"What if I told you…" Those five words are enough to get a lot of people's attention as they famously were used in the early promotions for ESPN's series of 30 for 30 sports documentaries that began in 2009. While the sports broadcaster is still adding to the 30 for 30 library, many still hold the early entries as the pinnacle of the series. While all 30 for 30 docs are available on ESPN Plus, Netflix also has a number available for their subscribers. In fact they've just added one on June 17 that may be my all-time favorite sports documentary: June 17, 1994.
If you're not aware of the significance of that day 30 years ago, let me give you a quick rundown of what was one of the most hectic and historic days in sports history. That day saw the commencement of the 1994 World Cup, the first to be hosted by the US; the New York Rangers celebrated their 1994 Stanley Cup win, the team's first in more than 50 years; golf legend Arnold Palmer played his final round at the US Open; baseball phenom Ken Griffey Jr. tied Babe Ruth's record for most home runs in a season before June 30 (30); and game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks was played.
