It was fifty years ago today June 20th, 1968- at the U.S. National Championships in Hughes Stadium- Sacramento, California- U.S. sprinter Jim Hines with a time of 9.9 became the […]
On this day in 1936 the Berlin Olympics or Hitler Olympics began. Dark days- Hitler put on a show for the world that is for sure. But something great came […]
I have written a number of times on the USA hockey “Miracle On Ice” in 1980- the greatest sporting event I have ever seen. Not only their beating the […]
On this day in 1990 Jesse Owens, possibly the greatest track athlete in history was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President George H.W. Bush. In the 1936 Berlin […]
Sports Illustrated over the years has had a lot of great covers- but to me the most iconic cover was the one that came out after The Miracle On Ice. […]
Before the game that is now known as “The Miracle On Ice’ the following is the speech Herb Brooks the great American coach gave to his players. Sadly, Brooks […]
I have been a sports fan for over fifty years now. The greatest event of my fandom took place on this date in 1980. I can’t believe it was thirty-seven […]
