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L E’s Stories – Whether Called La Tornado, La Gazzella Nera, La Perle Noire or La Chattanooga Choo-Choo, She Overcame Polio To Become An Olympic Sprint Legend – The Inspirational Life and Times of Wilma Rudolph
“The doctors said I would never walk again, but my Mom said that I would, so, I believed my Mom” was…
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L E’s Stories – ‘”16 Tons Of # 9 Coal’ In Every Left Hook of Smokin’ Joe”‘ – Tribute To Life and Career of Legendary Heavyweight Champ Smokin Joe Frazier
While posting these tributes to each and every person and subject as I have here at ImaSportsPhile for the past…
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L E’s Stories – When Magic Came Out West And Helped Saved The NBA – Our Tribute To Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Have you ever had a professional athlete, or anyone for that matter, that you simply “Hate to Love, Love…
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L E’s Stories – Whether It Was The Say Hey Kid or Buck, He Was A Transcendent Baseball Player – The Story Of Willie Mays
Telling this incredible athlete’s story…..which is near and dear to my heart….cuz growing up in the decade of the 1950’s…
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L E’s Stories – The Comeback Kid Joe Cool Broke My Heart On Several Occasions – Salute To The Life And Times Of Joe Montana
Growing up in West Texas throughout the 1950’s through 1965…..while attending The University of Texas at Austin from 1965 through…
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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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