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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Hockey’s Bobby Orr Stanley Cup Winning Goal
Bobby Orr joined the NHL Boston Bruins in 1966 at a time when the Bruins had not won a Stanley Cup since 1941. Orr was one of the greatest players to ever play the game and remains the only defenseman … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Four Downs
It was 1881, and there were no football rules established to mandate the amount of gained yards required for a team to renew their offensive set of ‘downs’ in an effort to reach the goal. In fact, the word ‘down’ … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Bob Feller
Bob Feller was a great baseball pitcher that played 18 years for the Cleveland Indians. He was born and raised in Van Meter, Iowa and became know as “The Heater from Van Meter” for his high velocity fast ball. He … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – The Knicks and Heat Rivalry
It was Game 5 of the second round of the 1997 NBA playoffs featuring the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat. It was going bad for the Knicks and the Heat had a commanding lead heading into the final … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Tennis Great René “Le Crocodile” Lacoste
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
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
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Casey Stengel Comeback
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
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
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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
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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

