Steve Sabol (Production)
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History of the Miami Dolphins
Forty-five years ago, the Miami Dolphins splashed into the NFL when Joe Auer returned the franchise’s opening kick-off 95 yards for a touchdown. It was the beginning of a historic journey encompassing some of the game’s legendary players, and the greatest single season in NFL history. From their start as an AFL doormat, witness their meteoric rise as Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula led Bob Griese, Larry Csonka and the “no-name defense” of the ‘70s to two world championships and the only undefeated season in pro football history. Later teams included “Killer B’s” defense of the ‘80s, record-setting quarterback Dan Marino and defensive powerhouses Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas. This film will grant you access to over four hours of extraordinary game highlights, behind-the-scenes footage, player and coach interviews, sound wires and more. Join NFL Films as they unfold a unique perspective on the living South Florida history that is the Miami Dolphins.
Release Date:2010-09-07
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:1
Green Bay Packers Heroes
To pro football fans, Green Bay, Wisconsin will forever be known as Titletown, USA. The men who wore the green and gold made it that way by winning an NFL-record 13 World Championships. These are some of their stories. The careers of the some of the greatest legends in Packers history are documented in this exciting two-DVD set - Packers Heroes. Experience the veteran leadership of team captain Willie Davis, go inside the Packers' victory in Super Bowl XXXI led by the heroics of Reggie White and Desmond Howard, and witness some of the greatest moments in team history through icons Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau. From the Emmy award-winning NFL Films, Packers Heroes tells the story of pro football in Green Bay from the men who lived it.
Release Date:2009-10-13
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League
Full Color Football celebrates the 50th season of the maverick American Football League, from its tumultuous beginnings to its unlikely merger with the rival NFL.
Release Date:2009-09-16
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:2
History of the Buffalo Bills
The Complete History of the Buffalo Bills showcases one of the proudest franchises in pro football history. Relive the glory days of the American Football League championship years featuring Jack Kemp and Cookie Gilchrist, through the "Electric Company" of the 1970's. Watch history in the making as the Buffalo Bills became the only team in the NFL to win four consecutive AFC championships. From the Rockpile, to Ralph Wilson Stadium, to your very own living room, this thrilling program encompasses highlights from some of the greatest games, moments, and players in NFL history. With award-winning footage, the Complete History of the Buffalo Bills is the comprehensive story of fifty years of Bills football.
Release Date:2009-08-04
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Brothers And Champions - The Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 Championship Season In Review
Brothers and Champions: The Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 Championship Season in Review. Relive the magical 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl winning season to include their 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII which included the longest interception return in Super Bowl history by James Harrison to end the first half.
Release Date:2009-05-29
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
The Complete History of the New York Jets
From the vast emptiness of the Polo Grounds to the thunderous roar of the Meadowlands, NFL Films documents the incredible history of the New York Jets. Born into anonymity, formed on the consistent verge of bankruptcy, to love theJets is to dream. In January of 1969, the dream became reality as the Jets overcame the greatest odds in sports history to win Super Bowl III. But the euphoria of an incredible upset came at a price - for the next thirty-eight seasons the Jets would suffer one heartbreaking post-season loss after another. And yet Jets fans remain firm in their hope and their loyalty. Each year, the Jets are in the hunt-and their fans believe that each season will be the one to reclaim the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Since 1960 some of the game's greatest heroes, and anti-heroes have performed in front of the game's most loyal football fans. This is their story.
Release Date:2007-08-07
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions is an annual documentary series created by NFL Films (broadcast on the NFL Network and CBS). Each of its 55 (and counting) installments profile the National Football League's annual Super Bowl champion through highlights, interviews with players and coaches, and a celebrity narrator. A spin-off debuted on September 18, 2008, titled America's Game: The Missing Rings which chronicled five of the best teams to never win the Super Bowl.
Release Date:2006-11-17
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:1
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
Join narrator, Billy Bob Thornton, in taking a revealing look back at the life and legacy of the eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback.
Release Date:2006-10-03
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:2
NFL History of the San Francisco 49ers
Step onto the sidelines and stand with legends such as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Bill Walsh as you watch one of the most successful teams in NFL history work its magic. From "The Alley Oop" to "The Catch", McElhenny to Montana ..."Joe the Jet" to Flash 80...Bill Walsh to George Seifert, the San Francisco 49ers boast a deep history of brilliant coaches, hard hitting defenses and high powered offenses. Now, here is a DVD collection no true 49ers fan can do without. "As Great As Gold" takes you on a tour that follows the team through the fabulous 50's, covers their resurgence in the 70's and highlights the glory years of a dynasty that won 5 Super Bowls. You'll also see the 1981 NFC Championship game, a see-saw battle which helped put the 49ers on top of the NFL's pecking order.
