Bob Costas
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L E’s Stories – “A Fragile Hero To Whom We Had An Emotional Attachment So Strong And Lasting That It Defied Logic.” – Our Tribute To That Hero “The Mick” Mickey Mantle
Growing up in West Texas during the 1950’s, baseball was the “King of Sports” not football…..and there was no bigger name in…
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L E’s Stories – “The Hick From French Lick Was An Assassin Extraordinaire Shooting The Basketball” – Tribute To Celtics Larry Bird
As I sit down to construct this post about one of my all time favorite basketball players, I think back…
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L E’s Stories – From The Birmingham Black Barons To Making The Catch As The Say Hey Kid – Salute To Willie Mays
Bone Daddy started playing organized baseball in 1954 at the age of seven…. when he first played T-ball in the…
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L E’s Stories – “A Kid Called Pork Chop Becomes A Beloved And Revered Legend Of The Highest Order Called Hammerin’ Hank” – The Story Of Henry Aaron
Bone Daddy grew up in an era when baseball was king from 1947 to 1965…and there were three crowned princes…
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NFL – 1965 To 1977 – Special – Bob Costas Showcases Career QB Joe Namath – A Celebration Of Sports
Joe Namath was born and raised in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (30 miles (50 km) northwest of Pittsburgh)….and grew up in its Lower End…
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MLB – 1986 – NBC Sports Special – World Series 1903 To 1985 – Pictorial Collage Of The World Series
Every now and then….an absolutely incredible video rolls up to be posted….one of those that is riveting and totally enjoyable…
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Music – 1986 – John Cougar Mellencamp – Aint That America – Sung To Highlights Of Super Bowls Past
John Mellencamp, previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp (seen in this video herewith) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter and actor….who…
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Music – 1981 – Broadway Cast Aint Misbehaving – This Town Is Really Jumping + Hilites Super Bowl XV
This video seen herewith was part of NBC’s pregame telecast of Super Bowl XV…..as the Philadelphia Eagles took on the “Bad…
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Animation – 1986 – NBC Sports Super Bowl XX Bears Vs Patriots Special Pause For Intermission
In all my years of being a Sportsphile, I do not believe I have ever seen an intermission in a…
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