basket universitario, murió de una sobredosis de cocaína en 1986)
3:03 Florence Griffith Joyner
3:05 Roberto Clemente
3:14 Wilt Chamberlain
3:26 Greg Luganis
3:29 (esquivando contrarios en football) Barry Sanders (nació en 1968)
3:30 (escupiendo al umpire) Roberto Alomar (1996)
3:31 Dennis Rodman
3:35 George Brett (cuando le descubren el bate de corcho)
3:44Larry Bird es el que roba el balón y hace la asistencia. Era el quinto juego de las finales de conferencia de 1987. Los celtics jugaban en casa contra Detroit el quinto juego, quedaban cinco segundos, Detroit ganaba por uno y tenía la pelota. Isaiah Thomas la fue a sacar de lado (tenían un tiempo muerto por pedir, pero nadie lo pidió), Bird la robó y dio la asistencia. Al final los Celtics ganaron ese partido y eventualmente la serie.
3:49 Wayne Gretzky (Canadiense. Para muchos el mejor jugador en la historia de la NHL)
3:51 Michael Jordan
3:52 Babe Ruth
3:56 (tirando la silla en la cancha) Bob Knight (coach de basketball universitario nacido en 1940. Se retiró en 2008 con récord de 902-371, con más juegos ganados que ningún otro entrenador)
4:01 Vince Lombardi (el del sombrero a contraluz, un coach de la nfl)
4:04 Lance Armstrong
4:05 Martina Navratilova
4:06 Randy Johnson (Cuando los Marineros de Seattle eliminaron a los Yankees 3-2 en la primera ronda de los playoffs de 1995)
4:08 Carl Lewis
4:09 Richard Petty
4:12 Isaiah Thomas
4:15 Ricky Henderson
4:18 (llorando) Eddie Robinson (football coach)
4:20 André Agassi
4:30 (apenas un flash) Bill Buckner (de los Red Sox, cuando en el sexto juego de la serie mundial contra los Mets se le va la pelota bajo el guante)
4:32-4:36 Mario Lemiux (jugador de hockey que estuvo 17 temporadas con los Pittsburgh Penguins)
4:52 Jerome Lane
4:56 Sammy Sosa y Mark McGwire
5:08 Mike Tyson
5:11 Michael Johnson
5:14 Willie Mays (atrapando la pelota de espaldas)
5:16 Mark Spitz
5:18-5:21 Michael Jordan
5:23 Jack Nicklaus, the Golden bear
5:24 Nolan Ryan
5:27-5:29 Mary Lou Retton
5:29 Kareem Abdul Jabbar
5:31-5:34 Babe Ruth
5:39 Michael Johnson
5:40 (sin dientes) Bobby Clark
5:42 Nadia Comaneci???
5:43 Secretariat (Cuando ganó el Belmont por más de treinta cuerpos en 1973)
5:46 Reggie Miller
5:49-5:51 Mohammed Alí
5:52 Magic Johnson
5:54 Joe Di Maggio es el de la izquierda
5:59 El saludo del poder negro en las Olimpiadas de México 68. El que aparece en la imagen es Tommie Smith, medalla de oro en 200 metros. Pero también hizo el saludo el medallista de bronce, John Carlos
6:01 Esa foto es de cuando se fusionaron en 1966 la NFL y la AFL. Quien sostiene los dos balones es Pete Rozelle, comisionado de la NFL entre 1960 y 1989
6:17-6:23 Wayne Gretzky (Canadiense, NHL, considerado el mejor de la historia) hace el pase y luego el gol
6:24-6:27 Kirk Gibson (Cuando, lesionado, le dio el jonrón a Dennis Eckersley para poner arriba a los Dodgers en el primer juego de la Serie Mundial de 1988)
6:28-6:34 El que lanza es Christian Laettner y el pase lo hizo Grant Hill (que aparece con el número 33) cuando quedaban 2,1 segundos. El juego lo ganó la universidad de Duke en extratiempo a los Wildcats de Kentucky y se clasificó así al Final Four. Para muchos, este juego fue el mejor partido universitario de la historia.
