This is a little long...but worth every minute. Ali versus Foreman...1974. I had just finished high school. Foreman had just destroyed Joe Frasier and Ken Norton. None of us at the time thought Ali had any chance. We all thought the worst case scenario...he would die in the ring.
But...he...did...not.
From the archives of HBO...and YouTube.
Sit back and enjoy a piece of history. Trust me...you will be moved by this film.
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Friday, March 21, 2014
When We Were Kings
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
On This Day...
Sports History
1940 - The New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens played in the first hockey game to be televised in the U.S. The game was aired on W2WBS in New York with one camera in a fixed position. The Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2.
1941 - The Boston Bruins set an NHL record after going 23 games unbeaten. Their record during the stretch was 15-0-8.
1951 - The first Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1957 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that baseball was the only professional sport exempt from antitrust laws.
1964 - Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) became heavyweight-boxing champion in an upset victory over Sonny Liston.
1978 - O.J. Simpson was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."
1981 - The Boston Bruins and the Minnesota North Stars set a record for most penalties in a game. There were 84 penalties that totaled 392 minutes.
1989 - Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, fired head coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career.
1995 - Major league baseball announced that regular season games would be played in Hawaii for the first time.
2002 - Jayson Williams, the former NBA star, surrendered to New Jersey police. He was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Costas Christofi. Christofi was killed by a shotgun that was recklessly handled by Williams. Williams was released on $250,000 bail.
2005 - It was announced that the Walt Disney Co. had agreed to sell the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to billionaire Henry Samueli and his wife Susan. Samueli's company was the operator of Arrowhead Pond, the Mighty Ducks' home arena.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, August 1, 2011
A Few Things......We Learned....This Week-end
Interesting week-end.
I don't know if we learned a whole lot....but...
Here's some of what did happen:
Happy Trails.......Randy Moss:
DONE: Randy Moss To Retire
No Evidence.....No crime:
Ex-NBA Player Tries To Eat
A word from....."The Greatest":
Muhammad Ali Writes Letter To People Of Norway
The Miami Heat.....Part II? Eagles.....please don't go there:
New Eagles Player Calls Squad A 'Dream Team'
Say it ain't so! Not the lily-white...."Dukies".....
Coach K May Have Committed NCAA Violation
Serena is in the news....so we have to report it:
Serena Wins 1st Title In Comeback
Plax.....excuse the pun....gets a "shot" with a new team:
Plaxico Finds New NFL Team
Wow! August.......already!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
On this Day.....
Sports History
1918 - Babe Ruth became the second American League player to hit a home run in four consecutive games.
1921 - Jock Hutchinson became the first U.S. citizen to win the British Open.
1968 - Bobby Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit a grand-slam home run in his first game with the Giants. He was the first player to debut with a grand-slam.
1985 - ABC’s "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.
1985 - New York Yankees officials enacted the rule that mandated that the team’s bat boys were to wear protective helmets during all games.
1997 - The NHL officially approved expansion to 30 teams by the year 2000 with the announcement of new teams in Atlanta, Columbus, Minnesota and Nashville.
2002 - Muhammad Ali received a humanitarian award at the second annual BET awards.
2003 - Todd McFarlane bought Barry Bonds 73rd home run ball at auction for $517,500.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Hump Day.....News & Views
It's........Wednesday...."Hump Day"!
In this small...southern.....college town...the weather is fantastic!
75 degrees....no humidity... beautiful!
"Stuff" .......we're following and you should be too:
I think ....we could cure her...."depression":
Serena Williams Depressed
Bad choice of words:
Adrian Peterson: NFL Players Stuck In 'Modern-Day Slavery'
We ....agree:
The Most Annoying Coach In The NBA
What a difference.....2 weeks makes:
BLOWOUT
Mr. President......Aren't there more important issues?
Which Teams Does Obama Like In The NCAA Tournament?
An eye.....for an eye? Gone bad:
Minor League Manager Loses Eye
Ali.........always the spokesman:
Boxing Champ Ali Asks Iran To Free U.S. Hikers
So there.......a Wednesday...a "Hump Day".
Let's ...just make it to the week-end.....
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
On this Day.....
Sports History
1930 - The New York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a two-year contract worth $160,000.
1954 - Herb McKenley set a world record for the quarter mile when he ran the distance in 46.8 seconds.
1954 - The Milwaukee Hawks and the Baltimore Bullets played the first double header in NBA history.
1957 - The International Boxing Club was ruled a monopoly putting it in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law.
1971 - Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by defeating Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision. It was Ali's first loss in 32 professional fights.
1986 - Martina Navratilova became the first woman tennis player to win more than $10 million in her career.
2004 - Todd Bertuzzi (Vancouver Canucks) hit Steve Moore (Colorado Avalanche) in the side of the head from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first with Bertuzzi on top of him. Moore suffered a broken neck, a concussion and deep cuts on his face. On March 11, the NHL suspended Bertuzzi for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs and announced that his eligibility would be assessed the following season and would take into account Moore's health and the progression of his recovery.
2006 - NFL owners and the players' union agreed on a union proposal which extended the collective bargaining agreement from six years.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
On this Day.....
Sports History
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0. The first goal was not scored until 16 minutes and 30 seconds into the sixth overtime period of the season's first Stanley Cup semi-final game.
1962 - Benny "Kid" Paret was knocked into unconsciousness in a boxing match with Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden. He died 10 days later. It was the first televised "death in the ring."
1971 - The Boston Patriots changed their name to the New England Patriots.
1973 - Nate "Tiny" Archibald became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring (34.0 ppg) and assists 11.4 apg). in the same season.
1975 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1992 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 1000th career point in his 513th game. He was the second fastest player in the NHL to record 1000 points.
2002 - Michael Finley (Dallas Mavericks) became the 238th NBA player to surpass 10,000 career points.
2005 - The NHL canceled its draft due to a six-month player lockout.
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