Mar62018

NCAAW Basketball – 1985 – Special – Best Player In Womens College Basketball – USC Cheryl Miller

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DOG COMMENTARY: In addition to being one of the all-time best women’s collegiate basketball players….Cheryl Miller is currently the women’s basketball coach at Cal State LA….and a former sportscaster for TNT….as she performs duties as a sideline reporter for NBA games on TNT Sports….plus she also works for NBA TV as a reporter and analyst having worked previously as a sportscaster for ABC Sports, TBS…

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Mar62018

NFL – 1978 – Special – The Blocked Punt + Greatest Of The Greats Paul Warfield

1970s, Barry Tomkins, Bob Griese, Brent Musburger, CBS, Coach Don Shula, Dallas Cowboys, Dog Aside, Don Shula, Football, HBO, Highlights, Irv Cross, Jimmy The Greek Snyder, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Specials, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  This video provides a cornucopia of highlights and special features….as it kicks off with a look at the effect of blocked punts in the NFL….and how teams are now planning and training on how to efficiently block punts….as it has become a bit of a science.  The viewer receives a really good understanding…

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Mar62018

TV Ads – 1979 – AT+T Long Distance + Goodyear Tires + Bruce Willis For Seagrams Wine Coolers

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DOG COMMENTARY:  In telecommunications, a long-distance call or trunk call is a telephone call made to a location outside a defined local calling area….as long-distance calls have been typically charged a higher billing rate than local calls. The term is not necessarily synonymous with placing calls to another telephone area code.  Long-distance calls are classified into two categories….one bein national calls which connect two…

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Mar52018

TV Ads – 1979- Fiat Cars + Robt Conrad For Eveready Batteries + Jack In The Box + Dragone Wine

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DOG COMMENTARY: Fiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy….which is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles….when Fiat reorganized its automobile business….and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced.  During its more than century-long history Fiat remained the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe….as well as the third in…

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Mar52018

MLB – 1981 – CNN Special – Pete Rose Bypasses Stan Musial NL Hits Record With 3631 Hits

1980s, Athletes, Baseball, Bob Kurtz, CNN, Craig Sager, Dog Aside, Highlights, History, Legends, MLB, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB MVP, MLB Records, Nick Charles, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: We at ImaSportsphile cherish each and ever piece of Pete Rose video that we have in our Baseball Section herewith….for here was a player who could walk out his front door….and the controversy would begin….and like the “dust storm around Pigpen”….the storms of controversy were all around his….his aggressive style of play, his fierce competitiveness, his…

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Mar42018

Music – 1978 – Austin City Limits – Johnny Rodriquez + Willie Nelson – Jambalaya

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DOG ASIDE:  One of my all-time favorite Hank William, Sr. songs ever written and performed by many was Jambalaya….and this rendition on Austin City Limits by Johnny Rodriquez and Willie Nelson is at the top of my favorite performances of this classic song. In 1978, Willie was obviously in his “mountain man” persona ….cuz he sure didn’t look the…

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Mar32018

TV Ads – 1982 – MacIntosh Computers + Northwest Airlines + STP Gas Treatment + Plymouth Cars

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DOG COMMENTARY:  Look at where MacIntosh Computers have gone since 1982 ….to the hand-held Apple I-phone Smart Phones (computers) are today in 2018….as Apple has announced their building of a new $350 billion dollar campus in the USA beginning in 2018….as early Macintosh models were expensive….which  hinderd its competitiveness in a market already dominated by…

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Mar32018

TV Ads – 1979 – Ch 36 News Baby Boomer Babies + Yellow Rose Texas Nightclub + Diet Pepsi Soda

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DOG COMMENTARY: KXAN Channel 36 Austin starts off this video with a TV program promo of a special that the channel ran shortly thereafter this commercial was aired….promoting a story about the numbers of Baby Boomer Babies being brought into the world as the Baby Boomer Generation began getting productive in the reproduction arena.  The Yellow Rose…

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Mar32018

NFL – 1974 – Great Teams Great Games – AFC Divisional Playoffs – Dolphins Vs Raiders

1970s, Art Shell, Bob Griese, Cliff Branch, Coach Don Shula, Coach John Madden, Dog Commentary, Football, Fred Biletnikoff, Gene Upshaw, Highlights, History, Ken Stabler, Larry Czonka, Lyle Alzado, Mark van Eeghen, Miami Dolphins, NFL, NFL Divisional Playoffs, NFL Films, NFL Hall of Fame, Oakland Raiders, Pat Summerall, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: In a play that became known as the “Sea of Hands”….the Raiders’ Clarence Davis somehow caught the winning touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the game among “the sea of hands” of three Dolphins defenders. The game began when rookie receiver Nat Moore returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a Miami touchdown…..then Miami defensive back Dick…

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