Day: February 19, 2016
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1960 Rome Olympics
Olympics – 1960 Rome – Mens 100m – USA Dave Sime & WGer Armin Hary
DOG ASIDE: David William “Dave” Sime (July 25, 1936 – January 12, 2016) was an American sprinter…..who was ranked as…
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1910s
Olympics – 1972 Munich & 1976 Montreal – Track – Mens 5000m & 10000m – FIN Lasse Viren
DOG ASIDE: Lasse Artturi Virén (born 22 July 1949) is a Finnish former long-distance runner….winner of four gold medals at…
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1940s
Olympics – 1948 London – Track – Mens 800m – USA Mal Whitfield & GB Arthur Wendt
DOG ASIDE: The Olympic Games are revived in London’s Wembley Stadium after the Games had been on the shelf for…
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1960s
Olympics – 1964 Tokyo – Men’s Platform Diving – ITA Klaus Dibiasi & USA Bob Webster
DOG ASIDE: Italy’s Klaus Dibiasi may very well be the greatest Olympic platform diver of all time….having won the silver…
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1980s
Olympics – 1988 Seoul – Kayak & Judo & Table Tennis & Track
DOG ASIDE; Bob Costas, anchorman for NBC at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics…..provides highlights of the kayak competition with USA…
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1980s
Olympics – 1988 Seoul – Mens & Womens Swimming – USA Matt Biondi & USA Janet Evans
DOG ASIDE: NBC’s Bob Costas provides highlights of men’s and women’s swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games….as Americans…
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1980s
Olympics – 1988 Seoul – Tennis & Track and Field & Boxing – NBC Highlites With Bob Costas
DOG ASIDE: It took 64 years for tennis to return to the Olympics….but finally at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games…
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1980s
Olympics – 1988 Calgary – Men’s Figure Skating – USA Brian Boitano
DOG ASIDE: Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988…
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1980s
Olympics – 1988 Calgary – Hockey – USA VS WGer – Introduction & Partial 1st Period
DOG ASIDE: I have always had the opinion that athletes have to be just a little bit crazy to play…
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