Sports History Network Does Joe Namath deserve to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? To answer that question, let’s examine his career and why some people believe he was overrated. My take is that many criticisms of Namath are unwarranted. Below are a few criticisms against Namath I’ve heard many times before. 1. Namath had 173 … Read more
After an All-American career at Texas Christian University, Bob Lilly was the first-ever draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. Lilly played from 1961 to 1974 and played defensive end for his first two and a half seasons with the Cowboys before Coach Tom Landry moved him to defensive tackle. 1970s Topps poster of Bob Lilly … Read more
Doing a good deed is always a good thing. It shows others that we value them and that they matter. Sometimes, what we might consider a small gesture can mean the world to the other person. It could be as simple as helping someone across the road. Or, it could be providing a meal to … Read more
Some may claim that Chicago has a bad reputation…and not necessarily just in football! Much of this aura stems from the glorified gangster days of the 1920s and 1930s when Al Capone and his cohorts ruled the Chicago area underworld. These were not nice people, but Capone attempted to position the reality of his local … Read more
ROGER: BRYAN CLARKE as ADAM BOMB– one of four wrestlers we’ll be discussing on this SPECIAL edition of SISKEL & EBERT we’re calling: THE HIDDEN GEMS of THE SQUARED CIRCLE. GENE: Each of the wrestlers we picked for this episode is underrated and deserving of a second look by wrestling fans everywhere. I’m Gene Siskel … Read more