SEC Storied

Profiling former Arkansas golfer Stacy Lewis, who overcame scoliosis to become an LPGA star. Lewis also donated an entire winner's check in August 2017 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in her native Houston.

The story of Fran Tarkenton, much of it told by the Georgia and NFL legend himself—from his beginnings in Athens, to his unlikely success with the Bulldogs, his storied NFL career, and his post-football life, capped off by a return visit to Athens for "G-Day" in 2018. Co-produced with NFL Films.

The story behind the creation of Gatorade by a University of Florida team led by physician Robert Cade, set against the backdrop of the 1965 and 1966 Gators football teams for whom it was first created. An expanded version of a film originally created for ESPN's 30 for 30 Shorts.

The story of Grantland Rice, who came from origins in mid-Tennessee (born in Murfreesboro, alumnus of Vanderbilt University, sportswriter in Nashville) to become the most iconic American sports journalist of the first half of the 20th century.

Mere hours after the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, LSU lost to Virginia in what proved to be the last third-place game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. After the game, LSU star Rudy Macklin, asked if the news affected the team, replied, "He's no kin of mine"—a remark that would haunt him for decades, leading to a prolonged fight to restore his honor. An expanded version of a film originally created for ESPN's 30 for 30 Shorts.

Chronicling late-'60s Florida wide receiver Carlos Alvarez, a Cuban immigrant who assimilated into what was an anti-Cuban American culture by excelling at football (172 catches, 19 TDs). In 2011, Alvarez entered into the College Football Hall of Fame.

No Experience Required, tells the story of the Texas A&M "12th Man" kickoff coverage team made up entirely of walk-on players. Coming off a losing season in 1982 in his first year as Texas A&M's head football coach, Jackie Sherrill sought to light a fire under his team and connect to the passion of the student body. Appealing to the long-held Aggie tradition of the "12th Man" ready to answer the call to play if needed, Sherrill held open tryouts in 1983, seeking to create a kickoff coverage team featuring all non-scholarship walk-ons.

The story of swimming sensation Dara Torres. Dara Torres pushed boundaries for both her gender and age, breaking records and forging new paths for women. However, underneath the success was a relentless mounting pressure to look a certain way. A star swimmer at the University of Florida, Torres won nine SEC individual championships, was named SEC Athlete of the Year in 1988 and earned 28 All-American swimming honors – the maximum possible during a college career – all while living with a severe eating disorder. Bulimic during her time at Florida, Torres speaks about this experience on-camera for the first time in-depth. Her journey is not uncommon, just rarely talked about, and highlights the dangers of competing at the highest levels and pushing the limits, both physically and psychologically.

An in-depth look at the Kentucky team that delivered the first NCAA championship for an integrated team in the school's renowned basketball history when it won the 1978 title.

The story of Vanderbilt University’s path to the 2007 NCAA Championship in women’s bowling, the school’s first national title in any sport.

The next documentary in the SEC Storied series is “Hold the Rope,” the story of legendary LSU baseball head coach Skip Bertman and his quest to turn the Bayou Bengals into a perennial power. The hour-long film debuts on Monday, May 24 at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network.