DOG COMMENTARY: Roger the Dodger and Johnny U…..two of Bone Daddy’s all time favorite quarterbacks. BD was a big fan of Roger Staubach’s when he was at Navy…..for besides University of Texas RB Earl “The Tyler Rose” Campbell….Bone Daddy’s two all time favorite college football players were QB Roger Staubach and RB Joe Belino…..who both…
DOG ASIDE: The NFL has produced many rivalries…Cowboys vs Redskins….Colts vs Giants….Raiders vs Chiefs…..Bears vs Packers…Steelers vs Cowboys….but none are and were no more fierce than the rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants during the decades of the late 1940’s to early 1960’s…..and covered such running backs as Frank Gifford, Marion…
DOG ASIDE: Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959)….nicknamed “L.T.”….is a Hall of Fame former American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants (1981–1993) in the National Football League (NFL). He is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of football….and has been…
DOG ASIDE: NFL Films is a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company devoted to producing commercials, television programs, feature films and documentaries on the National Football League….as well as other unrelated major events and awards shows. Founded as Blair Motion Pictures by Ed Sabol in 1962….and run by his son Steve Sabol until his death….it is currently…
DOG ASIDE: In this video, Steve Sabol and Harry Calas of NFL Films present the first of a three part series that show highlights of the players who comprised of their 1985 All Pro Team…..with this particular video covering the best cornerbacks in the league…..followed by the best running backs in the NFL. NFL Films…
DOG ASIDE: Malvin Greston “Mal” Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an African-American athlete….goodwill ambassador….and airman. Nicknamed “Marvelous Mal”….he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 London Olympics and 1952 Helsinki Olympics….and a member of the 1948 gold medal team in the 4 × 400 meters relay. Overall, Whitfield was a…
DOG ASIDE: The 1948 Summer Olympics….officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad….were an international multi-sport event….which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II….these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The event came to be known as the Austerity Games….because…
DOG ASIDE: The track and field men’s 800m run has produced some of the most dramatic finishes in Olympic history……as this video provides evidence to that fact in both the 1932 Los Angeles Games and the 1936 Berlin Games. Prior to the 1932 Olympics…..Great Britain had won the men’s 800m run at the prior three…
DOG ASIDE: Over the course of 16 years and 4 Olympic Games from 1936 in Berlin to 1952 in Helsinki…..the USA Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Teams were the beneficiaries of tragic misfortunes to teams from Germany and Australia…..allowing the USA to win two gold medals….like gifts from above….as the team from Germany at the…