Ranking the UNTOLD sports documentaries I’ve seen on Netflix:
1. Crimes & Penalties: Danbury Trashers, minor league hockey team, what a WILD ride
2. Johnny Football: An adrenaline rush through the highs & lows of Johnny Manziel
3. The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist: Really makes you feel for Manti Te’o
4. Operation Flagrant Foul: This Tim Donaghy documentary makes you wonder how many NBA refs are really involved in gambling & rigging
5. Swamp Kings: Lot of drama with Urban Meyer and those Florida Gators
6. The Rise and Fall of AND1: Personal for me because I loved And1 when it was happening in real time
7. Deal with the Devil: Emotional story of Christy Martin’s life & professional boxing career
8. Shooting Guards: Gun incident between Gilbert Arenas & Javaris Crittenton
9. Jake Paul the Problem Child: I never followed Jake growing up so it was interesting for me to learn about his career evolution
10. The Murder of Air McNair: Didn’t dive deep enough into the details of the mystery surrounding Steve McNair’s shocking murder
11. Breaking Point: I just didn’t take much to Mardy Fish, dunno why
12. The Liver King: Never broke through on its subject, he kept them at a distance, just wasn’t good
Watching next: The Fall of Favre
Still need to see:
- Malice at the Palace
- Caitlyn Jenner
- The Race of the Century
- Hall of Shame
- Sign Stealer
- Hope Solo vs. US Soccer