The Record Breakers

Jan 1, 1991

0h 40m

★ 0.0

Overview

Welcome to a hard driving video about the biggest winners of all, the athletes and teams who broken records in their sports.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO

Sports Illustrated

The Record Breakers Trailers

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Cast

Host

Cris Collinsworth

Self

Jim Brown

Self

Billie Jean King

Self

Roger Bannister

Self (archive footage)

Hank Aaron

Self (archive footage)

Bob Beamon

Self (archive footage)

Joe DiMaggio

Self (archive footage)

Wayne Gretzky

Self (archive footage)

Babe Ruth

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)

Walter Payton

Self (archive footage)

O. J. Simpson

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6.3

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