Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
So far, we’ve covered the first and second Worlds Strongest Man Competitions. Today we’ll look at the third competition, which occurred in 1979, again at Universal Studios in California. As was the case in 1978, there were ten competitors, but only two were non-Americans. Defending champion Bruce Wilhelm retired, but there were four returning competitors. … Read more
With a long history of losing and a 1–13 record in 1969, Steelers fans hoped for better days in the 1970s. When 1970 started out with three straight losses, it looked like another long season for Pittsburgh. But after winning four of their next five games, Steeler fans felt optimistic. But their optimism quickly faded … Read more
After an embarrassing 54–13 loss to the Vikings in week five and a humiliating 38–0 loss to the Cardinals on Monday Night Football in week nine, the 1970 Cowboys were 5–4, and the playoffs seemed out of reach. They beat the Redskins 45–21 in week ten to up their record to 6–4. They now needed … Read more
With their new Head Coach, Don Shula leading the way, the 1970 Dolphins got off to a good start, winning four of their first five games, but they then lost three in a row, getting outscored in those three games 87–17. They won their next six games to finish the season 10–4. They traveled to … Read more
The 1970 Oakland Raiders dug themselves a hole by not registering a win until week four. But they dug themselves out by not losing any of their next seven games. They finished the season with an 8–4–2 record, good enough for first place in their division. They would play the Dolphins, whom they had lost … Read more