Release Date:2006-08-15
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Pittsburgh Steelers Road to Super Bowl XL
They said it couldn’t be done. Four games, all on the road, with the World Championship of Professional Football on the line. No one believed that the Steelers, who squeaked into the playoffs with an 11-5 record, stood a chance. Little did they know that the Men of Steel were about to prove all the doubters wrong – and make NFL history in the process. The sixth-seeded Steelers defeated three top-seeded teams on the road before defeating the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl to capture their fifth Lombardi Trophy. It was the post-season that sent Bill Cowher and Jerome Bettis out as champions, the post-season that marked the return of the Steelers to the top of the NFL rankings and now you can relive all of the thrills and chills of this remarkable every time you turn on your TV.
Release Date:2006-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Steelers: The Complete History
Retracing more than 70 years of NFL Films archives, Steelers: The Complete History spotlights the team that changed professional football.
Release Date:2005-08-02
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:1
3 Games to Glory III
Watch every play and every game from the 2004 Patriots postseason and their victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX.
Release Date:2005-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
NFL Films - The Road To The Super Bowl
Highlights of the NFL Regular Season, Playoffs, and The Super Bowl
Release Date:2005-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:55
NFL Films - The New York Giants - The Complete History
Since 1925, the New York Giants have been the standard bearers for the National Football League. Their record speaks for itself: 22 division titles and six world championships including four Super Bowl victories. Now, this big blue legacy is yours to own in this thrilling two-disc set. The Complete History of the New York Giants captures all of the great moments in Giants history including their upset victories over New England Patriots in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. With exciting bonus features including an in-depth "Greatest Games" feature on the team's victory in the 2007 NFL Championship game, this DVD set is a must-have for any Giants fan.
Release Date:2004-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Character:
3 Games to Glory II
Relive the extraordinary 2003 season culminating with the Patriots stunning 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1 in Houston. Relive all the unforgettable moments of this dynamic team with the drama of the 2003 Patriots run to Glory! Watch every play from each postseason game.
Release Date:2004-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
The Complete History of the Green Bay Packers
History of the Green Bay Packers explores the rich and mythical story of this proud franchise, from its founding days in the Green Bay Press-Gazette building, to its most recent NFL Championship amidst the glitz of New Orleans, to its becoming one of the most beloved sports teams of the new millennium. *The Ice Bowl is generally regarded as the most dramatic game in NFL history, and yet does not fully exist anywhere on network videotape. Utilizing its unique resources, NFL Films painstakingly reconstructed the game and all its subplots from whistle to gun. Thousands of feet of film were catalogued to piece together the game, much of it never broadcast previously. 2 Disc DVD set includes: The Complete History of the Green Bay Packers; The Ice Bowl; Special Features: Packers Follies; The Lambeau Leap; Packers Fans; Lambeau Field; Willie Wood; Super Bowl XXXI; Weather Theater; Willie Davis; Don Meredith.
Release Date:2003-11-25
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:3
2001 New England Patriots - Super Bowl XXXVI Champions
The 36th NFL Super Bowl is one for the books. A tight battle between the New England Patriots and the Saint Louis Rams in a game that will be remembered by football fans for many years. The Pats took home the trophy with a late field goal to secure the victory. New quarterback Tom Brady was the game's MVP.
Release Date:2002-03-05
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
3 Games to Glory
Relive the Patriots amazing run through the 2001 Playoffs with every play and every game, including their monumental upset over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI which brought New England it's first World Championship.
Release Date:2002-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Hard Knocks
An inside look at NFL training camps. From the top coaches to the rookies trying to make the team, Hard Knocks showcases what it takes to be in the NFL.
Release Date:2001-08-01
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Episode Count:42
Vote Count:13
1997 Denver Broncos - Superbowl XXXII Champions
From opening day right through Super Bowl XXXII, here's all the best action from every game -- including sound from the sideline, the huddle and inside the locker room -- as only NFL Films can cover it. Relive the glory of John Elway and the Denver Broncos' stunning upset victory of the defending champion Green Bay Packers at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. Includes behind-the-scenes footage and an overview of the 1997 NFL campaign. Widely considered to be one of the best Super Bowls ever.
Release Date:1998-02-17
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Sports on the Silver Screen
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historical figures shown both cinematic and athletic- in this tribute to the merging of sports and Hollywood.
Release Date:1997-03-16
Character:Self (archive footage)
Vote Count:1
Football America
It is the most American of all games, a contest of wills, skills, and finesse. We are overwhelmed by its power, fascinated by its cunning, drawn by its confrontations. Football brings life to college campuses on Saturdays, it monopolizes NFL cities on Sunday afternoons, and it transfixes the nation with the Super Bowl. But football's special appeal begins at the grassroots level. That's where the game transcends age, size, and locale, where participants need to share only a spirit of competition. Football America reminds us why Americans love this game.
Release Date:1996-10-09
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
NFL Films Presents Quarterbacks on Quarterbacks
The men who play the toughest position in sports come clean- talking about themselves, each other and what it's like to line up over center each week in the National Football League.
