Whitney Houston's stunning rendition of the national anthem before Super Bowl XXV in 1991, set against the back drop of the Gulf War, helped unify the country and remains an iconic moment in Super Bowl history.
Penn State football icon Joe Paterno went from revered patriarch to reviled pariah. Now, ten years after the Penn State sex abuse scandal, E60 looks at The Paterno Legacy.
It started out as two teams decorated with highly-skilled future hall of famers relentlessly pursuing the holy grail of their sport. It became a ferocious clash, fueled by an incomparable hatred not often seen in major sports. This was more than a mere rivalry; it was a blood feud. Its white-hot intensity would lead to games and moments both thrilling and chilling, to indelible victories and premeditated acts of vengeance. The story of the rivalry is one of lifelong bonds, life-changing moments, a remarkable brotherhood and a never-before-seen public reckoning of revenge and retribution. Two and a half decades later, those who were part of it are still coming to terms with how the brutal rivalry went as far as it did.
A new episode of ESPN E60 will bring new information to light about a cult figure from the late 1970’s known as “The Great Imposter.” Barry Bremen, who pulled off pranks that included crashing baseball’s All-Star Game dressed as a New York Yankee, playing nine holes at the U.S. Open and impersonating a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, left a secret legacy that was only recently discovered.
Investigating the human cost of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where watchdog groups estimate 4,000 immigrant workers building stadiums and infrastructure will die from working and living conditions.
ESPN E60 will relive what has been described as “the most amazing, sensational, dramatic finish in the history of college football” – the play that came at the end of the 1982 Big Game, the annual showdown between the University of California – Berkeley Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal.
