Tennis – 1986 – Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Trophy Presentation & Wrapup – Featuring Ken Flach + Kathy Jordan

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DOG ASIDE: Paul McNamee and Martina Navratilova were the defending mixed doubles champions….but decided not to play together….which resulted in Martina Navratilova playing with Heinz Günthardt…..who made it to the finals against  Ken Flach and Kathy Jordan…..who won the 1986 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title by a score of 6–3, 7–6. Kenneth Eliot Flach (May 24, 1963 – March 12, 2018) was a professional tennis player from the…

Olympics 1984 L A Games Equestrian 3 Day Event Jumping GBR Ian Stark On Oxford Blue

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DOG ASIDE: Ian David Stark, OBE (born 22 February 1954) is a retired Scottish equestrian….ho competed in the sport of eventing. Stark was born in Galashiels in the Borders in 195…while beginning to ride horses at the age of 10.  In 1984 Stark won a silver medal for eventing in the Los Angeles Olympic Games on Oxford Blue….as seen in this video herewith.  In 2000 Stark…

MLB – 1941 – Special Highlight Of Yankees Joe Dimaggio 56 Games Hit Streak

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DOG ASIDE: Joe DiMaggio’s most famous achievement is his MLB record-breaking 56-game hitting streak in 1941….as the streak began on May 15, 1941….which was a couple of weeks before the death of  Yankees teammate Lou Gehrig.  Major newspapers began to write about DiMaggio’s streak early on, but as he got closer to George Sisler’s modern era record of…

Golf – 1986 – CBSs Brent Musburger + Al Trautwig + Tom Weiskopf Talk About The Day At The Masters

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DOG ASIDE: The 1985 CBS Sports in studio golf broadcasting crew of Brent Musburger , Tom Weiskopf and Al Trautwig spent a lot of time in Butler’s Cabin at the Augusta National Golf Course doing interviews with tournament leaders and past champions…..as the past champions always appeared in their green jacket for each interview.  So, we are…

Comedy – 1978 – Special – A Minute With Carol Burnett Live With Her Audience

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DOG ASIDE: Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer…. whose career spans seven decades of television….as she is best known for her groundbreaking television variety show, The Carol Burnett Show….which originally aired on CBS as the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has achieved success on stage,…

Music – 1989 – Ludwig Von Drake Presents The Snore Along Song With The Blue Danue Waltz

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DOG ASIDE: Professor Ludwig Von Drake is one of Walt Disney’s cartoon and comic book characters….who was first introduced on September 24, 1961….as the presenter and singer of “The Spectrum Song” in the cartoon An Adventure in Color….which was part of the first episode of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color on NBC.  Said to be an uncle of Donald Duck….Ludwig was described as a scientist, lecturer, psychologist,…

Gymnastics – 1985 – CBS Pat O’Brien Interviews Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton At 35th NBA All Star Game

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DOG ASIDE: Mary Lou Retton was the first ever American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics…. and was the only one to do so for twenty years…as she is credited with being a pioneering figure in American women’s gymnastics….including by the four American women who have since equaled her feat consecutively….Carly…

NBA – 1984 – Special – San Diego Chicken Does Timeout Dance With A Young Michael Jackson To Thriller

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DOG ASIDE: The San Diego Chicken….also known as The Famous Chicken…..the KGB Chicken….or just The Chicken….is a sports mascot played by Ted Giannoulas….who was hired in 1974 to wear the first chicken suit…..when at the time he was a 20-year-old journalism major at San Diego State University.  The Chicken’s first appearance was a KGB promotion to distribute Easter eggs to children at the San Diego Zoo. …

Olympics – 1936 – ABCs Jim McKay Showcases USA Marjorie Gestring Winning Springboard Diving Gold

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DOG ASIDE: Marjorie Gestring (November 18, 1922 – April 20, 1992) was a competitive springboard diver from the United States….who at the age of 13 years and 268 days old…..won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Berlin Games….making her, at the time, the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal….while still remaining the second-youngest winner. …