Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This video features a curated selection of Texas and San Antonio–area commercials that aired on ESPN during football coverage in 1988, digitized from original VHS recordings.

While many ESPN broadcasts carried national advertising, regional and local businesses were also prominently featured, especially automotive dealerships and home-related services from Texas markets. These commercials offer a rare look at how San Antonio and Texas advertisers reached sports audiences in the late 1980s.

Featured advertisers include Gillespie Ford, Smith Chevy, Beds Unlimited (San Antonio), and T.A. Anderson Motor Homes, along with other regional Texas businesses. The commercials are presented in a broadcast-style order representative of ESPN ad breaks, rather than the exact original sequence.

📼 Digitized from original tape
📺 Aired on ESPN
🗓 1988

🔗 Watch the complete ESPN commercial block from September 8, 1988:
youtu.be/H5qd3_2LEzo

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