Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
Much has been said and written about the 1968 New York Jets, and with good reason; after all, they pulled off one of the biggest upsets in football history. But how did the Jets do the following season? 1969 New York Jets The Jets started off the 1969 season with a 33-19 victory over the … Read more
In my last article, I wrote about the first World’s Strongest Man contest in 1977. Olympic weightlifter Bruce Wilhelm easily won the competition and returned in 1978 to defend his title. The total number of competitors increased from eight in 1977 to ten in 1978, but Wilhelm was the only one returning from the previous … Read more
Mostly everyone, whether a fan or not, has seen some footage of the World’s Strongest Man competition. It’s truly mind-boggling how powerful these competitors are. But many people don’t know that the first competition goes back to 1977, which bears little resemblance to today’s organized and well-planned event. The 1977 competition had only eight contestants, … Read more
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