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The Sports Archives History Lesson – What do Michael Jordan and Jerry West have in common?
Michael Jordan who played for the Chicago Bulls and Jerry West for the Los Angeles Lakers were both spectacular basketball players in the NBA. But they also share something apart from most other players. Each of their silhouetted images appear … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, College Basketball
Tagged Chicago Bulls, History Lesson, Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Jordan, NBA logo, Nike, Sports Archives
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Attitude Change for Golf’s Tommy Bolt
Tommy Bolt won the National Open Golf Championship in 1958. Prior to that, Bolt missed the championship a couple of times allegedly due to his terrible temper. Often called the “terrible tempered Mr. Bolt”, he would at times, break all … Continue reading
Posted in Golf
Tagged Greatest Moments, National Open Golf Championship, Sports Archives, Tommy Bolt
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Brian “B.D.” Dowling
The character in Gary Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic strip that wears a football helmet and goes by the name B.D. was inspired by Trudeau’s Yale University classmate Brian Dowling. Dowling was quarterback for Yale in the late 1960s and later for … Continue reading
Posted in College Football, Football
Tagged B.D., Brian Dowling, Doonesbury, Gary Trudeau, Yale Bulldogs
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Olympic Harold “Odd Job” Sakata
We all remember the bulky, treestump-looking, James Bond villain, “Odd Job” who was bodyguard to Auric Goldfinger and notorious for decapitating people by throwing his steel brimmed top hat in the same motion as one would fling a frisbee. “Odd … Continue reading
Posted in Olympics, Other
Tagged Goldfinger, Harold Sakata, James Bond, Odd Job, Tosh Togo
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Ben Hogan Golf Tip
We all know that Ben Hogan was one of the greatest golfers that ever played the game. Maybe what we don’t know is to the degree of extensive practice exercised by Hogan to find favor with the Gods of golf. … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Boxing’s Chuck “Rocky Balboa” Wepner
Former heavyweight boxer and US Marine, Chuck Wepner, had his 15 minutes of fame back in 1975. Actually, to put it more accurate, it wasn’t 15 minutes, it was 15 rounds of fame. 1975 was the year that Wepner, also … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s “The Natural”
We all remember the movie “The Natural” with Robert Redford portraying Roy Hobbs, the fictional baseball player who played for a team called the New York Knights. Did you ever wonder if there was any truth in the novel by … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Model for Heisman Trophy
Frank Eliscu is the sculptor of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, now better known as the Heisman Trophy. When Eliscu was looking for a model for his cherished trophy, he didn’t have to look far. He asked a former high … Continue reading
Posted in College Football, Football
Tagged Ed Smith, Frank Eliscu, Heisman Trophy, New York University
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Wide World of Sports “Agony of Defeat”
Do you remember the theme song of ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” and the video of the tragic ski jump that narrator Jim Mckay announced as the ‘Agony of Defeat’? Ever wonder who that jumper was and where the event … Continue reading
Posted in Olympics, Other
Tagged ABC, Agony of Defeat, Jim McKay, Vinko Bogataj, Wide World of Sports
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Taunting Rule
Excessive gyrations, spiking the football, and wild celebrations after scoring a touchdown were considered unsportsmanlike by the NFL. Consequently, the league decided to install the “Taunting Rule” which prohibited teams and players to exhibit this type of behavior. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Football
Tagged Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau, New York Jets Sack Exchange, NFL, Sports Archives, sports history, Taunting Rule
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