DOG ASIDE: There are two major university systems of higher education in the State of Texas….the University of Texas System….and the University of Texas A & M System….as both systems are considered among the best in the country in regards to education, research, technology, medicine and athletics. The Texas A&M University System is a state university system…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: NFL Films has produced so many wonderful films regarding the history of the NFL….from the Men Who Played the Game series….to the Great Teams Great Years series….to the Greatest Games Ever Played series et al….and ImaSportsphile has more than its fair share of these awesome film productions within the pages of our football section. This NFL FIlms…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Mac O’Grady is an American professional golfer and golf teaching professional who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970’s and 1980’s….who was known mainly for his eccentric behavior and brash statements….in addition to his attending PGA Tour qualifying school 17 times before achieving his card…. during which time he legally changed his name from Phil McGleno to Phillip McClelland O’Grady and then to…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: This 4th quarter of the 1986 Rose Bowl Classic featuring the Pac 10 Champion UCLA Bruins coached by Terry Donahue verses the Big 10 Champion Iowa Hawkeyes coached by Hayden Fry was played on January 1, 1986 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA…..while being carried on NBC Sports with their legendary lead…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women’s basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference….as a team that has long been a national power in women’s basketball….especially under the guidance of head coach Jody Conradt….who is the 2nd NCAA Division I basketball coach to win 900 career games (after Tennessee’s Pat Summitt)….as her…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Delbert McClinton is the unquestionable King of Roadhouse Blues in and around the State of Texas….especially the closer you get to Austin….which is known universally as the Live Music Capital of the World. On any given night of the week….and throughout the year….there are a minimum of over 300 music groups and band performing in Greater…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: It has been said that the best things in life come in small packages….and sometimes a video speaks for itself when words cannot sufficiently describe….and this Michelin Tire advertisement fits both those statements….for it is one of the best TV ad programs ever produced….as Michelin used babies in their television advertisements for some…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy were the defending Wimbledon men’s doubles champions….but they lost in the first round to Sammy Giammalva and Greg Holmes….while Sweden’s Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander faced USA’s Gary Donnelly and Peter Fleming in the finals of this 1986 Wimbledon Championship. Nystrom + Wilander reached these finals by defeating USA Ken Flack + Robert Seguso in the quarterfinals…..then dispatched South…
DetailsDOG 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…
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