Kevin Barrows is a New Jersey man who brought down mobsters in the late 1990s and early 2000s working as an FBI agent in New York.
Now a private investigator, Barrows’ new quest will be searching with sports reporter Lauren Gardner for sports treasures in a new six-episode reality TV show on “Sports Detectives,” which will debut April 24 on the Smithsonian Channel, Barrows go on the hunt for priceless memorabilia that never made it a Hall of Fame … such as the basketball from Wilt Chamberlain’s record 100-point NBA game, the Immaculate Reception football that Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris caught and any bat used in a game by Yankees great Lou Gehrig.
Here is more info on the series from a PR release:
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a sign reading “100” in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., after he scored 100 points against the Knicks on March 2, 1962. The “Sports Detectives” are on the hunt for the ball used in the game. (Paul Vathis | AP) Randy Miller may be reached at rmiller@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @RandyJMiller. Find NJ.com Philadelphia Sports on Facebook.
