History
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L E’s Stories – “The Dean Of Counterculture Comedians” – Salute To George Carlin
There were two things that were slow to develop out in West Texas…..rock n roll music, as Pops (Bone Daddy’s…
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L E’s Stories – “Voice Of A Tiger” – The Ernie Harwell Story
One of the many things that we are proud of here at ImaSportsphile is our ability to showcase the many…
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L E’s Stories – “The Houdini Of The Hardwoods….We Love You, Cooz!!” – Salute To Celtics PG Bob Cousy
Bone Daddy, the original Sportsphile, grew up in a family of 3 boys….who were exactly 18 months apart, talk about “planned…
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L E’s Stories – “The Doaker: He Was Golden As Golden Gets” – The Story Of Legendary Running Back Doak Walker
Our Bone Daddy, the original Sportsphile, was born in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1947….which was virtually a twin-city with Dallas….which…
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L E’s Stories – “The Broadcaster Of Everything” – Tribute To Legendary Sportscaster Curt Gowdy
The Golden Age of Sports from 1950 to 1995 provided the sports world with the greatest collection of sportscasting legends of all…
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L E’s Stories – “Never Let A Losing Pitcher Drive The Bus—Especially A Left-Hander” – Our Tribute To Yankee Manager Casey Stengel + Stengel-ese
If you have read any of my stories about the New York Yankees and their players….then you know that our…
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L E’s Stories – “Considered World’s Greatest Athlete At Age 17 And Again At 21” – The Bob Mathias Story
Bob Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete….who was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event…..a United States Marine Corps officer…..Hollywood…
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L E’s Stories – “Nice Guys Finish 1st – Hats Off To Willie The Shoe” – Salute To Horse Racing Jockey Legend Bill Shoemaker
Having been born a year before Citation won the last Triple Crown of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes)…
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L E’s Stories – “Don’t Mess With Hoot” – Tribute To Cardinals Ace Bob Gibson
Baseball pitching legend Bob Gibson passed away today, October 2, 2020….which sparked some wonderful memories of Bone Daddy…..cuz he grew…
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