Sports History Network We have finished reviewing the first 50 Super Bowls, and if you want to relive those games, I suggest to you some homework: Ed Benkin’s The First 50 Super Bowls. Great stuff there that you’ll want to relive over and over. But for now, we’re going to do something a little different. I’m going to take … Read more
When you are looking through the latest NFL odds, a man you will often see appearing is Tyreek Hill. He plays wide receiver for the National Football League’s (NFL) Miami Dolphins in American football. Yet, for a long time, he was a key member of the Kansas City Chiefs. ***Please note. Some links on this page … Read more
The Vikings began the 1970 season by getting a small measure of revenge for their Superbowl loss to the KC Chiefs eight months earlier, beating them 27–10 in the home opener. In a week five game against the Cowboys, the Vikings showed the world that they were every bit as good as they were in … Read more
George Wright and Al Spalding are two of the most important figures in 19th Century Baseball. Both were stars on the field and successful entrepreneurs off of it. In this episode of Hello Old Sports, Dan and Andrew interview Jeffrey Orens, author of Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports in … Read more
The 1970 Rams were 8–3–1 going into week thirteen, but they needed to win their last two games to make the playoffs. A 28–23 loss to the Lions in the next-to-last game of the season did them in, as they finished the season at 9–4–1 and missed the playoffs. Offensive tackles Charlie Cowan and Bob … Read more