Click to enlarge Arguably the greatest individual performance in the annals of team sports took place 50 years ago today — March 2, 1962. That was when Wilt Chamberlain scored …
Category: History
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 39
Finally clearing out the last of my wire service backlog. Contributors for this batch include Mark Kluczynski, Mike Hersh, Jerry Wolper, Bill Henderson, Brendan Slattery, Bruce Menard, Warren Humphries, and …
When Guns on Jerseys Are Outlawed, Only the Outlaw Jerseys Will Have Guns (or something like that)
The Astros are celebrating their 50th anniversary this season. And as you may recall, last September they announced that they’d be marking the occasion by wearing an assortment of throwback …
Countdown to SBXLVI…Meet The Giants
By Phil Hecken The Big Day has finally arrived. As in years past, I’m privileged to have two outstanding guests who are here to bring us everything we ever wanted …
Countdown to SBXLVI…Meet The Pats
By Phil Hecken The Big Weekend has finally arrived. As in years past, I’m privileged to have two outstanding guests who are here to bring us everything we ever wanted …
A Visit to the Little League Museum
Did you know there’s a Little League museum out in Williamsport, Pennsylvania? I guess it makes sense, but I hadn’t been aware of its existence until reader Sam Sharp sent …
Let The Swooshie Era Begin
By Phil Hecken The Pro Bowl is today. You won’t watch. Nobody cares anyway. I could probably end this portion of today’s post with that and be done with it. …
Uni Watch Profiles: Shawn Kennedy
By Phil Hecken Last weekend I did a mini-review of the new University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football uniforms, which prompted this E-mail from reader Shawn Kennedy (he’s the guy …
Auction Action
As you’ve probably gathered from the ad in the left sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions have another catalog auction taking place. This one’s a bit smaller than many …
Are You Ready For Some Football?
By Phil Hecken, with Brinke Guthrie Today, as we sit back and enjoy one of the greatest sports days (the NFL Conference Championship Games), it’s a John Facenda kind of …
Old Time Hockey
By Phil Hecken In yesterday’s comments section, long-time reader Jet, who we will hear from shortly, posted an amazing video along with this comment: WOW! A 1947 film on hockey …
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 38
Big thanks to everyone who came out to the Uni Watch party in Cleveland two nights ago — I had a blast. Hope you did too. Thanks also to Phil, …
The Yoke’s On Them
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson Well boys and girls — we’ve made it through another year. I hope it was a good one for you, and that all your …
Now We Know Where the Seahawks Got the Idea
Click photos to enlarge For one game in 1991 — and only one game, thankfully — Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps outfitted his team in lime green uniforms. (There’s …
Deconstructing the Catch
As most of you are aware by now, I recently added a blind link in the right sidebar, called the Catch of the Day, illustrated by the famous photo of …