Music – 1986 – Suandra Santiago – Star Spangled Banner – Sung At Mets Vs Red Sox World Series Game 3

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Saundra Santiago (born April 13, 1957) is an American actress….who is best known for her role as Detective Gina Calabrese on the hit 1980’s television show Miami Vice…..while also spending three years playing the role of crime boss Carmen Santos on the long-running CBS soap opera Guiding Light. She appeared simultaneously in a recurring role on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano’s next door neighbor, Jeannie Cusamano, and as her…

Comedy – 1983 – Robert Klein Showcases Where Would Comedians Be Without Relatives To Pick On

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In this 1983 HBO On Location comedy show with host Robert Klein….expands on the question “What would comedians do if they didn’t have relatives to pick on?” ….as Klein believes many great comedians would have been lost if they didn’t have their families to fall back on and pick at their shortcomings….and he provides significant evidence of this belief…

Music – 1986 – Roger Binnett – Star Spangled Banner – Sung At Game 1 Of 1986 ALCS Red Sox Vs Angels

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Every now and then….we get a video to post here at ImaSportsphile wherein we can identify the performer of the event by name….but we cannot find any supporting information as to exactly who the performer was…..as evidenced in this video herewith…..where we know that Roger Binnett is the man who sings The Star Spangled Banner at the…

Boxing – 1987 – Larry Merchant Profiles The Problems Of Donald Curry Going Into McCallum Title Fight

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After losing to his welterweight crown to Lloyd Honeyghan….Donald Curry moved up to the light middleweight division. Curry then defeated Tony Montgomery to win the USBA light middleweight title on February 7, 1987….as Montgomery was disqualified in the 5th round for intentional headbutts….and that is when Curry’s next opponent, former IBF light middleweight champion Carlos Santos….was also disqualified…

Boxing – 1986 – WBC Lightwt Title PreFight Introduction + Tale Of The Tape – Boza Edwards Vs Camacho

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Hector “Macho“ Camacho was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer….who was known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style in a professional career that lasted 30 years from 1980 to 2010….while compiling a career record of 79 wins 6 losses and 3 draws….and was a world champion in three different weight classes….wherein he held the WBC super featherweight title from 1983…

Boxing – 1986 – Marv Albert + Dr Ferdie Pacheco Preview WBA Lightweight Title Fight – Crawley Vs Bramble

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In 1984, Livingstone Bramble dethroned Ray Mancini to take the WBA lightweight title. Crawley was the #1 contender, and accepted $150,000 to step aside and allow Bramble and Mancini to engage in a rematch. Bramble defeated Mancini in their rematch on February 16, 1985. Crawley won the USBA lightweight title in June 1985 with a twelve-round decision over crosstown…

Comedy – 1981 – Smothers Brothers Young Comedians Show – Featuring Harry Anderson

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Harry Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, and magician….who is best known for the lead role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984–1992 television series Night Court….and later starred in the sitcom Dave’s World from 1993 to 1997. In addition to eight appearances on Saturday Night Live between 1981 and 1985….Anderson had a recurring guest role…

Boxing – 1989 – HBOs WBC Super Middlewt Title PreFight Show – Thomas Hearns Vs Sugar Ray Leonard

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Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns are considered to be two of the best boxers of all-time….who fought twice….with Leonard winning in 1981 for the WBC Welterweight Title…..and a draw in 1989 bout for the WBC Super Middleweight Title….to which this pre-fight video seen herewith is from….as both fights are considered to be classics.    After almost eight years, the…

Music – 1986 – Natalie Cole – Star Spangled Banner – Sung At World Series Game 4 With Mets Vs Red Sox

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Natalie Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, voice actress, songwriter, and actress….who was the daughter of renowned American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole….who  rose to success in the mid-1970’s as an R&B singer with the hits “This Will Be” and “Inseparable” in 1975…. and “Our Love” in 1977. She returned as a pop singer on the…