Jan162018

Boxing – 1985 – 6 Round Lightweight Bout – Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker VS Teddy Hatfield

1980s, Boxing, Dog Commentary, Evander Holyfield, Lightweight Bouts, Lightweight Champions, Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker, Randy Gordan, Steve Albert, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  Pernell Whitaker is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001….while compiling a 40 wins 4 losses and 1 draw career….who was a four-weight world champion…. having won world titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight….after facing all the legends and super greats of during his time in the ring to include Greg Haugen, Jose Luis Ramirez, Azumah…

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Jan152018

Special – 1986 – Halftime At The Rose Bowl – Iowa Vs UCLA – Highlights Of The Big 10

1980s, 1986 Rose Bowl, Bob Costas, Coach Hayden Fry, Coach Terry Donahue, Dick Enberg, Dog Aside, Football, Halftime Shows, Highlights, Iowa Hawkeyes, NBC, NCAA, NCAAF, Rose Bowl Classic, UCLA Bruins, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  Back in the mid-80’s….halftimes’ of the major televised NCAA games….especially bowl games….were used by the networks as time to showcase each team’s marching band, a little bit….then some highlights and 1st half analysis….usually followed about promos’ for each school playing in the game or their conference (as seen in this video herewith)….then a…

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Jan132018

NFL – 1986 – Preseason Game – New York Giants VS Atlanta Falcons – 1st Half

1980s, Atlanta Falcons, Bill Parcells, Coach Bill Parcels, Coach Dan Henning\, Dog Aside, Football, Gerald Riggs, Harry Carson, Jim Marshall, Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants, NFL, NFL Hall of Fame, NYC, Phil Simms, Sam Rosen, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:    This 1986 NFL preseason game between the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons was played on August 9th….and was won by the Falcons by a score of 31 – 24.  The 1986 Atlanta Falcons were coached by Dan Henning to a record of 7 – 8 – 1…..and a 3rd place…

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Jan132018

NCAA Football – 1985 – Blue Bonnet Bowl – Air Force Academy Falcons Vs Texas Longhorns

1980s, Air Force Academy, Bret Stafford, Brett Stafford, Coach Fisher DeBerry, Coach Fred Akers, Dog Commentary, Edwin Simmons, Eric Metcalf, Football, Gifford Nielsen, Jerry Gray, Lorimar Sports Network, NCAA, NCAAF, Texas Longhorns, Tom Hammond, TV Ads, TX, UT Austin, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:    The 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Texas Longhorns verses the Air Force Academy Falcons….after a season where the Falcons had the most victories in a season with 11….but a loss to rival BYU….which cost them a shot at the national title and an outright Western Athletic Conference title….as this was their fourth straight…

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Jan132018

MLB – 1930 To 1950 – Baseball Greatest Hits – Sultan Of Swat + Gas House Gang + Stars Of The Era

1930s, 1940s, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Baseball Music, Dizzy Dean, Dog Aside, ESPN, Gas House Gang, George Grande, Highlights, Legends, Lou Gehrig, MLB, MLB ALCS, MLB All Star Game, MLB Division Playoffs, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB MVP, MLB NLCS, MLB No Hitters, MLB Records, MLB World Series, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams, Videos, Whitey Ford, Yogi BerraLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  We have often brought it to the attention of our viewers and readers how much we at ImaSportsphile enjoy ESPN’s Baseball’s Greatest Hits series….of which we consider “nuggets of gold” in our treasure chest of vintage videos….cuz the highlights footage from these programs are priceless in the annals of sports fandoms….as in this case….baseball…

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Jan122018

Music – 1978 – Special – The Unique Sounds Of Bongos And Yodeling

1970s, Andy Kaufman, Comedians, Comedy, Dog Aside, Entertainers, Humor, Music, Music Comedy, Musical Humor, NBC, SNL Music, Specials, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  Andy Kaufman referred to himself as an entertainer and not a comedian….but this cat was funny….he just made you laugh….even when he was “dead serious”….as many of his “entertainment skits” were carried out through the use of music….like his singing the score of Oklahoma…..or his Elvis Presley imitations….even his singing in foreign tongues….but any way…

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Jan112018

NFL – 1986 – NBC Halftime Highlights – AFC + NFC Titles – Broncos Vs Browns + Redskins Vs Giants

1980s, Ahmad Rashad, Bernie Kosar, Bill Parcells, Bob Costas, Cleveland Browns, Coach Dan Reeves, Coach Don Shula, Coach Joe Gibbs, Dan Reeves, Darrell Green, Denver Broncos, Dick Enberg, Dog Commentary, Football, Halftime Shows, Harry Carson, John Elway, Lawrence Taylor, Merlin Olsen, New York Giants, NFL, NFL Conference Championships, NFL Hall of Fame, Specials, TV Ads, Videos, Washington RedskinsLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:    This NBC halftime show for the 1986 AFC Championship between the Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns features Bob Costas and Coach Don Shula at the mike covering the highlights of the 1at half of this AFC title game….followed by the highlights of the NFC title game between the Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota…

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Jan112018

MLB – 1976 – Special – Profile Of Detroit Pitcher Mark Fidrych – A Birds Eye View – Host Mel Allen

1980s, Athletes, Baseball, Characters + Personalities, Detroit Tigers, Dog Commentary, Entertainers, ESPN, Mel Allen, MLB, Specials, SportsWorld, This Week in Baseball, TV Ads, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTRY:    Every now and then a sports personality comes along that is “bigger than life”…..a person so different from the norm….that they capture the imagination of sports fandom everywhere…and the 1976 Major League Baseball season gave us such a character when Pitcher Mark “The Bird” Fidrych toed the rubber for the Detroit Tigers….in what would…

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Jan102018

NBA – 1986 – NBA Finals – Boston Celtics Vs Houston Rockets – Game 3

1980s, Advertisements & commercials, Akeem Olajuwon, Basketball, Bill Fitch, Bill Walton, Boston Celtics, CBS, Coach K. C. Jones, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, Dick Stockton, Dog Commentary, Houston Rockets, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, NBA, NBA Finals, NBA Hall of Fame, Ralph Sampson, Robert Parrish, Robert Reid, Rodney McCray, Tom Heinsohn, TV Ads, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:    In this Game 3 of the 1986 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics verses the Houston Rockets….which was played on June 1st at The Summit in Houston, TX….in front of 16,016 fans…it became obvious that the Rockets, already down 2 – 0 in the series….had a must win situation facing them in…

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