Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In my last article, I wrote about the first World's Strongest Man contest in 1977. Olympic weightlifter Bruce Wilhelm easily won the competition and returned in 1978 to defend his title. The total number of competitors increased from eight in 1977 to ten in 1978, but Wilhelm was the only one returning from the previous year.

While last year's competition had only one non-American participant, this year had three. The ten events remained the same, and the venue remained the same, Universal Tour Center in Hollywood.

You can read the full blog post here.

YESTERDAY'S SPORTS BACKGROUND

Host Mark Morthier grew up in New Jersey just across the river from New York City during the 1970s, a great time for sports in the area. He relives great moments from this time and beyond, focusing on football, baseball, basketball, and boxing. You may even see a little Olympic Weightlifting in the mix, as Mark competed for eight years. See Mark's book below.

No Nonsense, Old School Weight Training: A Guide For People With Limited Time

Running Wild: (Growing Up In The 1970s)

We cover the top moments on April 4, Sports History, birthdays of Hall of Fame players, and more.

Find out more on PigskinDispatch.com and JerseyDispatch.com. Special Thanks to J. Daniel of 80sBaseball.com

We want to thank the following sources for their brilliant work that may have given us inspiration and information in today's episode.

OnThisDay.com

80sBaseball.com

Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

NBA.com

NFL.com

MLB.com

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Catch the Hockey, Football, Basketball, and Baseball Hall of Fame birthdays, big MLB signings, trades, and more for April 3.

There is more on our websites Pigskin Dispatch and Jersey Dispatch.

We want to thank the following sources for their brilliant work that may have given us inspiration and information in today's episode.

OnThisDay.com

80sBaseball.com

Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

NBA.com

NFL.com

MLB.com

Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football and Sports History news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber . 

Author Dave Jordan joined us recently to discuss a book he wrote a few years back with a baseball legend, Dave Parker. The book titled: Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood chronicles the Hall of Fame Baseball career of Mr. Parker.

Here is the blog post link

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On a morning where the cherry blossoms were blooming and Scott was watching his UAB Blazers lose a heart breaker at the NIT, Greg sat down with ⁠Ken Crippen⁠, founder and executive director of ⁠The Football Learning Academy⁠, to discuss the mission of the FLA and his thoughts on how the game has changed over the decades. The online academy is the first educational institution devoted to the instruction on the history of the gridiron game, with proceeds benefiting retired players. Ken is also the former president of ⁠the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA)⁠. He has been researching and writing about pro football history for over twenty years. In that time, he has published two books, ⁠including one about the original Buffalo Bills⁠, and numerous articles. He has also won multiple writing awards, including the 2012 ⁠Professional Football Writers Association (PFWA)⁠ Dick Connor Writing Award for feature writing, and the 2011 Ralph Hay Award by the PFRA for lifetime achievement in pro football history.

The top events in sports history on April 2 included an NBA MVP, a baseball trade, and multiple sports Hall of Fame individuals celebrating birthdays.

There is more on our websites of Pigskin Dispatch and Jersey Dispatch.

Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football and Sports History news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriber . 

We want to thank the following sources for their brilliant work that may have given us inspiration and information in today's episode.

OnThisDay.com

80sBaseball.com

Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

NBA.com

NFL.com

MLB.com

In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast Dana Auguster talks about the this year's final four in Houston. Some consider this National Semifinal to be unprecedented, yet we have seen this before.

Connecticut, San Diego State, Miami and Florida Atlantic will battle in NRG Stadium for the right to be called National Champion 2023.

This is the fourth Final four since 1980 where no number one seeds reached the national semifinal round and only the second since 1970 where there are three teams that are making their debuts in the Final Four.

In the second segment of the show, Dana Auguster will highlight the three other times that the final four was been contested in H-Town including one of the most memorable finishes in tournament history.

To round out the show, we will highlight the first "Modern" Final Four. The 1980 Final Four that featured eventual champion Louisville, Purdue, Iowa and UCLA and none of those teams were top seeds in their region.

Listen to some of the top events in North American Sports History by some of the greatest athletes that have ever suited up the gear to entertain us. This is the April 1 edition and features a Pigskin Dispatch sneak peek, a birthday event on Pop Warner that will air on April 5, featuring Warner biographer Jeff Miller.

You can find out more on the Jersey Dispatch website as well.

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode we debut our new "Dark Years" series, where we discuss the years AFTER some of the great dynasties in sports history. First up: The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1980's. They won four Super Bowls under Chuck Noll in the 1970's but struggled to replace aging veterans in the decade that followed.

For further reading:

Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the Pittsburgh Steelers by Gary Pomerantz.

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One Guy With a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Previewing the AL East and AL Central Part 1 of 3

ABOUT ONE GUY WITH A MIC PRESENTS: HISTORY OF DINGERS AND DUNKS

I am Chad Cain your host of One Guy with a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks. I am going to be bringing the history of baseball and basketball to life. For every one of you that doesn’t know anything about the history of baseball or basketball, this is your place to learn.

If you know some knowledge about baseball and basketball this is your place to know more. If you have more knowledge than others around you this is your safe space. I can always learn from each and every one of you as well.