By April MacIntyre Oct 30, 2009, 2:27 GMT
ESPN's E:60 airs Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET.
E:60 also features Phil Ivey, considered the best poker player in the world by his peers.
The next episode on November 3 sees a profile on former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz.
In the 1996 World Series, he hit a monumental three-run home run that sparked the Bronx Bombers to their first World Series championship in 18 years and helped launch a dynasty.
Two years ago, Leyritz, whose playing career ended in 2000, was driving late at night near his Florida home when he crashed, killing the driver of the other vehicle. Leyritz has been charged with DUI manslaughter and is awaiting trial.
In an E:60 exclusive, and for the first time on television, Leyritz talks with Jeremy Schaap about his life since the collision and his hopes for the future.
The 33-year-old is the youngest poker player in history to win seven World Series of Poker bracelets. This year, he beat out a field of 6,500 players in the WSOP Main Event, and is playing in the coveted final table, beginning November 7.
Ivey took E:60’s Chad Millman along on a four-day journey around the world on a private jet, giving E:60 cameras an exclusive, all-access pass into the eventful life of one of the world’s highest rollers.
Also, Matt Ziesel’s Memorable Play is highlighted. The freshman football team at Benton High School in St. Joseph, Mo., ran hundreds of plays this season.
But only one involved a generous act of kindness and 15-year-old Matt Ziesel’s desire to just be one of the guys will be remembered long after this fall.
Matt Ziesel was born with Down's syndrome. His parents, Mike and Patty Ziesel, did their best to make life as normal as possible for him, including allowing him to play football.
No one thought he would ever play in an actual game, just being a part of the team was good enough for Matt. But, on Sept. 14, at the end of a 46-0 blowout, Matt was given the chance to shine.
His coach coordinated a play with the opposing coaches, and 63 yards later, Matt Ziesel was in the record books with Benton's only score of the game.
But the response hasn't been completely supportive. Critics have trashed the play as fake, misleading, patronizing, a lie and a prank. E:60's Jeffri Chadiha examines the issue of how one simple play turned into a firestorm.
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