MY LIFE THROUGH MY T-SHIRT COLLECTION- MIRACLE ON ICE
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 […]
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Category Archives: Olympics
JESSE OWENS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR- THIS DAY IN 1990
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 -MIRACLE ON ICE COVER-
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. […]
HERB BROOKS SPEECH TO HIS PLAYERS BEFORE THE ‘MIRACLE ON ICE’ GAME
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 […]
MIRACLE ON ICE- U.S.A. 4 U.S.S.R.3- “DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?”
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 […]
THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER TO NEVER PLAY IN THE N.B.A.- OSCAR SCHMIDT 59 TODAY.
Former Brazilian basketball star Oscar Schmidt turns 59 today. Schmidt may be the greatest basketball player who never played in the N.B.A. Schmidt who played professional basketball from 1974- 2003. […]
First Modern Olympic Games Opens In Athens, Greece- This Day 1896
On this day in 1896 the first modern Olympic Games opened, 1500 years after the original games were banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. The first modern games was nothing […]
