Hello Old Sports Sports History Network

We travel back 40 years to revisit 1984 in sports. In Part 1 we talk about a number of sports including hockey, the Olympics, and even pro wrestling. But the heart of this episode is basketball: from Patrick Ewing's Georgetown Hoyas to Bobby Knight's Gold Medical Olympic Team, to Bernard King's suprising Knicks. And of course, the classic '84 Finals between Magic's Lakers and Bird's Celtics. Enjoy and check out Part 2 soon!
Books to compliment this episode are almost too many to name. We mention several in the course of the episode, feel free to contact us if you'd like to know more!
Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports

Most baseball fans know that George Steinbrenner fired Billy Martin as Yankee manager 5 times in just over a decade. But every firing has its own unique story. In this episode we delve into each of the five firings and tell the story behind them.
Books to complement this episode:
Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius by Bill Pennington
The Bronx Zoo by Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock
Steinbrenner's Yankees by Ed Linn
Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul by Chris Donnelly
Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball by Bill Madden
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When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
HIGHLIGHTED SHOW: THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 
HOST: STEVE WHITE
Steve White has spent most of his life behind a microphone. As a kid, he realized the power of the spoken word, hanging out with his dad while the pair talked to people around the world via ham radio.
Later, Steve put that penchant for communication into practice and ventured into radio and TV. He worked for a few television stations in North Carolina doing sports reporting and anchoring before transitioning to voiceover in 2015. He’s voiced more than 80 audiobooks in a variety of genres.
He’s never been much for awards, probably due to the fact he’s never won any but he loves the challenge of diving into new projects. His ‘This Day in Sports History’ evolved from a lifetime of watching, listening to, and going to ballgames, reading books, magazines, and newspaper articles about his favorite teams and sports heroes. It’s not only a labor of love but a voyage of discovery, finding those forgotten tidbits or fascinating things he never knew.
Learn more about the show on the Sports History Network.

Andrew and Dan are joined this week by author and photographer Ken Smoller whose book "Last Comiskey" chronicles the 1990 Chicago White Sox, a surprisingly good team playing their last season in historic Comiskey Park. This was an exciting conversation that branched off into a bunch of fun stadium-related topics, and we hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it.
Check out the book at Ken's website: https://www.stadiumvagabond.com/lastcomiskey, and the original documentary the book was based on at https://lastcomiskey.com/.
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It's the next in our series on the "dark years" the years before (or between) a franchise's legendary dynasty years. Last time we covered the 1980's Steelers, this time it's the 1990's Lakers. From the end of "Showtime" to the dawn of the Shaq-Kobe-Phil years. We cover the Cedric Ceballos disappearance, the many Magic Johnson returns, and the coaching tenure of Del Harris, among many other stories.
Books to complement this episode:
"Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s" by Jeff Pearlman
"Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty" by Jeff Pearlman
"Magic: The Life of Earvin Magic Johnson" by Roland Lazenby
"The Show: The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers in the Words of Those Who Lived It" by Roland Lazenby
"Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant" by Roland Lazenby
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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
Our latest episode takes us all over the place as we talk about some of the great teams in sports history that should have won championships but didn't! Some choked, some were unlucky, but all were disappointing. From the 2004 Lakers to the 1906 Cubs to the 2018 Penguins to the 1990 49ers. We cover these and many more!
Thanks to our listener, Lawrence Richards, for the suggestion. Check out his book, "Sports & Boomers: The History of Sports Through a Boomer's Eyes".
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