MLB – 1985 – The Budweiser Clydesdales At Busch Stadium For World Series Game 3 With Royals Vs Cardinals

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DOG ASIDE: The Budweiser Clydesdales are a group of Clydesdale horses used for promotions and commercials by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company. There are several “hitches” or teams of horses that travel around the United States….and others that remain in their official homes at the company headquarters at the Anheuser-Busch brewery complex in St. Louis, Missouri….or at Merrimack, New Hampshire.  At St. Louis, they are housed in…

Golf – 1985 – Special – Promo For The Mazda Champions Tournament With Arnold Palmer + Nancy Lopez

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DOG ASIDE: This short video clip is a promo for The Mazda Champions Tournament from Jamaica….which features members of the PGA (Professional Golf Association) like Arnold Palmer and Don January playing side-by-side with members of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) like Nancy Lopez for $500,000….which was quite a lot of money for a non-sanctioned…

NFL – 1987 – NFL Films Special Feature – Standing On The Corner – Story Of The NFL Cornerback

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DOG ASIDE:  A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football.  Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles…..with other members of the defensive backfield including the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position requires speed and agility…..with a typical skillset requiring proficiency in anticipating the quarterback….backpedaling….executing single and zone coverage….disrupting pass routes….and block shedding….with the chief responsibility…

NBA – 1959 To 1973 – Hilton Hotels NBA Classic Competitions – Wilt Chamberlain Vs Bill Russell

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DOG ASIDE: In the NBA during the 1960’s….Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain transformed the NBA game by combining height with a greater level of athleticism than any and all previous centers.  Between the two of them….Chamberlain and Russell won nine of the eleven MVP awards in the eleven-year period between 1958 and 1969….while playing against one another in six Eastern…

NFL – 1985 – NFL Films Special Feature – The Offensive Tackle – The Unknown Soldiers Of Pro Football

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DOG ASIDE: Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football. Historically, in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries….a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units….offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions….and the stand-alone term “tackle” refers to the offensive tackle position only. The offensive tackle (OT, T) is a…

Music – 1987 – Lost In A Fury Of Waves And Cluster – Who Ya Gonna Call – Wave Busters

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DOG ASIDE: To date, I have not been able to obtain the identity of the two guys who hosted The Unofficial Baseball Handbook…..other than his 1st name is jim…..but the brunette seen in this video here with….but both had great senses of humor…..evidenced by this clip….and being an accredited Sportsphile…..I get it….there are a bunch…

NBA – 1986 – Special – Be All You Can Be – Highlights Of Michael Jordan In His Rookie Bulls Season

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DOG ASIDE: For the decade of the 1980’s….the U.S. Army sponsored a sports highlights video program called Be All You Can Be…..which tied every person in the military or even considered joining the military to be like Mike….by being a member of the U.S. Army…..and this particular Be All You Can Be promo featured the one and only Michael…

NFL – 1987 – Strohs Circle Of Sports – Through The Cameras Eye Featuring Top NFL Photographers

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DOG ASIDE: Peter Read Miller has been photographing athletes, events, and the sporting life for more than 35 years…. who as a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated for more than 30 years.., has shot more than 100 SI covers….has covered 9 Olympic games….36 Super Bowls….14 NBA finals….as well as Stanley Cup finals… the World Series….the…

MLB – 1984 – The Unofficial Baseball Handbook Special – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun At The Ballpark

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DOG ASIDE: Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist….as her career has spanned over 40 years…when her 1983 album She’s So Unusual was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100….including “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop,”…