Sports History Network Widely regarded as the pinnacle of soccer, the 2022 World Cup, played this year in Qatar, has once again attracted a huge global following. ***Please Note – Some of the links on this page are sponsored links.*** Millions of fans and thousands of soccer bettors have been watching the games, debating, arguing, cheering, and suffering, … Read more
Something didn’t look right… It was the morning of December 28, 1947, 75 years ago today, and both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals were preparing for their eagerly awaited NFL title game at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Despite the presence of 18 tons of hay being used to cover the field in the … Read more
As we continue our tribute to the 1947 Chicago Cardinals NFL championship, we head back to December 27, 1947, the day before the title game with the Philadelphia Eagles at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Absolutely no one gave the Eagles a chance in this game, except, perhaps Cardinals’ coach Jimmy Conzelman who was overly cautious … Read more
They called them “Cinderellas”—a couple of previously woebegone National Football League teams that had never been to the big ball– more commonly known as the NFL Championship game. Since the NFL staged its first “playoff” in 1932—due to a tie in the standings—neither the Philadelphia Eagles nor the Chicago Cardinals had ventured into the annual … Read more
I was shaving my face a few weeks ago, listening to old Jean Shepherd radio programs on YouTube, when I thought about something Bobby Heenan said about ringside commentating. He said he learned how to do it by shaving in front of a mirror. Shaving in front of a mirror allowed him to practice his … Read more
