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Jake Lamotta Admits Taking a Dive in Boxing Match (June 14, 1960)

Foggy Melson Sports 2026-09-23 | Jake Lamotta Admits Taking a Dive in Boxing Match (June 14, 1960)

Billie Jean King Interview (April 30, 1987)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, she was the U.S. captain in the Federation Cup.

King is an advocate of gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice.[2] In 1973, at the age of 29, she famously won the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs.[3] King was also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation. She was instrumental in persuading cigarette brand Virginia Slims to sponsor women's tennis in the 1970s and went on to serve on the board of their parent company Philip Morris in the 2000s.

Regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time,[4][5][6][7] King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. The Fed Cup Award of Excellence was bestowed on her in 2010. In 1972, she was the joint winner, with John Wooden, of the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award and was one of the Time Persons of the Year in 1975. She has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year lifetime achievement award. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1990, and in 2006, the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In 2018, she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, the Federation Cup was renamed the Billie Jean King Cup in her honor. In 2022, she was awarded the French Legion of Honour.

Billie Jean King Interview on Evonne Goolagong (July 30, 1979)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley AC MBE (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.

At the age of 19, she won the French Open singles and the Australian Open doubles championships (the latter with Margaret Court). She won the women's singles tournament at Wimbledon in 1971.[1] In 1980, she became the first mother to win Wimbledon in 66 years. Goolagong went on to win 14 Grand Slam tournament titles: seven in singles (four at the Australian Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the French Open), six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles. She represented Australia in three Fed Cup competitions, winning the title in 1971, 1973 and 1974, and was Fed Cup captain for three consecutive years. After retiring from professional tennis in 1983, Goolagong played in senior invitational competitions, endorsed a variety of products, worked as a touring professional, and held sports-related leadership roles.

Goolagong was named Australian of the Year in 1971. She was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1972 and as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1982. Goolagong was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985, the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Aboriginal Sporting Hall of Fame in 1989.[2] She leads the Goolagong National Development Camp for Indigenous boys and girls, which encourages Indigenous youth to stay in school.

Kathy Rinaldi Interview at Wimbledon (June 24, 1981)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Footage of tennis player Kathy Rinaldi competing at Wimbledon and speaking with reporter on-camera.
Natural sound and silent footage

Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel (born March 24, 1967) is a former professional American tennis player, who retired in September 1997. In her career, she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached the semifinals of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships.

Career
Rinaldi reached her highest career ranking on May 26, 1986, when she was ranked world No. 7. The recipient of WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 1981 and WTA Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1989, she had career wins over top players such as Steffi Graf, Jana Novotná, Sue Barker, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlíková, Wendy Turnbull, Manuela Maleeva, Dianne Fromholtz, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Sylvia Hanika, Kathy Jordan, Jo Durie, and Natasha Zvereva.

Rinaldi was the youngest player to win a match at Wimbledon (14 years, 91 days) in 1981, a record that stood until 1990. After the 1987 French Open, she suffered a freak injury in Monte Carlo, slipping on stairs, and in trying to catch herself, fracturing her right thumb. This injury sidelined her for rest of the year. She was a member of the US Wightman Cup Team in 1983, 1985, and 1986.

Fed Cup
In December 2016, Rinaldi was appointed as the captain of the United States Fed Cup team, succeeding Mary Joe Fernandez.[1][2] In her first year as Fed Cup captain, the U.S. won the 2017 Fed Cup.

Family

Rinaldi married Brad Stunkel, her high school sweetheart, on December 11, 1993, and adopted his surname. She gave birth to a son, Bradley Benton Stunkel Jr., on February 8, 1995. The family currently resides in Palm City, Florida.

Awards and recognitions
1981: WTA Most Impressive Newcomer of the Year
1989: WTA Comeback of the Year

Disabled Vietnam Veteran Dave Hill Coaches Hank Aaron Little League Baseball in Atlanta (Jun 2 1981)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Dave Hill, disabled Vietnam War veteran, coaches little league baseball team. On-camera interview with Hill describing his experiences coaching the team. Unidentified parent of player discusses Hill's positive influence on players. Footage of Hill coaching players while parents observe the baseball practice.
Natural sound and VoiceOver narration
Reporter: Elder, Walt, Action News

Cleveland Indians Bob Feller Interview at Old-Timers Game (July 5, 1972)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians between 1936 and 1956. In a career spanning 570 games, Feller pitched 3,827 innings and posted a win–loss record of 266–162, with 279 complete games, 44 shutouts, and a 3.25 earned run average (ERA). His career 2,581 strikeouts were third all-time upon his retirement.

