Finding What They Were Looking For
SPORTS LEGEND: U2 effectively saved Canadian Football in Montreal.
Archive for April, 2009
Root, Root Root for the Home Team?
SPORTS LEGEND: Fans of the Detroit Lions began rooting for the Detroit Red Wings during a particularly bad Lions loss.
Retiring Under Poor Circumstances
SPORTS LEGEND: The Toronto Maple Leafs were the first professional team to retire a player’s number
Talk About Getting Value for a Player…
SPORTS LEGEND: Rob Ducey was traded for himself.
You Know, There is Red in the American Flag!
SPORTS LEGEND: Did the Cincinnati Reds change their name during the height of anti-Communism in the United States?
So He Could Have Been Known as T.D. Summerall?
SPORTS LEGEND: Pat Summerall got the name “Pat” from, of all things, his position as a kicker.
Did Pride Deprive the U.S. of One Half of “Dan & Dave”?
SPORTS LEGEND: Dan O’Brien missed out on competing in the 1992 Olympics due to an act of pride.
Did Ronnie Lott Give the Niners the Finger?
SPORTS LEGEND: Ronnie Lott had an injured finger/part of his injured finger amputated so that he could play in the 1986 playoffs.
Why Not The Putter?
SPORTS LEGEND: Sam Snead made a hole in one with every club in his bag (except for his putter).
Did They Allow Ghost Runners, Too?
SPORTS LEGEND: Major League Baseball used to allow injured players to have another player run for them and still allow the injured player to return later.
