Glickman

Glickman

84 mins | Documentary | Aug. 26, 2013

Before Marv Albert and Bob Costas, there was Marty Glickman. A gifted Jewish-American athlete who was denied the chance to represent the U.S. at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he went on to become one of the most revered and influential sportscasters in history, pioneering many of the techniques, phrases and programming innovations that are commonplace in sports reporting today.

Glickman

84 mins | Documentary | Aug. 26, 2013

Glickman
Before Marv Albert and Bob Costas, there was Marty Glickman. A gifted Jewish-American athlete who was denied the chance to represent the U.S. at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he went on to become one of the most revered and influential sportscasters in history, pioneering many of the techniques, phrases and programming innovations that are commonplace in sports reporting today.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title Glickman
Directors James L. Freedman
Writers

Cast

Marty Glickman

as Himself (archive footage)

Marv Albert

as Himself

Bob Costas

as Himself

Frank Gifford

as Himself

Jim Brown

as Himself

Larry King

as Himself