6:35-6:43 “Miracle on ice”. EEUU derrota a la URSS en las Olimpiadas de Invierno 1980. Un equipo de universitarios derrotó 4-3 a al equipo soviético, considerado el mejor del mundo y en un ambiente de tremenda rivalidad deportiva (apenas semanas antes, Carter había anunciado el boicot a los Juegos Olímpicos que se celebrarían en Moscú por la invasión a Afganistán). La URSS venía ganando medalla de oro de forma consecutiva desde 1964. Fue el mejor partido del siglo XX de hockey sobre hielo, según la federación internacional de este deporte. Ojo: no era la final sino un partido de la fase final, aunque fundamental para que EEUU se hiciera eventualmente con el oro.
6:49 Larry Bird
6:51 Pete Sampras
6:54 Tiger Woods
6:57 Joe Di Maggio (56 juegos seguidos baeando hits)
6:58 Joe Namath (QB que está en el Salón de la Fama)
7:03 Michael Johnson lorando
7:05 Cal Ripken supera, un 6 de septiembre de 1995, la marca de juegos consecutivos de Lou Gehrig con 2.131. Su marca llegaría a 2.632 juegos en 1998.
7:14 Michael Jordan
7:14 Babe Ruth
7:16 Mohammed Alí
Some more...
2:47 Jim Brown
2:50 Bill Russell
2:54 Mario Andretti
3:58 Ohio State coach Woody Hayes punching Clemson player Charlie Bauman in the 1978 Gator Bowl, ending Hayes' coaching career
3:58 Bear Bryant (Alabama football coach)
4:01 Tom Landry (shadow w/ hat)
4:10 Tom Watson
4:13 Joe Montana
4:17 Mark Messier
4:20 Bjorn Borg
4:23 Tony Hawk
4:24 Bo Kimble
4:25 Steffi Graf
4:26 Kirby Puckett
4:26 Julius Irving
4:26 Jerry Rice
4:26 ????
4:27 Barry Bonds
4:28 ????
4:28 Jackie Joyner Kersee
4:29 Gale Sayers
4:29 Ernie Banks
4:29 Dikembe Mutumbo
4:30 ????
4:38-4:47 Cal Bears football team "The Play"
4:57 Jana Novatna (Wimbledom loss)
Thank you!
Here are some more:
1:04 Frederick Stanley
1:18 The four horsemen (Notre Dame University, Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher)
2:59 Pete Maravich (hall of fame, 24.2 ppg)
3:12 Donnie Moore (California Angels, just when Dave Henderson connects a HR in the 5th game of the 1986 ALCS, 9th inning. California was ahead in the game (5-4) and in the series (3-1). Two outs and a runner in first.
"Aerosmith never sounded so good"
You're damn right, Linda Cohn. This is literally the best thing ESPN has ever done
20 years later and this is still unquestionably the greatest sports highlights video ever made.
December 1999 boys. Doesn’t get any better than this
I'm not even a sports fan, but damn if this video doesn't give you a sense of the achievement and dedication that these athletes have. Such an epic video.
May be the best sports compilation of all time. The editor should have won an Emmy! Remember many of the moments.
The Miracle on Ice gets me every freakin time watching this
Been looking for this clip forever...by far my favorite ESPN montage of all time. I was 16 at the time but this always stuck with me, particularly the Walter Payton image...I even added "Dream On" to my playlist years later because of this video
Mike Tyson only shown in handcuffs? He deserved at least ONE boxing clip.
Hell yeah
I have lost the count of how many times I have watched this montage. Yet, there isn't a single time I haven't got chills. I am certain there won't be another montage that can take over this, not even ESPN can go that I guess. Epic.
This is phenomenal. From 4:45-6:00 captures everything we love about sports. The highs, the lows, the emotion, the generational heroes, the controversy and the iconic moments.