A prodigy who bypassed baseball's minor leagues, Feller made his debut with the Indians at the age of 17. His career was interrupted by four years of military service (1942–1945) as a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer aboard USS Alabama during World War II. Feller became the first pitcher to win 24 games in a season before the age of 21. He threw no-hitters in 1940, 1946, and 1951, and 12 one-hitters, both records at his retirement. He helped the Indians win a World Series title in 1948 and an American League-record 111 wins and the pennant in 1954. Feller led the American League in wins six times and in strikeouts seven times. In 1946 he recorded 348 strikeouts, the most since 1904 and then believed to be a record.

An eight-time All-Star, Feller was ranked 36th on Sporting News's 1999 list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and was named the publication's "greatest pitcher of his time". He was a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. Baseball Hall of Fame member Ted Williams called Feller "the fastest and best pitcher I ever saw during my career."[1] Hall of Famer Stan Musial believed he was "probably the greatest pitcher of our era."[1] He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 on his first ballot with the then fourth highest percentage of votes. He was elected the inaugural President of the Major League Baseball Players' Association and both organized and participated in barnstorm exhibition games which featured players from both the Major and Negro leagues. Feller died at the age of 92 in 2010.

Georgia Bulldogs Ken Rosemond Interview (September 7, 1967)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Kenneth W. Rosemond (October 30, 1930 – April 10, 1993) was an American college basketball coach. Rosemond played college basketball at the University of North Carolina under future Hall of Fame coach Frank McGuire and was a member of the school's first national championship team, the undefeated 1956–57 Tar Heel squad.

Following his college career, Rosemond became a coach. He was Dean Smith's first assistant coach, serving on Smith's staff from 1961 until 1965. He was then named head coach at the University of Georgia, where he coached for seven seasons, from 1965 until he was dismissed in 1973, compiling a record of 92–111 (.453).[1]

Rosemond died on April 10, 1993.

Florida State Seminoles Bill Peterson Interview on Controversial 1966 Gators Game (Sept. 7, 1967)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | November 25, 1966 – Florida 22, Florida State 19

Fast approaching 50 years since the match-up at Doak Campbell Stadium, Lane Fenner’s name lives on infamously. The record shows that the Gators won the game behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier’s three touchdown passes, but the debate as to whether Fenner pulled in a 45-yard TD pass from FSU quarterback Gary Pajcic with 17 seconds to play, will rage on forever. The officials said the 6-foot-5 Fenner never had possession of the ball as he slid out of bounds, though photos of the play tell a different story. So did the FSU school newspaper, which proclaimed a Seminoles “victory” as do thousands of fans to this day.

William E. Peterson (May 15, 1920 – August 5, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. His career included head coaching stops at Florida State University, Rice University and with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the unique characters in college sports, Peterson is credited with bringing the pro passing game to college football. He is also known as the "Coach of Coaches", having tutored such coaches as Joe Gibbs, Bill Parcells, Bobby Bowden, Don James, Dan Henning, Ken Meyer and many others. Coach "Pete", as he was known, is also remembered for his reshaping of the English language. One of his more novel expressions was to have his team "pair off in groups of threes, then line up in a circle." Beyond his trials with syntax, Peterson is best remembered for bringing the Seminoles to the forefront of college football, using pro-style offenses and a much feared passing game.

Youth and family life
Born in Toronto, Ohio, Bill Peterson was the eldest of six children. When his father died at the age of twelve, Peterson thought his dream of coaching had died as well. He recounted those feelings in his book, Building from the Start:

Visions of playing and someday coaching football would walk through my mind. I would bite my lip, fight back the tears, and roll my face into the pillow. "Bill Peterson", I would say, "You have no right to think about such things. They are for other people." Finally, I would sleep, but the dreams would fill my young mind. I'm glad they did.

