DOG COMMENTARY: Chuck Noll was named the 14th head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 27, 1969….after then Penn State head coach Joe Paterno turned down an offer for the position…..becoming the youngest coach in NFL history at the time….as Steelers owner Art Rooney would later credit Don Shula as the person that recommended Noll as…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: The TexasLonghorns football team finished the regular season with a 7–3–1 record and lost to Iowa in the 1984 Freedom Bowl….as the 1984 season had Texas once again ranked No. 1 in the polls….but soon dropped after a tie with Oklahoma….followed by 3 straight losses to end the season. A year later Texas…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: It is the opinion of this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile that the best NFL game commentators of all-time since the inception of televised NFL games to the present CBS’s lead broadcast team from 1981 to 1994 was Pat Summerall and John Madden In 1981, Pat Summerall was teamed with former Oakland Raiders head coach John…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: During the decade of the 1970’s….the Minnesota Vikings were one of the more domineering NFL teams….having played in Superbowl IV (1970)….Superbowl VIII (1974)….Superbowl IX (1975)….and Superbowl XI (1977)….but wht sports fans remember about this team is that they never won one….albeit they were losses to some really good teams like Coach Hank Stram’s Kansas City…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: The 31st edition of the NBA All Star Classic was held at Richfield Coliseum….an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, roughly halfway between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio….as these 1981 All Stars featured such acclaimed players on the East Squad as Larry Bird, Dr. J, Artis Gilmore, Michael Ray Richardson, Nate Archibald, Marques Johnson and…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: When Bone Daddy was growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s out in Midland, Texas…..where the wind comes whipping down the plains…..in a time when the NFL was being watched on black and white television….while using “rabbit-ears” antenna to gain the best reception possible….for that is when the rivalry between the New York…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Every time that I watch this video…..I just laugh and laugh and laugh….cuz funny is funny….and it never grows old….for here is a clip from the legendary film “M*A*S*H…..in which the M*A*S*H unit forms a football team to play General Hammond’s team….who had won the Army championship the year before. This clip starts…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: The country and its people were experiencing a time of prosperity and abundance…..which after having 4+ years of “reaganomics” (referring to US President Ronald Reagan economic policy) in play in the United States of America….as the economic times seemed to experience a great need to “show-off our successes” by providing the world with a grand 4th…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Howard Matthew Moses “Howie” Long is an American former National Football League (NFL) defensive end, actor and sports analyst. He played in the NFL for 13 seasons and spent the entirety of his career with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders franchise….during which was named to eight Pro Bowls….while helping his Raiders win a…
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