Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
The Detroit Lions won the NFL Championship in 1935, defeating the NY Giants 26–7, but Lions fans didn’t have much to brag about again until 1952, when they won their second NFL title. They played in three more championship games over the next five years, winning two. After losing seasons in 1958 and 1959, the … Read more
I’ll never forget the night of March 8, 1971. It was one of the most publicized and talked about sporting events of all time. Boxing heavyweight champion, “Smokin” Joe Frazier, was defending his title against former champion, Muhammad Ali. This would be the first time, but not the last that these two boxing legends would … Read more
With the Super Bowl having just been played, I wanted to take a look back at a team that many fans assumed was going to win the Superbowl but didn’t. Some may have forgotten just how good the 1983 Washington Redskins were, but they were one of the most dominant teams of the 1980s, up … Read more
In this article, we’ll go over some MLB history and look at which teams have had 100-win seasons as I pose the question, what does a 100-win season mean if you don’t make it to the World Series? 100 Win Teams in the 2020s In 2022 four teams had over 100 wins in the regular season. … Read more
My top 15 quarterbacks of the 1970s are based partly on statistics and my honest opinion, having seen all of them play. It’s also based solely on play in the 1970s, and whatever they did during the 1960s or 1980s doesn’t count. Honorable mention to the following four players who did not make the top … Read more