Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
Fresh off a Super Bowl appearance, many predicted the 1970 Vikings would be back in the big game. But Minnesota lost its starting quarterback, Joe Kapp, in a contract dispute, and what turned out to be a great season ended disappointingly. The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23–7 in Super Bowl IV, … Read more
1975 was supposed to be a season of rebuilding for the Cowboys. Veterans Bob Lilly, Cornell Green, Dave Manders, and Walt Garrison had all retired during the off-season. Bob Hayes was traded to the 49ers, John Niland to the Eagles, Craig Morton to the Giants, and Calvin Hill joined the WFL. That’s a lot of … Read more
Just how good were the Oakland Athletics from 1971-to-1975? They were good enough to reach the post-season five years in a row, and they won three consecutive World Series. That’s how good they were. If that doesn’t impress you, keep in mind that only four of the 24 MLB teams qualified for post-season play back … Read more
Most of us who follow sports have a favorite team. In baseball, my favorite team was always the Yankees. Having grown up only about 20 miles from the “House That Ruth Built,” it’s only natural that I would root for the Yankees. But I don’t think I’m too far out-of-line when I say that many … Read more
The 1976 season got off to an excellent start for the defending Super Bowl Champions … or so it seemed. Victory seemed to be in the bag when the Steelers sprinted out to a comfortable 4th quarter lead, 28–14, against the Oakland Raiders. But the Raiders staged a furious comeback, scoring 17 unanswered points to … Read more