Release Date:1995-09-05
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
The Jimmy Johnson Story
It was confidence, not arrogance, that put he Dallas Cowboys on the media firing line during their successful quest for a second consecutive Super Bowl victory. It was also typical Jimmy Johnson the unconventional coach who wrote his own rules, and took the Dallas Cowboys from worse to first in just four years.
Release Date:1994-07-08
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
NFL Extreme
Extreme Moments, Extreme Intensity, Extreme Quarterback, Extreme Closeup, Extreme Courage, Extreme Weather, Extreme Language, Extreme Steps, Extreme Fans, Extreme Coaches
Release Date:1994-01-29
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
NFL Rocks
You've never seen an NFL game day look or sound like this before! Join NFL Films for an amazing 45 minutes of unforgettable NFL action set to the music of today's hottest rock 'n' roll artists. Be in the locker room before the game, on the field for the opening kickoff, feel the impact of the hits, the struggle in the pits - and that's just the first half! As the players go to the locker room for halftime, stay in your seat for a rockin' halftime show and a follies- filled second half kickoff. As the game nears its dramatic end, you'll feel the pressure build as you witness a great come-from-behind victory and cheer along in a post game celebration. It's the NFL like you've never seen it before!
Release Date:1992-08-04
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
The Best of Thunder and Destruction: NFL's Hardest Hits
A Sports Illustrated compilation video of the NFL's Hardest Hits.
Release Date:1992-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Character:Self
The Hidden NFL
The world of pro football is a game that is often seen but the sounds of the game are what truly reveal the intensity of the conflict. When the audio is combined with the visual of the NFL, the results reveal a world that fans have witnessed but few have ever heard or understood. A pioneer in wireless microphones and location sound for over 25 years, NFL Films has been specializing in uncovering what is being said on NFL gridirons, sidelines and in the stands of pro football. The results have been fascinating, informative, funny and highly entertaining. In this video, you'll discover the hidden world of "The Pit," and find out why coaches call it the most violent area on a football field. We'll also help you unravel the quarterback cadence and learn why defenders jump offsides so often. Ever wonder what is being said in the locker room and bench area? Do you know what "jolly", "zip", "snake eyes", "buck naked" and "boss" really mean? Find out here.
Release Date:1991-01-29
Department:Production
Job:Producer
NFL Super Duper Football Follies
Hosted by Steve Sobol, this collection of football missteps is one of the last voice acting performances of Mel Blanc, and features a variety of mishaps from the NFL.
Release Date:1989-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Character:Himself
Crunch Course
Forty-two, hard-hitting minutes of the NFL's outstanding defenders, past and present, who have elevated the art of punishing ball carriers into a science
Release Date:1986-09-09
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Autumn Ritual
Artists, Philosophers, Musicians, Politicians and more offer their thoughts on Pro Football, in this 1986 film produced by NFL Films.
Release Date:1986-09-01
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Character:Self
Vote Count:2
The All New NFL Football Follies
This collection of football follies comes from Sports Illustrated and was a subscription bonus for signing up to the magazine.
Release Date:1986-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Championship Chase
NFL Films recaps the 1974 NFL season in Championship Chase.
Release Date:1974-12-31
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Brian's Song
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
Release Date:1971-11-30
Department:Crew
Job:Thanks
Vote Count:85
Big Game America
Burt Lancaster hosts a review of the first 50 years in NFL history.
Release Date:1969-11-11
Department:Directing
Job:Director
The Football Follies
This vintage 1968 laugh-out-loud classic is the very first program in the NFL Films' wildly popular "Follies" series.
Release Date:1968-01-01
Department:Production
Job:Producer
They Call it Pro Football
The first NFL Films feature, it established the trend of dramatizing the game itself and not the outcome.
Release Date:1966-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:7
NFL Films Classics: More Than a Game
This edition of NFL Films Classics looks beyond the hard-hitting physical aspects of football to another side of the game that plays a key role in a team's success (or failure) -- emotions and the players' psyches. Also included are two documentaries: "The Young, the Old and the Bold," which features of some of the greatest gridiron generals in history, and "Lombardi," which profiles the feared and revered head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Battle of Champions: Super Bowl XIII
NFL Films production on Super Bowl XIII, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys.
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Greatest Moments in Super Bowl History
The Ultimate Super Bowl Anthology Legends. Heroes. Warriors. All stand on the brink of greatness. All Share a dream of glory. Only one can be victorious. Relive the memories and touch the dream in the first DVD release from NFL Films, Greatest Moments In Super Bowl History. Award-winning cinematography comes together with cutting-edge technology to tell the story of football's greatest game. Relive all the unforgettable moments, from Super Bowl I, over three decades ago, the game's modern day status as America's #1 sporting event, all at the touch of a button or the click of a mouse. Featuring exclusive footage and interviews never seen before plus interactive DVD-ROM enhancements with trivia questions, screen savers and more, Greatest Moments In Super Bowl History on DVD is unique part of any sports video collection.
Character:Executive Producer