The 1983 New York Yankees were in an unusual position. They were coming off a losing season. After the great Renaissance Era of 1976-81 when the Yanks won four American League pennants and a pair of World Series titles, they suffered through their first sub-.500 season since 1967. READ GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS That wasn’t […]
The state of Minnesota had been electrified in 1991 when their beloved Twins completed a magical worst-to-first turnaround by winning a dramatic World Series, their second title in five years. The 1992 Minnesota Twins didn’t achieve those same heights—but even though they lost some key performers from that ’91 team, this ’92 edition of the […]
The 1991 New England Patriots represented the opportunity for a fresh start. The franchise hadn’t made the playoffs since 1986 and hadn’t produced a winning season since 1988. The 1990 season was a 1-15 disaster in Foxboro. The Patriots went into the college ranks to tap a new head coach, Dick MacPherson from Syracuse. They […]
The honeymoon was over for Earle Bruce in Columbus. After taking Ohio State to an undefeated season in his first year in 1979, Bruce had lost the Rose Bowl that year and then failed to make any major bowl game—much less the coveted Rose—in the ensuing three years. The 1983 Ohio State football season needed […]
Michigan was the gold standard of Big Ten football in the 1980s. They had won the conference title in 1980 and 1982, along with several more major bowl trips in the late 1970s. The 1983 Michigan football team didn’t get back to Pasadena, but they were a Top 10 team and snagged the seventh major […]
After winning the World Series in 1985 and capping off a decade of dominance in the old AL West, the Royals slipped over the next three years. They suffered through a losing season in 1986 and were barely over .500 in 1987 and 1988, although what was then the weakness of the division kept them […]
From 1990 through 1997, Marty Schottenheimer led the Chiefs into the playoffs seven times. The one exception was 1996. It didn’t start out that way—right up until the end, the 1996 Kansas City Chiefs were well-positioned to continue the string of postseason appearances. But a late collapse left them out of the dance. READ ABOUT […]
Expectations weren’t off the charts in 1997, and the Chiefs hoped to just get back to the playoffs. They would have a season that proved to be much more, but an unfortunately familiar ending.
The 1995 Kansas City Chiefs came into the season looking for a new leader. Joe Montana had given them a taste of not just making it into the postseason, but winning games in January. But the legendary quarterback retired after the 1994 season, and the new quarterback would be Steve Bono.
The Kansas City Chiefs had made big moves before 1993. They signed two veteran legends in quarterback Joe Montana and running back Marcus Allen. And the moves paid off in spades. The Chiefs went from a nice playoff team to one that made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game. The 1994 Kansas […]
The 1980 Ohio State football team came into the season riding high. They had narrowly missed sharing the national title in 1979, the first year under coach Earle Bruce. The Buckeyes entered 1980 as the preseason #1 team in the country. READ ABOUT THE LOU HOLTZ ERA AT NOTRE DAME Junior quarterback Art Schlichter posted […]
Today, Lee Corso is nationally recognized for his work as an ESPN college football analyst. He’s right behind colleague Kirk Herbstreit as the face of college football. When he coached the 1979 Indiana football team, Corso was just a witty—if mostly unknown head coach—trying to get a program over the hump. READ ABOUT THE LOU […]