Peterson persevered and ultimately earned a degree from Ohio Northern University in 1946. Playing end on the football team, Peterson was selected as a team captain. It was there that he met his wife, Marge, with whom he would be married for 52 years. Together, the couple had five sons. His second youngest son, Bill Jr., is currently the athletics director at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. Peterson's brother, Jack Peterson, was the head football coach at Wofford College from 1971 until 1973.

Coaching career

Peterson began his coaching career as a high school coach in Ohio, recording a 51–22–3 record before joining Paul Dietzel in 1955 as an assistant coach at LSU. Working as the Tigers offensive line coach, Peterson was considered an integral part of the coaching staff that led the Tigers to the 1958 national championship. Peterson's work at LSU resulted in his being named the head football coach at Florida State in December 1959.

According to Florida State's 2008 football media guide, "Florida State's arrival on the national map occurred during Peterson's eleven seasons as head coach." While at FSU, Peterson would be recognized for his offensive innovations as well as a number of significant firsts for that fledgling football program. Peterson became the first Seminole coach to beat the University of Florida, a 16–7 win at Doak Campbell Stadium. Peterson also coached the Seminoles to their first win ever at Florida Field. Under Peterson, Fred Biletnikoff would become the Seminoles first All-American. Peterson also recruited the Seminoles' first black football players, including J.T. Thomas, the first black to ever play varsity football at FSU. In recognition of his many accomplishments at Florida State, "H" style goal posts were added to the field at Doak Campbell Stadium in 2002 and have been named, "Pete's Posts".

Los Angeles Rams George Allen Interview (November 18, 1967)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | George Herbert Allen (April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 to 1970 and the Washington Redskins from 1971 to 1977. Allen led his teams to winning records in all 12 of his seasons as an NFL head coach, compiling an overall regular-season record of 116–47–5. Seven of his teams qualified for the NFL playoffs, including the 1972 Washington Redskins, who reached Super Bowl VII, losing to Don Shula's Miami Dolphins. Allen made a brief return as head coach of the Rams in 1978, but was fired before the regular season commenced.

Allen began his coaching career at the college football level, serving as head football coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa from 1948 to 1950 and Whittier College in Whittier, California from 1951 to 1956. He moved to the NFL in 1957 as an assistant coach for the Rams under head coach Sid Gillman. Allen then spent eight years, from 1958 to 1965, as an assistant coach and head of player personnel for the NFL's Chicago Bears before returning to the Rams as head coach in 1966.

After three years as a broadcaster for CBS Sports, from 1978 and 1981, and a short stint as an executive with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1982, Allen resumed coaching in 1983 as head coach for the Chicago Blitz of the newly formed United States Football League (USFL). The following year, he served as head coach of the USFL's Arizona Wranglers, leading them to the league's title game, where the Wranglers lost to the Philadelphia Stars. After a second hiatus from coaching, Allen returned to the game a final time, serving as head football coach for one season, in 1990, at California State University, Long Beach. In ten seasons as a college football head coach, Allen amassed a record of 53–38–7.

Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. His eldest son, George Allen is a Republican politician who served as Governor of and United States Senator from Virginia. His second son, Bruce, followed his father's footsteps as a football coach and executive, serving as general manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Redskins of the NFL.

Chris Evert Defeats Sharon Walsh at the Little Mo Classic (September 16, 1975)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-30 | Sharon Walsh-Arnold (née Walsh; born February 24, 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Walsh enjoyed a long career, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990.[2] She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to Barbara Jordan. She reached the fourth round of the 1981 US Open and the final of the doubles there the following year with Barbara Potter. She did not claim a WTA Tour singles title, but she had some success against top players, beating Hana Mandlíková in both their encounters (Christchurch 1978 and Australian Open 1983).[3] She achieved her highest singles ranking of 22 in 1982, but was regarded as a doubles player, winning 30 titles in all.

Walsh married Michael H. Pete on April 20, 1985 in Sausalito, California. She competed as Sharon Walsh-Pete as from May 1985. Currently(2011) she is married to Steve Arnold and lives in Colorado Springs where she has been a tennis teacher since 2001.[1]

Virginia Wade Defeats Lesley Hunt at the Little Mo Classic (September 15, 1975)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-29 | Lesley Hunt (born 29 May 1950) is a former tennis player from Perth, Western Australia.

