The 1988 World Series was supposed to be a coronation for the 104-win Oakland Athletics. It ended up being a stunning upset for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as an iconic baseball moment started the series and the dominance of LA ace Orel Hershiser took over from there.
The 1979 San Diego Chargers marked the beginning of a new period of success in franchise history, with their high-powered passing attack nicknamed “Air Coryell, named after head coach Don Coryell. But the season also had a bitter ending, something the franchise has become all-to-familiar with in the Super Bowl era.
The city of Milwaukee got major league baseball back in 1970, after losing the Braves to Atlanta following the 1965 season. The first eight years with the Brewers were rough—no winning seasons, and seemingly little hope for the future, after losing 95 games in 1977. No one expected what was coming. The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers […]
t in the day when the major Eastern college football teams were all independent, yet played each other annually, it was a big deal. The trophy had never found its way to Morgantown, WVA. That is, until the 1988 West Virginia football team rolled off an unbeaten regular season and finally won it
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are in the midst of another epic battle with each other and right on the 40th anniversary of their historic 1978 AL East title race, whose ending is defined by Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent getting a three-run homer over the Green Monster in a 5-4 win. New York […]
The 1993 Buffalo Bills were looking to make history. No team had ever won four straight conference championships, either before or since. These Bills were out to be the first and they did it, concluding a four-year run where they were the class of the AFC. Thurman Thomas, the great all-purpose running back was the […]
For a two-time defending World Series champion, the 1974 Oakland A’s entered the season in a bit of flux. They had a new manager. After Dick Williams resigned immediately following the championship in 1973, Alvin Dark was the new man in charge. But the players on the field were fundamentally the same and that added […]
The early 1990s were the heyday of the Steve Young era in San Francisco. From 1992-95, the 49ers joined the Cowboys as the two teams recognized as the best in the NFL. The 1993 San Francisco 49ers were the weakest edition of that four-year run, but they still reached an NFC Championship Game for the […]
1972 was a breakthrough year for the Oakland A’s, as they won their first World Series title on the West Coast. The 1973 Oakland A’s built on the success, winning a second straight championship. Reggie Jackson led the way, with one of the great seasons of his Hall of Fame career. Reggie hit 32 home […]
The Oakland A’s were a franchise that was coming. In 1968, they had relocated from Kansas City and posted the franchise’s first winning season since 1932—when they were in Philadelphia and managed by Connie Mack. In their new west coast home, the A’s continued to play winning baseball in 1969 and 1970. In 1971, they […]
The 1993 Dallas Cowboys bid for a second straight Super Bowl title got off to a rocky start when running back Emmitt Smith held out of training camp and the first two regular season games.
On the surface, you would think this Dallas team could still compete—there were still two key elements of “The Big Three” in quarterback Troy Aikman and wide receiver Michael Irvin. There were still three Pro Bowlers on the offensive line. The defense was still one of the best in the NFL. But it turned out, Emmitt mattered much more than owner Jerry Jones realized
A strong second half in the 1992 season had the 1993 Montreal Expos feeling optimistic when they got to spring training. Even though they didn’t ultimately make the playoffs, the ‘93 Expos fulfilled the promise. Major league baseball’s postseason had high barriers of entry. In 1993, there were only two divisions in each league. The […]