Amazing Sports Stories - Season 1

1. Burt Shepard: The Dream That Wouldn't Die

Aired: 4/13/2008

2. Billy Miske: Dead Man Fighting

Aired: 4/20/2008

Heavyweight boxer Billy Miske climbed out of what people said was his deathbed for one last fight so he could give his family the Christmas they never had. Billy went four rounds with one of the toughest fighters of his day, KO Bill Brennan, then used his purse to buy his family the most incredible holiday gifts they'd ever seen. The next day, having given his family a wonderful Christmas and left them a nice nest egg, Billy died. The miracle of the story? Billy didn't just last four rounds with KO Bill Brennan -- he knocked him out!

3. Blackie Schwamb: The Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time

Aired: 4/27/2008

4. The Steagles: When Rivals Became Teammates

Aired: 5/4/2008

5. Joe Jenrette: The Boxer Who Refused to Quit

Aired: 5/11/2008

6. Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth

Aired: 5/18/2008

7. Mysterious Montague: Golf's Greatest Con Man

Aired: 5/25/2008

8. The San Francisco Dons: The Color of Courage

Aired: 6/1/2008

9. Bob Aspromonte: Blind Faith

Aired: 6/8/2008

10. Eddie Waitkus: The Real Roy Hobbs

Aired: 6/15/2008

11. Lawrence Lemieux: The Ultimate Sacrifice

Aired: 6/22/2008

12. Lester Patrick: The Old Man in the Net

Aired: 6/29/2008

A sports tale for the ages is born in the 1928 Stanley Cup finals. An injury to the New York Rangers goalie forces Lester Patrick, the Rangers coach and the patriarch of Hockey’s Royal Family, back into the net. At age 44, he rallies his young team to victory and captures the franchise’s first ever championship.

13. Ben Malcolmson: The Write Stuff

Aired: 7/6/2008