Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
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
Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey became a household name when he kicked a 63-yard field goal on November 8, 1970. The 63-yarder broke the then-NFL record of 56 yards set by Bert Rechichar in 1953 and gave his team, the New Orleans Saints, a 19–17 victory over the Detroit Lions. Dempsey’s record stood for 43 … Read more
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