NCAA Football – 1986 – CBS Sports 50th Cotton Bowl Classic Halftime – The Fightin Texas Aggie Band

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DOG ASIDE: The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band is the official marching band of Texas A&M University….which is composed of over 400 men and women from the school’s Corps of Cadets….making it the largest military marching band in the world…..which performs complex straight-line marching maneuvers are performed exclusively to traditional marches…..and ANYONE who has ever had the privilege of seeing The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band perform…

NCAA Football – 1985 – Raycom Sports Special – The University Of Texas Summer Honors Colloquium Program

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DOG ASIDE: Every summer, nearly 600 rising high school seniors spend a summer weekend on campus of The University of Texas at Austin…. getting a taste of college classes and culture at the Honors Colloquium…. which is a recruitment event….under the leadership of the School of Undergraduate Studies staff…which invites Texas high school students to explore…

NCAA Football – 1987 – CBS Sports 51st Cotton Bowl Classic At The Half With Vern Lundquist + Ara Paseghian + Pat Hayden

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DOG ASIDE: Merton Laverne Lundquist Jr. (born July 17, 1940) is an American sportscaster….who began his broadcasting career as sports anchor for WFAA in Dallas and in Austin for KTBC….which makes him special to this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile….cuz he is considered one of Autin’s homeboys….as well as being the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys….which he joined The Cowboys Radio Network in…

Music – 1978 – University Of Texas Band – Star Spangled Banner – Played At N I T Semifinals With Texas Vs Rutgers

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DOG ASIDE: One of the true joys for this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile who is responsible for posting my Bone Daddy’s incredible 12,000 vintage video library here at ImaSportsphile…..has been the ability to post so many different renditions of our National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner…..which has been performed by many many various bands, groups,…

NCAA Football – 1988 – CBS Sports Update With Jim Nantz – Showcasing Highlights & Scores Of Bowl Games

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DOG ASIDE: James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL)….National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s basketball….and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980’s. He has anchored CBS’ coverage of the Masters Tournament since 1989 and been the play-by-play announcer on CBS’ top NFL game since 2004.  Nantz joined CBS in 1985…..who…

NCAAW Basketball – 1986 – CBS Sports Halftime Show – Featuring Olympic Gold Medal Winner Wilma Rudolph For The NCAA

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DOG ASIDE: Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter from Clarksville, Tennessee….who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion….and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.  Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1956 Melbourne  Summer Olympics….after which she won three gold medals in…

NCAA Football – 1988 – NBC Sports Gayle Gardner Showcases The Sugar Bowl – Syracuse Vs Auburn

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DOG ASIDE:   After being hired by ESPN in 1983….Gardner served as a SportsCenter anchor for three years…..while moving to NBC from 1987-1993.  Among the assignments that she undertook included anchoring NBC’s New Year’s Day college football bowl game coverage….as seen in the video herewith….along with NFL Live!….Major League Baseball: An Inside Look….NBC’s 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics coverage…. the French Open….Wimbledon….and NBC’s “Prudential Sports Updates“. In January, 1989,…

NCAA Swimming – 1985 – National Championship – Women’s 100 yd Butterfly – USA Mary T Meagher

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DOG COMMENTARY: It is quite possible that the greatest women’s butterfly swimmer ever was USA Mary T Meagher…..known affectionately as Madame Butterfly….who is a former competition swimmer, Olympic champion and world record-holder. In 1981 she bettered her own existing world records in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter butterfly….as these times would stand as the respective world records…

NCAAW + NCAAM Basketball – 1985 – Special – Louisana Tech Basketball – Host Vern Lundquist

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DOG ASIDE:  This CBS Sports Sunday special featuring the 1985 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball program at Louisiana Tech University features legendary sportscasters Brent Musburger and Vern Lundquist covering the success that the small university in Ruston, Louisiana has hand over the years….while featuring an interview by Lundquist of NBA star Carl Malone and Teresa…