Sports History Network Today we have Super Bowl XXIV, which was held on January 28, 1990, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, between the four-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the four-time NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1989 season, pick up my Great Eighties book and you’ll learn more than … Read more
Frank Reading (host of Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear) hops in my DeLorean to share some stories of his love for Washington football history. We talk about many things revolving around Washington football history, including……. Why the November 27, 1966, Washington game was significant The Lombardi era in Washington The years of George … Read more
Once, being a fan meant showing up on game day and turning off once the final whistle had been blown. Now, the game is never really over, and neither is the fandom. This is how sports loyalty became a 24/7, 360-degree obsession. The Evolution of Fandom Decades ago, being a fan meant checking the fixture … Read more
In this segment, I am going to discuss controversies that occurred in or during a fight not discrepancies or the such in scoring. I am going to be talking about 5 fights that had controversies. The first took place on September 22, 1927. It was the rematch of Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey for the … Read more
He was known for his clothesline tackles, his less than courteous activity underneath the pile, and for his unrelenting will to win. On this episode of “When Football Was Football,” we’ll take a look back at the remarkable career of defensive end Ed Sprinkle, a former member of the Chicago Bears, who is now enshrined … Read more