Arguably the Greatest Sports Journalism Montage Ever Produced... PERIOD. I saw it live in 1999 and it brought tears to my eyes then. It's now 2020 and we just celebrated Kobe yesterday. It STILL brings me to tears 20 years later! Bravo ESPN and Thank You!
Whoever made this deserves an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Espy award. And a noble peace prize. A true masterpiece…damn onions in here
Every couple of years I come back and look for this on youtube. This copy is cleaner than the other one that used to be up. Still gets me every time.
If you aren't familiar with this video and at least 90% of the clips, you are not a sports fan.
Fang Lo idk a lot of track ones lol
Emperor Penguin triggered! 😂😂😂
@@Emperor.Penguin. Don't get above your station Chilly Willy.
Or born AFTER 1999 DUHH
one of the first videos I ever watch back in 2006 it's still chilling!
Amazing how ESPN squeezed over 300 shots into a 6 minute montage. Breathtaking.
To this day it still brings me tears in this decade
I remember watching this live and just being in awe. I love sports.
Still the best thing ESPN has ever produced. 18 years later. Nothing like it.
RIP Ali and RIP Boxing
Still maybe the best sports video ever produced, and this is nearly 20 years later. As a Baltimore guy the shots of Unitas and Bias bring me to tears as do the many shots of other athletes who left us too soon like Gehrig, Payton, Earnhardt, Stewart, on and on...
The greatest sports highlights reel to ever & will ever exist
I remember watching this live and I have a recording of it on VHS somewhere in my Parent's basement. As a bigtime Mario Lemieux fan & Hockey fan I always get choked up seeing his playoff breakaway goal against Philly in 1997 and I love Gary Thorne's call. It is my favorite moment of his incredible career. And also Al Michaels legendary call of the greatest moment (in my opinion) in all of sports when Herb Brooks' young American Hockey team defeated the greatest team of the previous 25 years in the Miracle on Ice. Those two are absolutely the most profound sports moments for me. I agree that the editor should be awarded an Emmy for this. The entire video is perfect.
Just watched this (again) for no other reason that I thought of it. Leaves me with chills every time. Incredible.
20 years ago to the day...
🤯 20 Years
Boy, I just don't understand people......7 " dislikes" ? Like they could produce anything CLOSE TO this masterpiece !
Larry Sullivan soccer lover probably lololol
Without a doubt the best thing ESPN has ever produced
tearful amazing montage.if you love sports you will have chills from that.
3:41 ... " Now there's a steal by Bird! Underneath to DJ, who lays it in!! WHAT A PLAY BY BIRD !! " ..... Wow. Goosebumps. My late dad's favorite player, Larry Bird.. My favorite part of the whole video, even though I'm much more into soccer and hockey than basketball.
Cheers from Montreal, Quebec.
I will never get tired of seeing this video it will live on In my heart ❤️ forever
Best video on CZcams.
It's now 2023 and I don't know how many times I have seen this. It still moves me...
Greatest Sports Video EVER
+Stan Bowling Seriously! So much of this happened in my generation, it brings chills, wet eyes and pumped upness!
