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A Football Life
GenreDocumentary
Created byNFL Films
NFL Network
Narrated byJosh Charles[1]
Theme music composerDavid Robidoux[2]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes59
Original release
NetworkNFL Network
ReleaseSeptember 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) –
Present (Present)

A Football Life is a documentary series developed by NFL Films and aired on NFL Network that documents the lives of select National Football League players, coaches, owners, and teams. Friends, teammates, family members and other players and coaches associated with the subjects are interviewed.[3]

History

The name of the series originated in a quote from Steve Sabol of NFL Films:[4]

For a company that prides itself on telling good stories, this is one hell of a story. Dad makes the Hall of Fame. Son's going to be his presenter. Son gets a brain tumor. Now the story is, Is the son going to be there? Will the son make it? Who knows? I could be around until the Super Bowl in New York [2014]. But I've had a lot of time to think ... So they talk about heaven, and I don't know what is waiting for me up there. But I can tell you this: Nothing will happen up there that can duplicate my life down here. That life cannot be better than the one I've lived down here, the football life. It's been perfect.

Originating as an NFL Network special on the career of Bill Parcells in November 2010,[5] it premiered as an episodic series on September 15, 2011, with the first part of Bill Belichick's documentary.[6] The documentary was viewed by about 657,000 viewers, the most-watched documentary in NFL Network's history, and was the second-most watched program in Boston at the time with 151,000 viewers, trailing behind a Boston Red Sox game.[7] Season One was eventually released on DVD.[8]

Season Two began on September 12, 2012, with The Faces of Tebow.[9]

The series was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology"[10] and "Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic" for Belichick's episode[11] in 2012.[12]

Episodes

Season One

Source:[13]

No. Subject Original air date
1 Bill Belichick September 15, 2011
2 September 22, 2011
3 Reggie White & Jerome Brown September 29, 2011
4 Kurt Warner October 6, 2011
5 Walter Payton October 13, 2011
6 Ed Sabol October 20, 2011
7 Mike Ditka October 27, 2011
8 Tom Landry November 3, 2011
9 Al Davis November 11, 2011

Season Two

Source:[14][15]

No. Subject Original air date
1 Tim Tebow September 12, 2012
2 Ray Lewis September 19, 2012
3 Tom Coughlin September 26, 2012
4 Cleveland '95 October 3, 2012
5 The Fearsome Foursome October 10, 2012
6 Steve McNair October 17, 2012
7 Eddie DeBartolo October 24, 2012
8 Chris Spielman October 31, 2012
9 Jimmy Johnson November 7, 2012
10 John Riggins November 21, 2012
11 Barry Sanders December 5, 2012
12 Marcus Allen December 12, 2012
13 The Immaculate Reception December 19, 2012

Season Three

Source:[16][17][18][19]

No. Subject Original air date
1 LaDainian Tomlinson September 3, 2013
2 Don Shula September 10, 2013
3 Darrelle Revis September 17, 2013
4 Derrick Thomas September 24, 2013
5 Steve Sabol October 1, 2013
6 Matt Millen October 8, 2013
7 Michael Strahan October 15, 2013
8 Pat Summerall October 22, 2013
9 Warren Sapp October 29, 2013
10 Randall Cunningham November 5, 2013
11 Cris Carter November 12, 2013
12 The Forward Pass November 19, 2013
13 Steve Gleason November 26, 2013
14 The Great Wall of Dallas December 3, 2013
15 Houston '93 December 10, 2013
16 Marty Schottenheimer December 17, 2013
17 Vince Lombardi December 24, 2013
18 December 31, 2013
19 Tiki & Ronde Barber January 7, 2014
20 Bill Parcells January 14, 2014
21 Jerry Smith January 21, 2014
22 Jerry Rice January 28, 2014

Season Four

Season four was announced for September 10, 2014. From the promotional trailers running on NFL Network episodes can be expected featuring stars like Terrell Davis, Lyle Alzado, Joe Greene, Eric Dickerson, Bill Walsh, Ricky Williams, Sean Taylor, Roger Staubach, and Doug Flutie.[20][21]

No. Subject Original air date
1 “Mean Joe” Greene September 12, 2014
2 Brandon Marshall September 19, 2014
3 Sean Taylor September 26, 2014
4 Warren Moon October 3, 2014
5 Eric Dickerson October 10, 2014
6 Doug Flutie October 17, 2014
7 Terrell Davis October 24, 2014
8 Ricky Williams October 31, 2014
9 Earl Campbell November 7, 2014
10 Csonka, Kiick & Morris November 14, 2014
11 Lyle Alzado November 21, 2014
12 Dick Butkus & Gale Sayers November 28, 2014
13 Roger Staubach December 5, 2014
14 Keenan McCardell & Jimmy Smith December 19, 2014
15 2006 Rose Bowl January 2, 2015
16 Bill Walsh January 23, 2015
17 Joe Namath January 30, 2015

References

  1. ^ Forsberg, Chris. "Belichick documentary set for NFL Network - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  2. ^ "CREDITS". Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  3. ^ September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23). "NFL Network's 'A Football Life' Chronicles the Lives & Legacies of Reggie White & Jerome Brown". Sportsmedianews.com. Retrieved 2012-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Peter King (2011-09-18). "In his brilliance and impact on NFL, Sabol truly lived 'a football life'". SI.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  5. ^ November 20, 2010 (2010-11-20). "Parcells is what documentary says he is". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "A Football Life: Bill Belichick". Patriots.com. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  7. ^ ""A Football Life: Bill Belichick" Most-Watched Documentary Ever On NFL Network - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  8. ^ "NFL Network Presents: A Football Life - Season 1 DVD". NFL Shop. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  9. ^ Name * (2012-09-07). "9/7 – 'The Faces of Tebow' Debuts Sept. 12 on NFL Network | DC Sports Net". Dcsportsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  10. ^ "Breaking News - Emmy-Nominated Series "A Football Life" Returns Wednesday, September 12 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network". TheFutonCritic.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  11. ^ by TCIPF Staff (2012-03-20). "NFL Films is nominated for 8 Sports Emmy Awards! : NFL Films Blog". Nflfilms.nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  12. ^ "The Emmy Awards - THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNONCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE 33RD ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS". Emmyonline.tv. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  13. ^ "A Football Life: Complete Episode List". Thetvdb.com. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  14. ^ "NFL Network's A FOOTBALL LIFE to Return 9/12". tv.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  15. ^ "NFL Network's A Football Life Explores Life, Legacy of Steve McNair Oct. 17". titansonline.com. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  16. ^ "'A Football Life' preview: LaDainian Tomlinson". National Football League. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  17. ^ "'A first look at what NFL Films has in store for Season 3 of A Football Life'". Awful Announcing. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  18. ^ "'A Football Life Season 2013'". TV.com. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  19. ^ "NFL Network's 'A Football Life' Examines 'The Great Wall of Dallas' Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 9:00 PM ET'". NFLCommunications.com. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  20. ^ "NFL Films-Produced Series 'A Football Life' & 'America's Game' Return on NFL Network". http://NFLCommunications.com. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2014-08-29. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  21. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon Featured on 'A Football Life'". http://NFLCommunications.com. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-10-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)


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