Sports History Network Sports betting has been one of the world’s favorite activities for as long as we’ve been gathering together to play and watch sports. Some sports have long histories of being the most popular betting sports, such as horse racing. Other sports have moments where they’re the most popular betting sport but like all fads, they … Read more
As kids, we all looked up to our favorite athletic heroes. After all, they were taller than us, so looking up at them, was a realistic requirement as well as a figure of speech. In this episode of “When Football Was Football” we’ll look back at the life and career of a pro football hall … Read more
The famous Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner and excitement has been building for the pinnacle event of the jump-racing calendar. The world’s best horses, jockeys and trainers, will go head-to-head during the four-day spectacular, which begins on Tuesday 11th March and runs till Friday 14th March. Champion Day opens the festival, followed by … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl VIII, between the defending Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins out of the AFC, going up against the NFC champions, the Minnesota Vikings. This game was held on January 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. This was the first Super Bowl to be held at a site that is … Read more
Jackie Wallace was an NFL star during the 1970s, playing for the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams, and Baltimore Colts. During this time he played in 2 Super Bowls (and was on the inactive roster for another). After exiting the NFL, he struggled with substance abuse, finding himself homeless on the streets of New Orleans. … Read more