Boxing – 1986 – HBO PreFight Special – 10 Round Heavyweights – Iron Mike Tyson Vs Jose Ribalta

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DOG ASIDE:  In this 24 minute HBO pre-fight video for the 1986 telecast of the 10-round heavyweight fight between Iron Mike Tyson verses Jose Ribalta….the viewer is fortunate to have HBO Boxing commentary team of Barry Tompkins, Sugar Ray Leonard and Larry Merchant….who provide great highlights, interviews, personal profiles and expert analysis of the impending…

NCAA Football – 1985 – Bluebonnet Bowl – Texas Longhorns Vs Air Force Academy Falcons

1980s, 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl, Air Force Academy, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Brett Stafford, Coach Fisher DeBerry, Coach Fred Akers, Dog Commentary, Football, Gifford Nielsen, Halftime Shows, Jeff Ward, Jerry Gray, Lorimar Sports Network, Marching Bands, NCAA, NCAAF, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Band, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: The 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Texas Longhorns and the Air Force Falcons.  The Falcons had the most victories in a season with eleven….but a loss to rival BYU had cost them a shot at the national title and an outright Western Athletic Conference title….as this was their fourth straight bowl appearance.  As for Texas,…

Olympics – 1984 – L A Games – Mens – 3m Diving + Boxing + Pole Vault + 200m Dash + Basketball Semis

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DOG ASIDE: This Wednesday, August 8, 1984 ABC Sports telecast of Day 12 at the Los Angeles Olympics includes some of the outstanding athletes at these games including USA diver Greg Loughanis in the 3m springboard competition…..USA sprinter Carl Lewis in the men’s track 200m finals…..Great Britian’s Daley Thompson in the men’s decathlon competition…..France’s Pierre…

TV Ads – 1979 – KVUE Ch 24 Saturday Movie The Interns Promo + Buckle-Up Your Child Public Service

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DOG ASIDE:  This 1979 video clip showcases KVUE Channel 24 Austin’s upcoming Saturday Night at the Movies “The Intern” starring Cliff Robertson….which was a movie that I had never heard of….albeit the commercial was in the style of KVUE’s program promotion spots that were run often on their channel.  The Public Service Message that follows is also…

NCAAM Basketball – 1978 – NIT Semi-Finals – Texas Longhorns Vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights – 1st Half

1970s, 1980s, Abe Lemons Interviews and Footage, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Basketball, Bucky Waters, Coach Abe Lemons, Dog Commentary, Gary Goodner, Halftime Shows, Henry Johnson, Howard David, Jim Krivacs, John Danks, Johnny Moore, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Network, N.I.T. Tournament, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, NYC, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: I have written a great deal about the 1978 Texas Longhorns Men’s Basketball Team….who in our opinion here at ImaSportsphile was one of the top 5 teams in the country that year….but instead of dancing in the 1978 NCAA Tournament….instead were destroying the mediocre competition in the N.I.T…..I mean, after all, Arkansas went…

Boxing – 1986 – HBO Post Fight – 10 Rnd Heavyweight Bout – Iron Mike Tyson VS Jose Ribalta

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DOG ASIDE:  This 1986 HBO Post Fight coverage of the 10-round heavyweight bout between Iron Mike Tyson and Jose Ribalta….featured interviews with both fighters….along with the outstanding HBO Boxing commentary team of Barry Tompkins, Sugar Ray Leonard and Larry Merchant….who handled both pre-fight and post-fight shows as good as any to ever cover the wonderful…

NCAA Football – 1985 – SWC Game of Week – Texas Longhorns VS Arkansas Razorbacks – 2nd Half

1980s, ABC, Al Trautwig, Arkansas Razorbacks, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Brett Stafford, Coach Fred Akers, Coach Ken Hatfield, Dog Aside, Halftime Shows, Jim Lampley, NCAA, NCAAF, Rex Grossman, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: Back in the day from the 1960’s through the 1980’s….that is when the Texas Longhorns verses the Arkansas was always a bitter rivalry….with it seemed like every game being played had national championship implications….as it all started when two legends of college football coaching were at the helm….with Darrell K. Royal at Texas….and…

TV Ads – 1978 – KVET Country Music Radio + Capital National Bank

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DOG ASIDE:  Many of the videos in our TV Ads section here at ImaSportsphile are national commercial for national brands of products….however, this particular video features two of the Austin, Texas business that have been major players in and around Austin for over 50 years….KVET Country Music Radio and Capital National Bank of Austin.   Shortly…