DOG ASIDE: The men’s decathlon has for as long as Bone Daddy has been following sports….which is a really long time…..following with diligence and passion I might say….and for all that time, the decathlon has been given as the title for producing the “greatest athlete in the world”…it’s just in this lil ole Chiweenie Sportsphile’s…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Bull riding refers to rodeo sports that involve a rider getting on a large bull…..and attempting to stay mounted while the animal attempts to buck off the rider….but the truth is that the reason the bull bucks is cuz they tied his “cojones” up with a leather strap….which the bull bucks and kicks…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: 1941 was a magic year in sports….even though the Germans were about to take on the world again….in the war to end all wars….well, at least that is what it was called….cuz that just simply never happened in the history of the world…..cuz wars between HUMANS have been happening on a consistent basis…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: This video provides a wonderful walk down memory lane to the year 1986 in sports. This was a year where the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl….and proceeded to record the famous Bear’s Super Bowl Shuffle….a year where two perennial losers….the Houston Astros and the New York Mets faced off in the NLCS…..and…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Roy Firestone began his career as a sports anchor and reporter in Miami….working briefly at WTVJ before moving to Los Angeles as a sports anchor for KCBS-TV from 1977–85. From 1980-90, he was the host of ESPN’s interview program SportsLook….later renamed Up Close. He also served as a color commentator for the network’s first…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Of all the great HUMAN’S with talent that just simply died too soon…..Janis Joplin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Len Bias, Freddie Prinze, Jr, Buddy Holly, et al…..one of the world’s biggest losses was Jim Henson….the creator of The Muppets….for his talent touched people from age 3 to age 103….which just about covered every HUMAN…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: The doors to China began to open widely in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s….thanks to the development of televised sports being held all over the world. ABC had their weekly programming of Wide World of Sports….while NBC had theirs known as Sports World….as both networks would send their crews and sportscasters to…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: The sports stars in the decade of the 1970’s were brightly illuminated by the development of sports programming on television. In this video, two of my all time favorite sportscasters….Jim McKay and Howard Cosell….bring highlights of some awesome athletes and athletic events during the decade….like the KC Chiefs of the AFL beating the…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: During the first decade of ESPN being on-air from 1978 to 1988….three of their anchor analysts and NFL sportscasters were George Grande, Greg Gumble and Chris Berman. George Grande is an American sportscaster who is currently a part-time broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Grande is also famous for having…
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