Hard Knocks
2001–HBODocumentary
One NFL team's training camp a season, and the programme that taught American sport what access television looks like.
One opening sequence is catalogued for Hard Knocks, covering season 1.
It arrived on HBO in 2001, when Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos and Arli$$ were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
No usable clip placed. The one result names a team rather than a season, and the series is numbered by season rather than by team.
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