Sports History Network A domestic league championship is often called the truest test in soccer. Unlike the knockout format of a cup competition where a single lucky break can see an underdog triumph, a league season is a 38-game marathon. It’s a relentless grind designed to reward consistency, depth, and superior quality. Over the course of nine months, … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXII, which was held on January 31, 1988, between the third-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the fourth-time NFC champion Washington Redskins at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, the second straight Super Bowl in southern California. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1987 season, pick … Read more
Year after year my brother and I waited for our favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, to win an NFL championship. They finally did it and, boy, do I remember it well. The date was January 16, 1972. I was about two months shy of turning 10 years old. My brother and I had a favorite … Read more
Back in the very early days of the National Football League, many of the players were multi-sport athletes. For example, George Halas of the Chicago Bears also played major league baseball with the New York Yankees. There is, of course, an old tale that Babe Ruth replaced him in right field for the Yankees! Not … Read more
I think I was eleven, lying on my stomach watching the TV. Black and white, by the way. Saturday morning wrestling. WWOR: channel 9. Local New York television from Seacaucus, New Jersey. That’s when I first saw Blackjack. Blackjack Mulligan. Yep. Long handlebar mustache. Oily black hair. Thick mutton chop sideburns. A 6-foot-9, 345-pound Texas … Read more