DOG ASIDE: The year 1980 provided sports fans everywhere with many memorable moments…..as seen in parts 1 & 2 of this video series….with the historically sad time for US Olympic athletes….who were denied their right to compete in the 1980 Moscow Games….by a blood sucking “poli-tic” US President Jimmy Carter….who used his position to impose…
DOG ASIDE: 1980 was truly a magic year in US sports history…..especially at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics where USA speed skater Eric Heiden won five (5) gold medals….one in every distance in men’s speed skating…..and two, the USA Ice Hockey team defeating the USSR in the semi-final round to move on to beat Finnland…
DOG ASIDE: As with each passing year…..we tend to forget many of the great moments that happened in the world of sports during that year…..so, these videos that show highlights of the top achievements in sports become historically very important…..and Sport Magazine’s review of 1980 was no exception…. USA Phil Mahre and Swiss Marie-Theres Nadig…
DOG ASIDE: It was 1970…..the Viet Nam war was raging in Southeast Asia….Bone Daddy was graduating from Texas University and heading to Ft Eustis, VA…..the U.S. Army transportation school for training prior to finding out where his duty assignment would be….as Viet Nam looked to be an overwhelming favorite to be the point of destination…..while…
DOG ASIDE: It is this lil ole Chiweenie sportsphile’s opinion that 1969 was one of the most magical years in sports….at least for me….cuz first of all, the perennial losers New York Mets….pulled off an unbelievable magic trick by winning the World Series…..then you add in a really good dose of watching the Texas Lonhorns…
DOG ASIDE: Bone Daddy was in his senior year at The University of Texas…..the Longhorns were NCAA Champions after beating Arkansas University 15 – 14 in the Game of the Century…..the Minnesota Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns for the NFL Championship….while the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders for the AFL Championship….Mickey Mantle of…
DOG ASIDE: The year was 1954…..the Maryland Terrapins lose 7 – 0 to Oklahoma Sooners and still awarded NCAA Championship….with UCLA Bruins winning the Coaches Poll as # 1…..USA Hayes Alan Jenkins wins World Figure Skating Championships…..with Slammin Sammy Snead wins Masters Tournament….while Arnold Palmer won the US Amateur…..and Babe Zaharias won the Women’s US…
DOG ASIDE: During the year 1954…..the Russians ruled the world of gymnastics with Victor Chukarin & Galina Rud’ko….Real Madrid won La Liga….Internmazionale Milano won Serie A….and Hannover 96 won the German football league…..FIBA World Championship was won by USA….Lasalle won the NCAAM over Bradley…..and the Mineapolis Lakers beat the Syracuse Nationals to win the NBA….this…
DOG ASIDE: The year 1954 provided lots of exciting events in the world of sports….the Cleveland Browns defeat the Detroit Lions to win the NFL…..West Germany beat Hungary 3 -2 to win the FIFA World Cup….Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile barrier with a time of 3:59.4….Yankee great Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe….while the…