Nov242018

MLB – 1985 – ESPN SportsCenter Tribute To Phil Niekro 300th Win + Interview With Gayle Gardner

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DOG ASIDE: Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, 1939), nicknamed “Knucksie“…. is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher….who played 24 seasons in the majors….with 20 of them with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves…..whose 318 career victories are the most by a knuckleball pitcher….and ranks 16th on the overall all-time wins list.  Knucksie won the National League (NL) Gold Glove Award five times….was selected for five All-Star teams….who led the…

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Nov242018

Golf – 1986 – Brent Musburger Interviews Gary Player At The Masters On Why Are Foreign Players Good

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DOG ASIDE: Gary Player (born 1 November 1935) is a South African professional golfer widely considered one of the greatest golfers ever…..who accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour…. and six  Champions Tour major championship victories….as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the…

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Nov242018

Horse Racing – 1987 – Charlsie Cantey Interviews Derby Favorite Demons Begone Trainer Phil Hauswald

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DOG ASIDE: Phil Hauswald grew up 15 minutes away from Churchill Downs with a passion for horses….and a reverence for the Kentucky Derby….for even when he was a grade-school he told people that his ambition was to become a horse trainer….which is a gola that he achieved when he was 28 years old….and in 1987,…

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Nov232018

Comedy – 1985 – Great Dates In History – US President Reagan News Conference Is Interrupted

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DOG ASIDE: This video provides one of those unexpected “spontaneous belly laughs”….as this woman in the crowd at a news conference of US President Ronald Reagan…..as she shouts out how she has dreamed for 10 years of years of becoming a millionaire…..and The Pres responds back to her….“Ten Years”.  So, it becomes evident to this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile….that…

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Nov232018

Golf – 1985 – The Skins Game Special – Vin Scully + Peter Jacobson Talk All Things Skins Game

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DOG ASIDE: The Skins Game was an unofficial-money event on the PGA Tour from 1983 to 2008. It took place in November or December each year after the end of the official PGA Tour season. It was recognized by the PGA Tour but did not count towards the official money list. The Skins Game differed from most PGA Tour…

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Nov232018

Boxing – 1987 – HBO Special Musical Highlights – Winning Is A Feeling & Nobody Brings It Like HBO

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Ali's Rope A Dope, Athletes, Boxing, Boxing's Great Grudge Fights, Davey Moore, Dog Aside, Donald Curry, Dwight Braxton Muhammad Qawi, Evander Holyfield, Film, George Foreman, HBO, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Heavyweight Boxing Title Fights, Heavyweight Grudge Fights, Hector Macho Camacho, Highlights, History, Interviews, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Legends, Lightweight Title Fights, Livingstone Bramble, Marvin Hagler, Michael Spinks, Middleweight Championship Fights, Mike Tyson, Milton McCrory, Muhammad Ali, Music, Music Sports, Roberto Duran, Specials, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: For any boxing fan, this video is just a “rare piece of joy”….as HBO put together a highlight real of great fights during The Golden Age of Boxing from 1984 to 1995….and they titled this collage of super highlights, Winning Is A Feeling” and “Nobody Brings It Like HBO”….for this rare piece of video was used by HBO…

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Nov232018

Cycling – 1983 – SportsCenter With Bob Ley – Highlights Of Tour De France With Winner Laurent Fignon

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DOG ASIDE: In this video ESPN SportsCenter anchor Bob Ley provides highlights of the final day of the 1983 Tour du France….in which France’s Laurent Fignon would win his 1st of two in a row Tour du France road races. Laurent Patrick Fignon (12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de…

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Nov232018

Comedy – 1985 – Not Necessarily The News Stuart Pankin Features Occasional Funeral Mad Libs

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DOG ASIDE:  Instead of “ad libs”, this video is about “mad libs” that can be used on special occasions…as Father Stuart Pankin of Not Necessarily the News….while conducting a funeral ceremony….provides an interesting array of “mad libs” that are appropriate to use on certain occasional funerals like this one seen in the video herewith.  This is actually quite funny and…

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Nov232018

Golf – 1985 – ESPN SportsCenter Weekend Golf Highlights With Gayle Gardner + Chris Berman

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DOG ASIDE: Gayle Gardner (born 1950) is an American sportscaster….who worked for ESPN and NBC Sports beginning in 1987 until 1993….and is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting….after having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a major network….when afer being hired by ESPN in 1983….Gardner served as a SportsCenter anchor for three years…..as seen in this video herewith co-anchor Chris Berman.  Following…

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