Johnny Unitas: The Man Behind the Golden Arm
Considered one of the greatest NFL players of all time, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and three-time MVP spent much of his playing career with the Baltimore Colts.
Sep 27, 2024•5 min
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TV Thursday: Black Saddle
One of many Westerns that populated television in the late 1950s, Black Saddle aired for two seasons from 1959 to 1960, starring future Big Valley regular Peter Breck as a gunfighter turned lawyer in the post-Civil War Southwest.
Sep 26, 2024•3 min
The Steroid Trials: United States v. McMahon
In June 1994, Vince McMahon, then chairman of the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment), was charged with supplying illegal anabolic steroids to his wrestlers. He was found not guilty a month later.
Sep 25, 2024•4 min
Richard Petty: The "King" of NASCAR
The NASCAR Hall of Famer won over a dozen races in a career spanning more than 30 years.
Sep 24, 2024•4 min
Bing and Eddy
Fast facts about music legends Bing Crosby and Eddy Arnold.
Sep 23, 2024•2 min
William Perry: "The Refrigerator"
Known for his enormous size, the NFL player spent the majority of his playing career with the Chicago Bears, and once set a record for the heaviest player to score a touchdown at 335 lbs (152 kg).
Sep 20, 2024•5 min
TV Thursday: The Virginian
One of TV's longest-running Western series, and loosely based on the classic novel by Owen Wister, The Virginian was the first television Western to run 90 minutes rather than 30 or 60 (except a 30-minute pilot had been filmed in 1958, but was never picked up).
Sep 19, 2024•4 min
"Wild" Red Berry: Breaking the Rules
The professional wrestler was a nine-time NWA* World Light Heavyweight Champion and became a famous wrestling manager in his later years. *the National Wrestling Association, not the later National Wrestling Alliance
Sep 18, 2024•3 min
The Hawksian Woman
Created and popularized by legendary Hollywood director Howard Hawks, the "Hawksian woman" is, in film terminology, the character archetype of the tough-talking woman.
Sep 17, 2024•2 min
Crash and Bing
Fast facts about Bing Crosby and country-rock legend Billy "Crash" Craddock.
Sep 16, 2024•3 min
Football Friday: Ed "Too Tall" Jones
The Black College Football Hall of Famer spent 15 seasons playing defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, where he spent his entire NFL career.
Sep 13, 2024•4 min
TV Thursday: Bonanza
One of the earliest series broadcast in color, the television Western is the second longest-running Western series on network television (behind Gunsmoke ), running fourteen seasons.
Sep 12, 2024•5 min
Paul Heyman: WWE's Wise Man
The professional wrestling manager, executive, and former promoter has worked in varous promotions in his more than 30-year career, including WWE, where he is currently signed and appears on the SmackDown brand.
Sep 11, 2024•4 min
Meskimen: A Lasting Jimpression
One of the foremost voice impressionists in the country, Jim Meskimen is perhaps best known for his voiceover work in cartoons and video games.
Sep 10, 2024•2 min
Larry Foyt
The former race car driver is the adopted son and biological grandson of auto racing legend and four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt.
Sep 09, 2024•4 min
John Madden: From Coaching to the Broadcasting Booth
The Hall of Fame coach and sports commentator led the Oakland Raiders to 103 wins—the winningest head coach in the team's history—and soon became known for his interjection-filled announcing style.
Sep 06, 2024•5 min
TV Thursday: Later Today
One of several extensions via NBC's Today show franchise, the program was hosted by Jodi Applegate, Asha Blake, and Florence Henderson, but was canceled after only a year due to low ratings.
Sep 05, 2024•2 min
Wrestling Wednesday: Dominic DeNucci
The professional wrestler held over a dozen championships in the 1960s and '70s, and went on to mentor such future wrestlers as Mick Foley and Shane Douglas.
Sep 04, 2024•3 min
Paul Harvey: The Rest of the Story
The radio broadcaster charmed millions of American listeners with his news reports and commentaries.
Sep 03, 2024•5 min
Buddy Hackett: Comic Genius
The veteran actor-comedian was known for his raw humor in a career that spanned well over 50 years. FYI: For years it was speculated that Buddy Hackett was asked to join the Three Stooges following Curly Howard's stroke in 1946. It turned out that Hackett simply made up the story. This particular myth was debunked by Jules White and Edward Bernds, who each directed many of the Stooges' short film comedies.
Aug 30, 2024•4 min
TV Thursday: The Fugitive Finale
On August 29, 1967, the TV series The Fugitive aired its final episode, the conclusion to the two-parter "The Judgment", which drew what was then the biggest ever audience in TV history. Editor's note: "Chandler" refers to Richard Kimble's neighbor Lloyd Chandler (J.D. Cannon).
Aug 29, 2024•3 min
Stan Hansen: "The Lariat"
The professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer is known for his cowboy gimmick and his stiff in-ring style.
Aug 28, 2024•4 min
Pete Axthelm
The veteran sportswriter spent his career writing for various publications and commenting on football and horse racing on television, but also developed a passion for drinking, a battle that he lost in 1991 at the age of 47.
Aug 27, 2024•2 min
Women's Equality Day
Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the U.S. on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to U.S. citizens on the basis of sex.
Aug 26, 2024•3 min
Chi-Chi and Bing
Fun facts about Bing Crosby and Hall of Fame golfer Chi-Chi Rodríguez.
Aug 23, 2024•3 min
TV Thursday: Chico and the Man
One of the most popular shows on TV during the 1970s, the sitcom was a Top 30 hit during its first two seasons, but ended after four seasons in 1978, one year after the suicide of co-star Freddie Prinze.
Aug 22, 2024•4 min
Buddy Austin: The Golden Gladiator
The professional wrestler held the WWA World Heavyweight Championship and WWA World Tag Team Championship on three occasions each, and trained future stars Harley Race and Ox Baker.
Aug 21, 2024•3 min
The Shag
Some bits of trivia about the word "shag", which comes in a variety of meanings.
Aug 20, 2024•3 min
The Nineteenth Amendment
Passed by Congress in 1919 and ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment granted—and legally guarantees—American women the right to vote.
Aug 19, 2024•5 min
Brandon Lee: In the Shadow of Bruce
The son of martial arts icon Bruce Lee was a rising action film star in the early '90s, and got what was to be his big break, starring in the gothic superhero film The Crow , but was tragically killed during production.
Aug 16, 2024•3 min
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