Listing the ones that I know (Yes, I missed a few and Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali are seen Alot)
2:47 Jim Brown, 2:53 Mario Andretti 2:56 Roger Maris 3:00 Len Bias 3:03 Florence Griffith Joyner 3:06 Roberto Clemente 3:09 Jimmy V 3:12 Donnie Moore 3:15 Wilt Chamberlain 3:20 Walter Payton 3:25 Greg Louganis 3:27 Bo JAckson 3:29 Barry Sanders 3:31 Roberto Alomar 3:32 Dennis Rodman 3:33 Mary Decker tripped by Zola Budd (Olympics) 3:35 George Brett 3:50 Michael Jordan 3:52 Babe Ruth 4:01 Tom Landry 4:04 Lance Armstrong 4:06 Randy Johnson 4:08 Carl Lewis 4:09 Richard Petty 4:11 Isiah Thomas 4:13 Joe Montana 4:15 Rickey Henderson 4:17 Mark Messier 4:25-4:33 Among them: Bart Starr, Kirby Puckett, Gale Sayers and Bill Buckner. 4:55 McGwire and Sosa. 4:59 John Elway 5:03-5:11 Among them: Deion Sanders, OJ Simpson, Carlton Fisk, Mike Schmidt. 5:14 Willie Mays. 5:18 Franco Harris. 5:24 Nolan Ryan. 5:28 Mary Lou Retton. 5:30 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 5:41-5:52: Wade Boggs, Lou Gehrig, Dale Earnhardt and Wayne Gretzky. 5:53 Magic Johnson. 5:54 Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. 5:58 Black Power (1968 Olympics) 6:00 Brett Favre. 6:46 Joe Carter 6:49 Larry Bird 6:53 Tiger Woods. 6:56 Joe DiMaggio. 6:58 Joe Namath 7:02 Michael Johnson 7:04 Dwight Clark 7:05 Cal Ripken 7:10 Hank Aaron 715th home run and last 3 images: Jordan, Ruth and Ali.
Made me cry in 1999, still makes me cry 2022.
I watched this with my late father in early 2000...we both got very misty. So cool. This makes me think of my awesome dad.
I get chills every time I watch this. Couldn't have been any better!
As someone who prides themselves on knowledge of product and history, this is a video that almost always has the hair on my arms stand up, chills down my spine, and tears come to my eyes.
The singles best sports montage of all-time. Hands down. I can only imagine what the next quarter of a century would look like alongside of it. Nothing short of beautiful.
I recorded this video on a vhs when this aired back in 1999 and absolutely fell in love with it. I watched it till I wore out the tape. So happy when I found it on CZcams. After all these views I still get chills every time I watch it.
The combination of the music and the montage are amazing. Gives one a feeling of more than just sports but an enjoyment of life
Thank you so much for posting this. I just found out the one I had favorited was taken off of the site. I was so moved by this montage when it came out. I'm prolly more moved by it now. God, sports are so great. Understatement.
The final photo is the definitive sports photo of all time.
taken from lewiston Maine...near my hometown...love this movie...love the joy...the tears...everything...
richard speck The "anchor punch", or, as sportswriter Jimmy Cannon put it, "A punch that couldn't have crushed a grape." Liston took whatever secrets he had of that fight to the grave.
Just crazy to think about all that HADN'T happened yet.
- Tom Brady was still in college
- Neither Miguel Cabrera or Pujols' careers had begun
- Tiger had only won 2 majors
- Lemieux and Jordan were still playing. Gretzky had just retired.
Back when ESPN was at its best. No politics. Very little pop culture. Just sports.
Still watching in 2019 🎯💯😎💪🏾
Morgan Monson 2020
2021
I break down every time I see the Walter Payton montage! I can’t help it
Unbelievable! So many great sport plays and athletes. Really moving video. Excellent job to whoever put this together.
A relic of when ESPN care about sport. Wonderful video.
Amazing video. So cool that in the ticker near the beginning of the montage. It flashes the Florida State Va. Tech game that would make Michael Vick a household name. Another great sports moment.
I know most of the people and events here but I only wish they had a list of all involved. This was a beautiful montage!
Even after all these years this still gives me chills. I still remember where I was when it came out and was witness to a few of these moments.
Dream until you dream comes true. I'm finally awake living the dream...
Just imagine what the next one will be like, Red Sox, Cubs, 9-11, Curry, James, UCONN women’s basketball, Mayweather, Usian Bolt
Been looking for this video for years! This is my childhood! Thank you ESPN
Awesome awesome awesome -- never get tired of this video
Just a masterpiece. As another commenter alluded to, the editing is second to none, and really what makes it. Still hits all these years later.
