Episodes
10. Randall Cunningham
November 5, 2013
45 min
A Football Life honors the life and career of one of the most influential players of his time. Now 50, Cunningham is a born-again minister who tragically lost one son and is in the midst of watching another become a football star of his own.
11. Cris Carter
November 12, 2013
45 min
A Football Life honors the life and career of legendary wide receiver Cris Carter with an all access look at his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the culmination of a roller coaster career.
12. The Forward Pass
November 19, 2013
45 min
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the official arrival of the forward pass - the most significant rule change in the history of sports. Sparked by a health and safety crisis that threatened the future of football, the forward pass has become the defining play in America's Game.
13. Steve Gleason
November 26, 2013
45 min
A Football Life honors the life of the former Saints star, now battling ALS.
14. The Great Wall of Dallas
December 3, 2013
45 min
A Football Life honors perhaps the most dominant offensive line in NFL history, who paved the way for Emmitt Smith and a Dallas dynasty but suffered the pitfalls of fame and fortune along the way.
15. Houston '93
December 10, 2013
45 min
In 1993 the high-flying Houston Oilers fielded one of the most talented teams in football, expected by many to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. What ensued was one of the wildest, most controversial seasons any team has ever had, a season that may have changed the course of pro football in one of America's largest cities.
16. Marty Schottenheimer
December 17, 2013
45 min
A Football Life honor's the life of the NFL's Ahab, a man who never quite caught his white whale, but put together one of the most successful head coaching careers of the past 40 years.
17. Vince Lombardi (1)
December 24, 2013
45 min
Part 1 of the Vince Lombardi story chronicles the legendary coach’s rise from his Brooklyn youth to the sidelines of Lambeau Field.
18. Vince Lombardi (2)
December 31, 2013
45 min
Part 2 of the Vince Lombardi story details the final years of his life, from his three-peat in Green Bay to his brief tenure as head coach in Washington and sudden, tragic death from cancer.
19. Tiki & Ronde Barber
January 7, 2014
45 min
A Football Life chronicles the identical twins who dominated the game but ended their careers in very different ways.
20. Bill Parcells
January 14, 2014
45 min
A Football Life examines the career of legendary coach Bill Parcells.
21. Jerry Smith
January 21, 2014
45 min
Almost 50 years ago, a young tight end named Jerry Smith joined the Washington Redskins. After 13 seasons on the team, Smith retired, but not before making two Pro Bowls, one All-Pro team, and playing in the Super Bowl. He set an NFL record with 60 receiving touchdowns, the most ever by a tight end (that record stood for 26 years). Smith was also gay, something that caused him to live a life in constant fear and tension.