Particularly noted as a junior player, in 1964 at the age of 14 she won a rare double in the Western Australian Women's open, taking both the Open and Junior titles. She won the Australian junior championship in 1967 and 1968 and reached the final of the Wimbledon Junior Invitational in 1968. That year she also won the French and United States Junior Championships.[2] In 1968, she won the Australian and French Open Junior titles and the Australian Open Junior title again the following year.

In 1974 she was ranked number 3 in Australia. Between 1967 and 1979 she was never outside the top six in Australia, playing among contemporaries Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull.

Hunt was seeded once in the United States championships (number 8 in 1974); twice at the French Championships (number 4 in 1976 and 7 in 1977; and once at the Australian Championships (number 5 in 1974). She was runner-up in the 1971 Virginia Slims tournament, losing to Margaret Court and in 1976 reached the final of the Italian Open. In 1978, she made her first international open victory with a win in the Swiss Open. She reached the finals of the Canadian and Italian Opens in the same year as well as the quarterfinals at the US Open.

As a doubles player, she won the U.S Open Hardcourt and Claycourt titles with Evonne Goolagong.

In December 1970, she joined with Court and Goolagong in the 1971 Federation Cup victory over Great Britain at Royal King's Park Tennis Club. In the final match, she partnered with Court, beating Virginia Wade and Winnie Shaw.

Hunt was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions in 1993.

Chris Evert Defeats Sue Mappin at the Little Mo Classic (September 15, 1975)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-29 | The 1975 Little Mo Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the 1975 Women's International Grand Prixs. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from September 15 through September 21, 1975.[2] First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.[2] The tournament was named after Maureen Connolly and held to benefit the tennis foundation in her name.[3]

Finals
Singles
United States Chris Evert defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 6–0

It was Evert's 13th singles title of the year and the 52nd of her career.
Doubles
United States Chris Evert / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Sue Mappin (born 7 November 1947) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who was active in the 1960s and 1970s.

Mappin won the British under-21 championships in 1966.[1]

During her career, Mappin competed at all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best singles performance was reaching the third round at the 1974 US Open and the 1977 French Open.[2] The second round was also her best result at the Australian Open which she achieved in 1975.

In Grand Slam doubles, Mappin made it to the semifinals on three occasions; at the French Open in 1977 and at Wimbledon in 1976 and 1977, each time with compatriot Lesley Charles.

Mappin was a member of the British team that competed in the Wightman Cup in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1978. In all editions, she played one doubles match and compiled a 1–3 win–loss record. Her win in 1974, teaming with Lesley Charles, contributed to the victory for the British team.[3]

In 1974, Mappin won 15 doubles titles with Charles, mainly on the British circuit.[4] That year, she played half a season for the Indiana Loves in World TeamTennis. She won the BP New Zealand championships in 1975, defeating Evonne Goolagong in the quarterfinal and doubles partner Charles in the final.[5]

After her retirement as a player in 1978, she joined the Lawn Tennis Association as national women's team manager.[6][7] Later, she became head of the Cliff Richard Tennis Development Trust, a charity to provide tennis opportunities for children.[8] In 2011, she received the LTWA Award from the Lawn Tennis Writers Association.[9]

Dallas Cowboys Dan Reeves Interview (September 1, 1967)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-29 | Daniel Edward Reeves (January 19, 1944 – January 1, 2022) was an American football running back and coach in the National Football League (NFL). During his 38 years in the NFL, Reeves participated in nine Super Bowls, the third most for an individual. He was a head coach for 23 seasons, a position he held with the Denver Broncos from 1981 to 1992, the New York Giants from 1993 to 1996, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1997 to 2003. As a player, he spent his eight-season career with the Dallas Cowboys, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 1965.

Reeves made his first two Super Bowl appearances during his playing career, winning one in Super Bowl VI. He began his coaching career in 1972 as an assistant for Cowboys, where he made three championship appearances and was part of the staff that won Super Bowl XII. As the head coach of the Broncos for twelve seasons, Reeves led the team to three championship appearances in Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXII, and Super Bowl XXIV, each of which ended in defeat. Following four seasons as the head coach of the Giants, Reeves served as the Falcons' head coach for seven seasons. His most successful season with the Falcons was when he led the franchise to their championship debut in Super Bowl XXXIII, in which he was defeated by his former team, the Broncos.[1] For his accomplishments in Denver, Reeves was inducted to the Broncos Ring of Fame in 2014.