Oh man I still remember watching this as a kid, every time I've heard Dream On I've thought of this montage for the past two decades.
It's 2023 & I STILL tear up watching this fabulous sports video as I did when I first watched it in 12/31/1999 ! 💯😃💪🏾
Boom
Ali at the end, truly the greatest sportsman of our time
Wow I'm not even into sports that much and this gave me chills
If you read the crawl at one point you can see the name "Ed McCaffrey", father of Christian. Who would've known in 1999 that his son would turn into a star. Lol I just think that's a cool little tidbit
Ed McCaffrey was a 1st-team All-Pro player in the NFL in 1998 and won 3 Super Bowls. Pretty sure Christian is still son of Ed. Lots of guys do it in college.
2023 and still gives me chills. I remember watching it live when I was 11.
this is the coolest thing i've seen espn ever make like my god chills everytime i watch it i didn't see it when it first came on tv but i see it now and it's the coolest fucking thing i've ever seen
Best highlight video ever?
Manly tears over here.
this video has stuck with me for 23 years. I graduated in '00 and remember watching this very vividly. SOOOO much happened in 100 years and this was just, a perfect montage of it. Those Walter Payton shots are just
All the goosebumps.
Probably the greatest thing ESPN has ever done. The best of the decade 2000's with Coldplay is also up there, but this one is just tough to beat. I feel like their "images of the year" videos have just gone downhill over time. I used to live for videos such as this when I was a kid. Watching this now, the thing that strikes me the most is the amount hockey clips included - so awesome. Wish ESPN still cared about the NHL like they did then.
I remember watching this live NYE 99 we had a bunch of family members over at my house. We all was watching this amazing!
Thanks for sharing! This is such a great montage.
Never gets old!!!
This was and still is amazing! I remember watching this on NYE in 99 and recording it on my VCR to watch over and over. My only gripes are that Tyson wasn't shown dominating, this needed Montana to Taylor in the SB and Magic's jr. Sky hook against Boston. Take away a couple of those MANY Jordan clips, add the aforementioned and it would have been flawless!
There’s no way to describe Walter Payton to those who weren’t there! An absolute pleasure to watch
Back in the late 80’s that was my first nfl Hutch uniform I ever got for Christmas. He was the man
This had me crying when they showed it the first time
Downloaded this “legally” 22 years ago and am just now stumbling back upon it. Beauty
These are great. I miss the past.
Part of me really wants to live until 2100 just so I can see what kind of video ESPN does. I actually resent the fact that I probably won't see it.
Best montage ever
Kongatthegates00 Definitely the best montage ever. I remember where I was when it first aired and I still get goosebumps every time I watch.
I remember recording this on a VHS tape when I was 14 years old. I have no earthly idea how many times I've watched it, no less than 50, maybe 100. It's truly amazing and was my reason for becoming an editor.
Still the best sports montage ever
This was when sportscenter was every hour....me and my brother recorded this because we knew it was the greatest sports montage ever made...we lost the VHS tape but i still watch this every couple months....if you have goosebumps for 7 mins then you are definitely a sports fan
Without a doubt the best sports montage I've ever seen. I remember downloading it way way back, must be over 20 years ago, on a dial up connection, from some totally random website, before the idea of CZcams even existed. Just a random .AVI file.
4:00 AFAIK, the last person in this still directly involved in sports was coach Joe Paterno (fired Nov 2011).
I seen this when it came out flippingthroigh the channels. I got choked up
The greatest montage/song combination ever. Sorry Rocky.
I watched this the night it aired had me in tears.
This has gotten a fair amount of attention over the years, but it deserves an Oscar.
The best images of the 20th century. I’m sure I saw this the night it aired but I was 15 then...wow...I’m 35 with a family now. Just, speechless....
Impressive video and very correct to appear first Jim Thorpe, the first great athlete of the twentieth century
The greatest sports montage ever
Ahhhhh, the great old days!!!