Top 25 Sport Movies Popular from 1972

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions. Details on Fat City / IMDB / YouTube

Roller derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom. Look into Kansas City Bomber / IMDB / YouTube

Alfred decides to commit suicide by jumping into a canal and he meets a beautiful TV reporter with the same plan. See more about The Troubles of Alfred / IMDB / YouTube

Behind the scenes of the roller derby circuit. A beautiful young woman joins a roller derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble. Details on The Unholy Rollers / IMDB / YouTube

Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers. Info on Weekend of a Champion / IMDB / YouTube

The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they traveled in search of the perfect wave across Australia's north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii. Get info on Morning of the Earth / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan. More about Sapporo Winter Olympics / IMDB / YouTube

Race car driver Richard Petty stars in his own b-movie bio. Find out about 43: The Richard Petty Story / IMDB / YouTube

A football coach is hired by a small college to shape up its football team, and he finds himself in trouble with local gamblers who don't want the team to improve. Find out about Footsteps / IMDB / YouTube

The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and James Lee Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present. More about Five Summer Stories / IMDB / YouTube