Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
‘The Thrilla in Manila’ would be the third time that Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier squared off. In the first fight, held at Madison Square Garden in March 1971, Frazier defended his heavyweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision. The second fight in January 1974 also took place at Madison Square Garden. That one would be … Read more
The world will always look forward to the Summer Games, but the world will always look back on the Summer Games of 1972. Outstanding performances, considerable controversy, and great tragedy make it so. The 1972 summer games are the first Olympic games I can remember watching. The 1972 games were in Munich, West Germany. The … Read more
Last week I wrote an article comparing the 1972 and 1973 Miami Dolphins. I concluded that the 1973 team was even better than the undefeated 1972 team. But in drawing that conclusion, I was in no way trying to diminish the accomplishments of the 1972 team. After all, it’s the only undefeated team in NFL … Read more
The ’72–73 Miami Dolphins may have had the best two-year run in NFL history (32–2 with two Super Bowl wins). And the two-loss ’73 Dolphins may have been better than the undefeated ’72 team. The Miami Dolphins’ quest for perfection began on January 16, 1972. Miami suffered a humiliating loss that day, 24–3, to the … Read more
Younger NFL fans can’t imagine how many great running backs played in the 1970s. Some teams had two, even three, outstanding runners on the same team. Here’s my list of some forgotten greats. Whatever happened to the running game? Call me old-fashioned, but I miss the days when offenses would pound away at defenses with a solid … Read more