NCAAM Basketball – 1978 – NIT Semifinals – Texas Longhorns VS Rutgers Knights – 1st Half

1970s, 1978 N. I. T. Tournament, Austin, Basketball, Bucky Waters, Coach Abe Lemons, Dog Commentary, Howard David, Jim Krivacs, Johnny Moore, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Network, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, Ron Baxter, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:   No significant preseason expectations attended the 1977–78 Texas Longhorns….a team that would produce one of the more successful seasons in Longhorn basketball history….when after a one-point loss in the opening game against Southern California in Los Angeles….Texas inaugurated the $37-million, 16,231-seat Erwin Special Events Center with an 83–76 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners….the first of 8…

Boxing – 1986 – HBO Post Fight – 10 Rnd Heavyweight Bout – Iron Mike Tyson VS Jose Ribalta

1980s, Barry Tomkins, Boxing, Dog Commentary, HBO, Heavyweight Boxing, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Interviews, Jose Ribalta, Larry Merchant, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:   The Heavyweight Boxing Champion legend that was to become Iron Mike Tyson….entered the ring on this August 17, 1986 night at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ to fight a 10-round heavyweight bout with Jose Ribalta…..was 25 – 0 with 23 of his wins coming by KO or TKO….for up to this…

Olympics – 1984 L A Games – Mens – 3m Diving & Boxing & Pole Vault & 200m Dash & Basketball Semis

1980s, 1984 L A Olympics, ABC, ABC Profile, Al Michaels, Amateur Boxing, Athletes, Basketball, Bobby Knight, Boxing, Carl Lewis, Digger Phelps, Diving, Dog Commentary, Donna de Varona, Greg Louganis, Howard Cosell, Jim Lampley, Jim McKay, Keith Jackson, Legends, Mary Decker, Meldrick Taylor, News, O J Simpson, Olympic Basketball, Olympic Boxing, Olympic Diving, Olympic Pole Vault, Olympic Record, Olympic Track & Field, Olympics, Other Sports, Patrik Sjoberg, Pole Vault, Team USA, Track And Field, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:   The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games were truly one of the best performances ever by the USA Olympic Team….and the coverage by ABC Sports was equal to the task of bringing the Games live and in color throughout the entire Olympics.   On this the 8th day of competition…..ABC leads off with…

Special – 1975 A Magic Year In Sports – NFL Films Feature O J Simpson & Joe Montana

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Bill Worrell, Boston Red Sox, Boxing, Boxing's Great Grudge Fights, Bud Grant, Chris Evert, curt gowdy, Dog Commentary, ESPN, Fenway Park, Football, Great Sports Years, Harry Kalas, Heavyweight Boxing, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Heavyweight Boxing Title Fights, Heavyweight Grudge Fights, Heisman Trophy Winners, Highlights, Hockey, Horse Racing, Horse Racing Triple Crown, Joe Frazier, Joe Montana, John Wooten, Legends, Magic Year in Sports, MLB, MLB World Series, Muhammad Ali, NBA, NBA Finals, NBC, NCAAF, NCAAM Basketball, NCAAM Final Fours, NFL, NHL, O J Simpson, Ohio State Buckeyes, Other Sports, PGA, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49'ers, Smokin' Joe Frazier, Specials, Stanley Cup Finals, Steve Sabol, Super Bowls, Tennis, UCLA Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  This vintage video provides four (4) different short films that include….the awesome highlights from the year 1975, a magic year in sports….then shifts to an NFL Films feature on O J Simpson as the best running back of the decade of the 1970s…..followed by a wonderful piece on the Lovable Losers The Pittsburgh Steelers…..and…

NCAAM Basketball – 1980 – SWC Game Of The Week – Texas Longhorns VS Arkansas Razorbacks – 2nd Half

1980s, Arkansas Razorbacks, Austin, Basketball, Bucky Waters, Coach Abe Lemons, Coach Eddie Sutton, Dog Commentary, Don Criqui, Henry Johnson, John Danks, LaSalle Thompson, Mike Wacker, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, Ron Baxter, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: No matter how you cut the pie….for six (6) seasons from 1976 – 1982….Southwest Conference basketball experienced a rivalry for the ages between two (2) legendary coasches in college basketball…..Abe Lemons and Eddie Sutton,,,,for when these two men crossed paths in the old Southwest Conference while Sutton was at the helm of the Arkansas…

NCAA Football – 1984 – Red River Shootout – #1 Texas Longhorns VS #2 Oklahoma Sooners – 1st Half

1980s, ABC, ABC Profile, Austin, Brian The Boz Bozworth, Coach Barry Switzer, Coach Fred Akers, Dog Commentary, Football, Frank Broyles, Jerry Gray, Keith Jackson, NCAA, NCAAF, Oklahoma Sooners, Red River Shootout, Terry Orr, Texas Longhorns, Todd Dodge, Tony Degrate, TX, UT Austin, UT Band, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:   In the universe of sports, there are no greater rivalries than those that exist in college football….USC vs Notre Dame, Ohio State vs Michigan, Alabama vs Auburn, Texas vs Texas A & M, Yale vs Harvard, Florida vs Florida State and so on and on….but for our dollar at Ima Sportsphile, the…

NCAAM Basketball – 1980 – SWC Game Of Week – Texas Longhorns VS Arkansas Razorbacks – 1st Half

1980s, Arkansas Razorbacks, Austin, Basketball, Bucky Waters, Coach Abe Lemons, Coach Eddie Sutton, Dog Commentary, Don Criqui, Henry Johnson, LaSalle Thompson, Madison Square Garden Network, Mike Wacker, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, Raycom, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: I have often heard great stories from Bone Daddy regarding the intense rivalry in basketball in the Southwest Conference during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s between Coach Abe Lemons and his Texas Longhorns verses Eddie Sutton and his Arkansas Razorbacks. In 1978 and 1979….it was the Razorbacks famous “triplet guards” combination of Ron Brewer, Marvin…

Olympics – 1984 L A – Track Men’s 100m – Equestrian 3-Day Event – Swimming Mens 200m Ind Medley

1980s, 1984 L A Olympics, ABC, ABC Profile, Al Michaels, Carl Lewis, Chris Schenkel, Dog Commentary, Donna de Varona, Equestrian, Highlights, Jim Lampley, Jim McKay, Mark Spitz, Mark Todd, O J Simpson, Olympic Equestrian Competition, Olympic Swimming, Olympic Track & Field, Olympics, Other Sports, Ron Brown, Steve Lungquist, Swimming, Team USA, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: In this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile’s opinion….when it comes to Olympic broadcast coverage on television….the gold standard was set by ABC Sports….and the best job ever done by ABC Sports at the Olympics was at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.   I means, just consider the broadcast crew on this featured Olympic video…

NCAAM – 1979 – SWC Game of Week – University of Texas Longhorns VS SMU Mustangs

1980s, Austin, Basketball, Coach Abe Lemons, Dog Commentary, Henry Johnson, HSE, John Danks, LaSalle Thompson, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, Norm Hitzges, Ron Baxter, SMU, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: This 1979 SWC Game of the Week between the Texas Longhorns vs. SMU Mustangs has a special place in this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphiles’ heart….for this game took place during one of the 6 season span where Bone Daddy had a personal and business relationship with Longhorn Coach Abe Lemons…..as he knew all…