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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Tennis Great René “Le Crocodile” Lacoste

Posted on December 4, 2010 by thesportsarchives

René Lacoste is well-known as designer of the shirts with the little crocodile emblem.  Before Lacoste ever dreamed up the crocodile logo, he was playing tennis like a crocodile back in the 1920s and 1930s.  He was known as one … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Rifleman

Posted on December 3, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Do you remember the 1950’s Western series, ‘The Rifleman’?  We all remember Chuck Connors shooting that rifle like it was a six-shooter.  Did you know that Chuck Connors played professional baseball and basketball? Born Kevin Connors, Chuck started out with … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Casey Stengel Comeback

Posted on November 30, 2010 by thesportsarchives

The year was 1958 and the New York Yankees were at the top once again having easily won the American League pennant early on. This did not work to their advantage however, because as the season wound down, the Yanks … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Attitude Change for Golf’s Tommy Bolt

Posted on November 23, 2010 by thesportsarchives

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 →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Boxing’s Chuck “Rocky Balboa” Wepner

Posted on November 11, 2010 by thesportsarchives

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 →

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Taunting Rule

Posted on November 6, 2010 by thesportsarchives

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 →

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball Umpire’s Hand Signals

Posted on November 5, 2010 by thesportsarchives

In the late 19th century there was a DEAF baseball player in the Major Leagues named Dummy Hoy who was unable to hear the umpire calls of pitched balls, strikes and outs. This paved the way for the use of … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Hockey’s Multi-Goal Power Play

Posted on November 4, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Prior to 1956 in the NHL, a player taking a penalty was required to ‘do’ his time regardless of how many goals the opposing team scored while the player was in the box. Teams of the 1940’s and 1950’s, such … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Infield Fly Rule

Posted on November 3, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Tommy McCarthy, selected to be a member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1946, is credited with establishing baseball’s Infield Fly Rule. When there are fewer than two outs and with base runners on first and second McCarthy would purposely … Continue reading →

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