The Smithsonian Channel created a show last year called “Sports Detectives.” It chronicles private investigator Kevin Barrows and sports reporter Lauren Gardner as they try to track down some of the great pieces of sports memorabilia.
Episodes include searches for items such as the 1960 Olympic boxing gold medal won by Muhammad Ali; the flag that was draped around goaltender Jim Craig after the United States captured the “Miracle on Ice” gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics; the ball that went through the basket for the 100th point in the NBA record-setting game by Wilt Chamberlain and the saddle of Triple Crown winner Secretariat.