Olympics – 1984 – L A Games – Day 9 – Track – Women’s 400m + 100m + Volleyball & Men’s 400m Hurdles

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DOG COMMENTARY:  ABC Sports’ televised coverage of Day 9 of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games took place on Sunday, August 5th…..as this portion of the day’s events leads off with Al Michaels, Wilma Rudolph and O J Simpson on the mikes at the Los Angeles Coliseum for track and field competition….as the first heat…

Olympics – 1984 – L A Games – Day 8 – Water Polo + Grecco Wrestling + Team Cycling + Swimming

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DOG ASIDE: Each and every 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics video in our museum is absolutely “nuggets of gold” in our treasure chest of vintage Olympic memories….as there are two majors reasons for their value to us at ImaSportsphile.  First and foremost, these were the Olympics games which our Bone Daddy….the original Sportsphile and owner of our…

Special – 1980 – HBOs Sports Magazine’s Year in Review – Featuring The Miracle on Ice

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DOG COMMENTARY:    After posting 1800 vintage videos on this site over the past 2 years…. It is this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile’s opinion….that some of my very favorite videos are the ones that show highlights of the entire year in sports….like this HBO produced special look at 1980.  Every year that passes by embody…

Olympics – 1984 L A Games – Equestrian Team Show Jumping & Boxing & Diving & Wrestling & Track 800m

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DOG COMMENTARY:   As with every day’s telecast of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics….ABC Sports did an incredible job of covering each and every sport at each venue with the best assembled team of broadcasters ever put together for an Olympic Game….and the day covered in this video herewith is no exception.  This telecast…