I watched the episode, and of course...I enjoyed it. Then again I'm a sucker for pretty much anything that involves the 1972 season.
Did I learn anything new? A little bit, there were some new interviews interspersed with archival footage.
Jane Chastain, the original female sportscaster (for real) was interviewed. That brought back memories. I remember seeing her on Miami's Channel 4. As a young boy, it was difficult not to notice only one female sports reporter interviewing Shula and the players....and if anyone else out there grew up in Miami, you just *might* also have had a childhood crush on her as I did. C'mon...a brunette who knows all about football--instant crush! She's closing in on her 80s and I've gotta say she still looks pretty good.
Also Tony Segreto, another channel 4 reporter was interviewed. I remember him as well from the old days.
As for the players, there were some interviews from guys you rarely hear from, such as Charlie Babb, Doug Crusan, and Jim DelGaizo. That was fun for me to see.
One story that I'd never heard before was about how Coach Wilson (predecessor to Shula) would let the players ditch practice if it was too hot and go swimming instead...obviously that was in contrast to how Shula ran the team.
Also fun to see was assorted clips of home movies of people having super bowl parties in January 1973. We're talking 8mm film movies (this was way before digital cams, cell phones, and home video cameras, of course). Everyone gathered around a rabbit eared TV (that's how we watched games back then), the place decorated with aqua and orange crepe streamers and people jumping into the backyard pool when the game was over....with dress clothes on.
I do recommend that everyone try to watch this, even if you're too young to remember those days--it's a good snapshot of the environment back then.
JC