My Personal Nostalgia Sports Thread

[Mr KLC]

[spurginobili]

Spurs, if u ever want a good bar-room debate, consider this one:

*At his PEAK...who was a better NBA player? Kareem or Walton?

It seems so obvious. Kareem wins by a mile on the productivity + durability. Of course, the big IF with Walton is the injuries.

By my count, Walton had a PEAK of only 1.5 years. Blazers win title in 1977. In the 77/78 season...Blazers are off to a 50-10 start. They're rolling! And then the next Walton injury hits, he's out for the season.

They lose in 1st rd vs SEA (who won the West, btw). It was a YOUNG Blazer roster. How many titles would they have won?

Walton had passing skills that very few big-men had. He was comfortable away from the hoop. I know it's crazy to say, but I think he impacted the game in more ways.

Yeah, it's a shame Walton's career was plagued by injuries, and for that reason I find it hard to compare. No doubt he was great. We will never know how it would've played out had he been healthy.

[spurginobili]

This video is for Spurs. Check out the David Robinson coming out party.

David is playing vs a young Seikaly (btw). Talk about a man among boys. It was even funnier to watch David play vs the Patriot League foes:

Haha, great find Chucky. Robinson was insanely athletic. As great as Big 5-0 was as a player, he's a better human being. His philanthropy in setting up the Carver Academy in San Antonio puts him in an exclusive class of humanitarian.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Haha, great find Chucky. Robinson was insanely athletic. As great as Big 5-0 was as a player, he's a better human being. His philanthropy in setting up the Carver Academy in San Antonio puts him in an exclusive class of humanitarian.

You bet, Spurs. Always came across as a great guy. Imagine having that type of athletic skill + still being humble.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

KLC, remember this guy? I didn't. Walt Williams of the White Sox.

This picture looks cartoonish, but he really was that big:

[ChuckyTheGoat]

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[Mr KLC]

[Art Vandelay]

Expensive call back in the day -- Nice find!

[ChuckyTheGoat]

That was slightly b4 my time. But finding scores quickly used to be a real thing.

0:25 Is that a cameo by BRUCE jenner?

[spurginobili]

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Spurs, in that WWOS intro, cliff diving is one of the 1st sports. It showed up on Cheap Seats. Scroll to 3:36:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv3UPvZU8-8

[spurginobili]

Spurs, in that WWOS intro, cliff diving is one of the 1st sports. It showed up on Cheap Seats. Scroll to 3:36:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv3UPvZU8-8

I remember watching cliff diving on WWOS. If I remember correctly WWOS aired on Saturdays in the afternoon.

I dove off a high board a few times, but no one could pay me enough to cliff dive. Those guys doing front & back flips. No way

[19th Hole]

Spurs, in that WWOS intro, cliff diving is one of the 1st sports. It showed up on Cheap Seats. Scroll to 3:36:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv3UPvZU8-8

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ThanksGuys,
I enjoyed the posts very much.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

You bet, 19th hole. I said that this was a great thread. I just hope to match KLC's great content.

PS, the Sklar Bros are very funny guys. I find their humor to be spot-on.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Gonna post a couple videos. Note: they're good...but long.

Tim Russert is like a kid in a candy store, interviewing Yogi Berra + Whitey Ford. They re-play Jackie Robinson's famous steal of home. And a special guest around 25:00:

Whitey Ford made a funny comment. Implied that he could get hammered more often than Mantle, b/c Whitey drank any nite that he wasn't STARTING the next day.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Another classic. Boston reporter Bob Lobel interviews the Boston Legends Orr/Bird/TedWilliams:

[MinnesotaFats]

I remember watching cliff diving on WWOS. If I remember correctly WWOS aired on Saturdays in the afternoon.

I dove off a high board a few times, but no one could pay me enough to cliff dive. Those guys doing front & back flips. No way

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I did this into a 50,000 yr old sinkhole in Mexico

Thought I was gonna drown. The impact is horrible, then I sunk and sunk and sunk some more.

Musta swallowed a gallon of dirty Mexico water.

Probably immune to everything for life now.

The heart was pumping loud and hard on the way over the edge, that's the hardest part...the edge!

[HockeyRocks]

KLC, remember this guy? I didn't. Walt Williams of the White Sox.

This picture looks cartoonish, but he really was that big:

Walt "N0-Neck" Williams he was called due to his short stature and short neck.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Walt "N0-Neck" Williams he was called due to his short stature and short neck.

yEAH, HOCKEY, I just don't remember him.

I saw the photo, and he looked so out-of-place. That was 1971, >20years b4 a lot of steroid use. I'm sure he was natural.

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[BOA12]

yEAH, HOCKEY, I just don't remember him.

I saw the photo, and he looked so out-of-place. That was 1971, >20years b4 a lot of steroid use. I'm sure he was natural.

Played in part of 5 decades as I remember.

[BOA12]

Yep! Thank the Lord for Ray Kroc! They almost became the Washington Stars. The Brown uniforms still exist because of what he did.

McDonald's colors too.

[spurginobili]

exxonmobil store locator number

I did this into a 50,000 yr old sinkhole in Mexico

Thought I was gonna drown. The impact is horrible, then I sunk and sunk and sunk some more.

Musta swallowed a gallon of dirty Mexico water.

Probably immune to everything for life now.

The heart was pumping loud and hard on the way over the edge, that's the hardest part...the edge!

[DoctorStrong]

Another classic. Boston reporter Bob Lobel interviews the Boston Legends Orr/Bird/TedWilliams:

I like this a lot

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I like this a lot

Salud, Dr. It was very good.

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