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.
Acting
Glickman's own footage—charming, furious, unforgettable.
Direction
Freedman lets legends speak, never over-narrates.
Director
James L. Freedman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glickman coined 'swish' for a clean basketball shot—now universal, never trademarked.
The 1936 relay removal—Glickman and Sam Stoller were the only Jewish athletes on the U.S. track team, swapped last-minute under pressure from Brundage to appease Hitler.
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