One of the documentaries in ESPN’s excellent series 30 for 30, lets the viewer watch sports-related events on a single day in June 1994. In 30 for 30: June 17, 1994, director Brett Morgen adds no additional narration but pieces together clips from that day to give you the experience as if you are reliving the day, or for younger viewers, living it for the first time.
The day began with reporters waiting for O.J. Simpson to turn himself in for the double-murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. As the day went on, other sports stories began to be overshadowed by the O.J. Simpson disappearance and Bronco chase.
For example, Arnold Palmer played an emotional last round at the U.S. Open, the New York Rangers celebrated their Stanley Cup, the FIFA World Cup began in Chicago, and Bob Costas struggled to figure out how to cover an NBA Championship game as TV stations cut to the Bronco chase.
The documentary is no longer available in its entirety on YouTube, but it is on Netflix streaming. Below is the preview.
Vulture ranks “June 17, 1994” as the fifth best film in the 30 for 30 series. June 2016 Update: More recently, the 30 for 30 series took a fascinating in-depth examination of the life of O.J. Simpson in the five-part “O.J.: Made in America.”
Do your remember June 17, 1994? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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Thank-you for your very timely article.
I would like to also suggest to the author & readers to visit the website of an award-winning investigative documentary-called “Overlooked Suspect” which documents an 18 year search into the truth behind the double homicide, led by a renowned team
of legal and scientific experts.
The Producers
http://www.overlookedsuspect.com