Special – 1985 – ESPN SportsCenter – Hosts Chris Bermen & Gayle Gardner – MLB + NFL + Auto Racing

1980s, Auto Racing, Baseball, Chris Berman, Dog Commentary, ESPN, Football, Gayle Gardner, Lou Palmer, MLB, MLB Hall of Fame, NFL, NFL Hall of Fame, Sportscenter, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  ESPN has contributed their significant share of videos in this ImaSportsphile museum of ours….but none more valuable than this “nugget of gold” in our treasure chest of vintage content….cuz this is virtual hour of SportsCenter features legendary sportscaster Chris “Boomer / The Swami” Berman…..along with the “always beautiful” outstanding female sportscaster, Gayle Gardner, from the last of her…

NCAA Mens Basketball – 1988 – National Semifinal Game – Duke Blue Devils Vs Kansas Jayhawks

1980s, 1988 NCAAM Basketball Final Four, Basketball, Billy Packer, Brent Musburger, CBS, Coach Larry Brown, Coach Mike Krzyzewski / Coach K, Danny Ferry, Danny Manning, Dog Commentary, Duke Blue Devils, Highlights, Jim Nance, Kansas Jayhawks, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, NCAAM Final Fours, Quin Snyder, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:    This 1988 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals Game featured two storied college basketball programs and two College Basketball Hall of Fame Coaches….with the Duke Blue Devils and Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K)….and the Kansas Jayhawks with their Coach Larry Brown….who brought their talented squads to this game seen herewith….with a chance to…

Music – 1986 – University Of Texas Show Band Of The Southwest – Halftime At The Bluebonnet Bowl

1970s, 1980s, Austin, Dog Aside, Halftime Shows, Marching Bands, Music, Music Sports, NCAA, NCAAF, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Band, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  The University of Texas Marching Band….known around the world as The Show Band of the Southwest was founded in 1900 by distinguished professor of chemistry, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch….who with Dr. H. E. Baxter becoming the first director of the Longhorn Band….as they purchased $150 worth of instruments from a local pawn shop….and recruited 16 students to make…

NFL – 1979 – CBS Special – Passport To Pasadena – Preview Of The 1979 Upcoming Season

1970s, Brent Musburger, Bud Grant, CBS, Chicago Bears, Chuck Noll, Cleveland Browns, Coach Bill Parcels, Coach Bud Grant, Coach Bum Phillips, Coach Dan Reeves, Coach Dick Vermeil, Coach Don Shula, Coach Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Dog Aside, Earl Campbell, Football, Highlights, Irv Cross, Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, NFL, NFL Hall of Fame, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49'ers, St Louis Cardinals football, Videos, Washington RedskinsLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  This 1979 CBS Sports Special “Passport to Pasadena” provides an in depth look at the upcoming 1979 NFL season….which will climax at Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA….as presented by the CBS NFL Today crew of Brent Musburger, Irv Cross and Jayne Kennedy….of which Musburger is a legendary sports broadcaster…

NCAA Football – 1985 – SWC Game Of Week – TCU Hornd Frogs Vs Texas Longhons

1980s, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Bill Worrell, Brett Stafford, Coach Fred Akers, Coach Jim Wacker, Dog Commentary, Edwin Simmons, Eric Metcalf, Football, Gene Chilton, HSE, Jeff Ward, Jerry Gray, Mickey Herskowitz, NCAA, NCAAF, Ray Alborn, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TV Ads, TX, UT Austin, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:     The 1985 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season….as the Horned Frogs finished the season 3 – 8 overall….while posting 0 – 8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker….in his third year as head coach….as the Frogs played their home games in Amon G.…

NFL – 1970s – Film – Son Of Football Follies – Narrated By Elmer Fudd + Daffy Duck + Yosemite Sam

1970s, Comedy, Dog Commentary, Football, Highlights, Humor, John Facenda, NFL, NFL Films, NFL Hall of Fame, NFL Referees, Specials, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  This lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile has posted some 2000 vintage videos….of which many are absolutely priceless in their historic content….but none tickle my tail section quite like the NFL Films production “The Son of Football Follies”….as we are fortunate to have the son’s father, “Football Follies”, also posted within the walls of this vintage video…

Tennis – 1986 – Special – Wimbledon Film – Mad Dog And Englishmen Go Out In The Midday Sun

1970s, 1980s, 1986 Wimbledon, 1987 Wimbledon, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Dog Commentary, Music, Music Sports, Musical Humor, Specials, Tennis, Videos, Wimbledon ChampionsLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:    As we continue to sort our way through the 2300 hours of vintage video that we are posting here at ImaSportsphile….we often run across a piece of footage that just brings a smile to our faces….and it typically is something that we least expect….as we have no finer example of one of…

NFL – 1987 – ESPN Special – NFL Prime Time – With Tom Jackson + Chris Berman + Pete Axthelm

1980s, Chris Berman, Dog Aside, ESPN, Football, Highlights, NFL, NFL Primetime, Pete Axthelm, Sportscasters & Analysts, Sportscenter, Tom Jackson, TV Ads, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  There is no question about it….this video is “pure gold” here at ImaSportsphile….for it is classic ESPN coverage of the NFL from the 1986 season….featuring some of the originals NFL broadcasters at ESPN…. for there’s Chis “Swame” Berman, who has already been inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame….then there is Tom Jackson, in his…

NCAAW Basketball – 1987 – National Championship Game – USC Women Of Troy Vs Texas Lady Longhorns

1980s, 1986 NCAA Women Basketball Finals, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Basketball, Beverly Williams, CBS, Cheryl Miller, Clarissa Davis, Coach Jody Conradt, Coach Sonny Allen, Dog Commentary, Fran Harris, Gary Bender, Kamie Ethridge, Lady Longhorns, Lynette Woodard, Mimi Griffin, NCAA, NCAAW Basketball, NCAAW Final Fours, Texas Longhorns, TV Ads, TX, USC, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  Bone Daddy, the original Sportsphile….talks often of this love for basketball….men’s and women’s….but paying attention to women’s basketball didn’t happen until BD got to college at the University of Texas….partly because women’s basketball back in the day from 1950 to 1965, wasn’t really the same game as the one he grew up playing…