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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Eyewear is for Horses
Colonel Edward Riley Bradley, 1859-1946, was a horse owner, gambler and philanthropist. He was also somewhat of an adventurist and accumulated great wealth. One day, he attempted to enhance the vision of a nearsighted racehorse by fitting eyeglass blinkers over … Continue reading
The Sports Archives – Andy Holmes, Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist, Dies Suddenly
England’s Andy Holmes, age 51, rowing coach for the last two years, died in the hospital after feeling ill about a week before from what doctors think might have been leptospirosis, a waterborne bacterial disease. Holmes earned the gold twice, … Continue reading
The Sports Archives – Die-Hard Soccer Fans are Still Dying Hard
We have all heard so many stories of soccer fans being either killed from mad stampedes or soccer hooliganism. You don’t hear about this in any other sport in the world. Why just soccer? Most recently, in Nairobi, Kenya, seven … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Iowa St. beats Texas!
The Iowa State Cyclones stunned the Texas Longhorns at Texas, 28 – 21, and came away with what is to be called a historic victory, the first ever for Iowa State over Texas. Iowa State has not beaten a ranked … Continue reading
Posted in College Football
Tagged Iowa State Cyclones, Mack Brown, major upset, Texas Longhorns
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Jack Dempsey or bust!
In 1923, the town of Selby, Montana made one of the poorest investments in boxing history. The town had just come into ‘new’ money from the bustling oil industry and decided on a plan to bring people to their lesser-known … Continue reading
The Sports Archives – What mask will Marc-Andre Fleury wear for Halloween this year?
Last year for Halloween, Marc-Andre Fleury donned a Kermit the Frog mask during a Pittsburgh Penguins practice. I’m not sure whether Sid Crosby and crew actually shot the puck harder at him or not, but seeing Kermit’s innocent looking face … Continue reading
Posted in Hockey
Tagged alex ovechkin, evengi malkin, marc-andre fleury, pittsburgh penguins, sidney crosby
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The Sports Archives – Ernie Els wins 2010 PGA Grand Slam
Ernie Els, also known as ‘The Big Easy’, (due to his stature and easy swing, no, not New Orleans, for all you mini-golfers), has won the 2010 PGA Grand Slam tournament in Bermuda and is having quite a year. He … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Secretariat and the coin toss
Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder once said that he did not like Secretariat’s chances. That was before the 1973 Kentucky Derby in which Secretariat broke the record by running each quarter-mile split faster than the preceding one! Secretariat won the triple … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Racing
Tagged Affirmed, Belmont Stakes, Bold Ruler, Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, Kentucky Derby, Penny Tweedy, Secretariat
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – remembering the “Say Hey Kid”
Willie Mays, nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid”, which may be credited to writer Barney Kremenko in 1951, having overheard Willie say out loud, ” ‘Say who’, ‘Say what,’ ‘Say where,’ ‘Say hey’ ” or maybe to Jimmy Cannon who termed … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged 1954 World Series, Hank Aaron, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Say Hey Kid, Willie Mays
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – when an outfielder pitches!
One of the worst pitching outings in Baseball history happened in 1882, when Dave Rowe, an outfielder for the Cleveland Blues, was called on for a pitching start. Apparently, Cleveland did not believe in relief pitching at the time and … Continue reading

