Near-miss had been the mantra of the Boston Bruins for three straight years coming into the 1993 season. The franchise lost the Stanley Cup Finals to Edmonton in 1990, then fell in the conference final to Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992. The 1993 Boston Bruins continued the pattern of successful regular seasons […]
In 1992, Michigan’s freshman class took the college basketball world by storm. The quintet of Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson reached the NCAA final before losing to Duke. 1993 Michigan basketball brought all five back to make a run at the program’s second national championship in five years. To […]
Rick Pitino took over the Kentucky Wildcats for the 1991 season, after the program had crashed on the reefs of NCAA probation and had a bad year. Pitino quickly started winning again in ‘91, even if the team was ineligible for postseason play. In 1992 they nearly made the Final Four before losing one of […]
Mike Krzyzewski had already made history in the early 1990s. His Duke teams had made six Final Fours in the seven years from 1986-92. They had won the last two national championships, the first team to repeat since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty. The 1993 Duke basketball team was hoping to three-peat, in spite of losing […]
After North Carolina won the NCAA title in 1982, they went into what was—at least relatively speaking—a March drought. While Dean Smith continued to churn out national contenders and at least get to the Sweet 16, there were no Final Four appearances for a decade. But in 1991, UNC had broken through to get back […]
The good people of New England have seen some great football for a long period of time. For a younger generation nationwide the Patriots have become the team that defines NFL life, whether you love them or hate. But a generation a little older recalls that it wasn’t always so. This franchise used to be […]
The city of Houston saw good football in the seven-year stretch from 1987-93. The Oilers made the playoffs each season. There were also some tough playoff losses, like the endings to 1989 and 1991. But the 1992 Houston Oilers edition took the cake, getting into the postseason with real prospects of reaching a Super Bowl…and […]
The Dan Reeves era of Denver Broncos history had been an unquestionable success. Reeves, backed by the powerful right arm of John Elway, had taken the team to the playoffs six times from 1983-91, including three trips to the Super Bowl. But tensions between the coach and quarterback were mounting and when a promising season […]
Marty Schottenheimer had turned the Kansas City Chiefs fortunes around with a winning season upon his arrival in 1989. Schottenheimer followed that up with playoff trips in 1990 and 1991. With expectations on the rise, the 1992 Kansas City Chiefs season ended up being a bit of a disappointment. But they still made the playoffs—and […]
The Chicago Bears were the gold standard of the NFC Central from 1984 thru 1991. In that eight-year stretch, the Bears made the playoffs seven times, won the division six times and were a memorable Super Bowl champion in 1985. With Mike Ditka at the helm, the franchise was colorful and successful. The 1992 Chicago […]
After a nice run of playoff teams from 1987 through 1989, the Vikings had slipped to .500 and then to 6-10 the past two seasons. Dennis Green, the head coach at Stanford, was hired to put the franchise back on track. He did exactly that. The 1992 Minnesota Vikings won a division title and set […]
It had been a long quarter-century in Wisconsin since the Vince Lombardi glory years ended following the 1967 season. There had been just a couple scattered playoff seasons, in 1972 and 1982. There were only four winning seasons. A new management team of general manager Ron Wolf and head coach Mike Holmgren had come on […]
