DOG ASIDE: After posting so many wonderful comedy videos here at ImaSportsphile….we have come to the conclusion that many great comedic geniuses were not only blessed with the God given talent to make people laugh….but they also had wonderful musical talents too….with evidence to this fact being Steve Martin and his King Tut routine or playing…
DOG COMMENTARY: Long before there were Green Bay Packers fans calling for Fox to not allow their NFL broadcast crew of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to call Packers games….there was father, Jack Buck and Hank Stram (and sometimes Dick Vermeil, like in this video herewith) calling NFL games for CBS Sports. John Francis…
DOG COMMENTARY: Bone Daddy tells the story of how ESPN and his sport bar, Madison Square Garden, The Sports Place, at 302 E. 6th Street in Austin,TX grew up together….which was a result of Bone Daddy purchasing his 1st satellite dish….known as a satellite earth station back in late 1978….cuz the satellite dish was the catalyst…
DOG COMMENTARY: When you watch this video….it becomes obvious how good the Texas Longhorns were….as they confidently dictated the game in every aspect….cuz as a cohesive basketball team, they were brilliant….at both ends of the court….for their match-up zone defense took the Wolfpack completely out of their game….as the Horns frustrated the NC State offense…
DOG COMMENTARY: Rafael Bazooka Limón is a former boxer and two-time Super Featherweight / Jr. Lightweight world champion….who is best known for his four-bout rivalry with Bobby Chacon….with their first fight having taken place on December 7, 1975 in Mexicali, Mexico….as Bazooka defeated a heavily favored Chacon in a ten-round decision….then negotiations took place in 1977-78 to pit…
DOG ASIDE: This 1986 NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Los Angeles Rams versus the Washington Redskins took place on December 28th at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC at 4pm EST in front of 54,567 fans. CBS Sports carried the game with legendary NFL broadcasters Pat Summerall and John Madden at the mike.…
DOG ASIDE: The City of Austin has evolved into such a diverse city that it now wears a lot of different hats and titles throughout the year….from Live Music Capital of the World….to Silicon Hills….to Keep Austin Weird…. to City of the Violet Crown….to Forbes Magazine’s # 1 City of the Future (2006) ….to Business Week Magazine’s Next Biggest Boom Town (2017)….to the…
DOG COMMENTARY: Joseph Louis Barrow was best known as Joe Louis….and nicknamed the “Brown Bomber”, was an American professional boxer….who competed professionally from 1934 to 1951….and he reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949….while being considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time….as Louis’ championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months….during which he participated…
DOG COMMENTARY: The University of Texas men’s basketball program has never had a coach quite like Abe Lemons….or fielded a team that was quite as good as this 1978 Longhorn team featuring G Johnny Moore, G Jim Krivacs, G/F Ron Baxter, F Tyrone Branyon and C Gary Goodner…cuz Abe was an old school coach…