One of only nine NFL head coaches to win 200 career games, Reeves has the most playoff wins (eleven, tied with Marv Levy) and Super Bowl appearances (four, tied with Levy and Bud Grant) among NFL head coaches to not win a championship. He is also tied with Jeff Fisher for the most regular season losses in the NFL at 165, although Reeves has a higher winning percentage. Reeves and Marty Schottenheimer are the only eligible NFL head coaches with 200 career wins that have not been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Henry Matthews Interview on Muhammad Ali and Upcoming Walter Irby Fight (September 1, 1967)

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Atlanta Hawks Cotton Fitzsimmons Interview (September 1, 1973)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-29 | Lowell Gibbs "Cotton" Fitzsimmons (October 7, 1931 – July 24, 2004) was an American college and NBA basketball coach. A native of Bowling Green, Missouri, he attended and played basketball at Hannibal-LaGrange Junior College in Hannibal, Missouri and Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He coached the Phoenix Suns three times, was named the NBA Coach of the Year twice, and is often credited as the architect of the Suns' success of the late 1980s and early to middle 1990s. Fitzsimmons won 1,089 games in his coaching career: 223 games at the junior college level, 34 at the Division I college level and 832 in the NBA.

On May 16, 2021, it was announced that Fitzsimmons was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The Class of 2021 enshrinement ceremony occurred on September 11, 2021.[1]

Atlanta Hawks Herm Gilliam Interview (September 1, 1973)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-29 | Herman L. Gilliam Jr. (April 5, 1947 – April 16, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1969 to 1977, winning a championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in his final season.

College career
Herm Gilliam attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He played under head coach George King and alongside Billy Keller and three-time All-American Rick Mount. He was an honored co-captain of the Boilermakers in both his junior and senior years and helped lead the Boilers to an NCAA Finals appearance in 1969. He led Purdue with 8.5 rebounds per game his senior season and received First Team All-Big Ten honors. He twice received Purdue's Most Valuable Player award and was the recipient of the Ward Lambert Scholarship Trophy for scholastic excellence. In three varsity seasons at Purdue, the 6'3" and 190 lb guard scored 1,118 points and finished his collegiate career in 5th place among the school's all-time scoring leaders, averaging 16 points a game. After his junior season, Herm declined to leave before his senior year for a chance to play for the Chicago Bulls, whom he was drafted by in the 13th round of the 1968 NBA draft. In 2006, he was inducted in the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional career
Cincinnati Royals, Buffalo Braves
Gilliam was selected by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1969 ABA draft and by the Cincinnati Royals in the first round (8th pick) of the 1969 NBA draft. He averaged 7.5 points a game in his rookie season while playing in Cincinnati. He missed the last few weeks of the season due to him serving six months of military duty.[1] After his first season, Gilliam was selected by the Buffalo Braves, an expansion team, in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft.[2] He spent the 1970–71 season with Buffalo, averaging 11.2 points and just over 4 rebounds a game.

Atlanta Hawks
During his honeymoon, "Bitty", as he was known to teammates, was traded to the Atlanta Hawks on July 23, 1971, to start the 1971–72 season. Working with the likes of Lou Hudson and Pete Maravich in the backcourt, he averaged 10.2 points a game and had career high 83.8 free-throw percentage, connecting with 145 on the season. He scored his season high of 30 points vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 19, 1972. Herm's best career season came during the 1972–73 campaign, where he averaged 14 points and 5.25 rebounds a game with a .468 field goal percentage, while leading the Hawks in steals. In his only season in which he scored over 1,000 points (1,665), he scored a career high 35 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 26, 1973. During his four seasons with Atlanta, he averaged 12.5 points a game, including his career high of 14.1 during the 1973–74 season.

Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers
On October 22, 1975, Gilliam was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. Gilliam suffered from a knee injury during the 1975–76 season, but rallied back and scored his season high 24 points in a game. After an injury-prone season with the SuperSonics, Gilliam was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, where he won an NBA championship ring with the likes of Bill Walton during his final season in 1977. Early in the season Gilliam was unhappy with his playing time. However, he refused a trade to New Orleans, a team which promised him more playing time, to stay in Portland, as he felt the Trail Blazers gave him a greater chance at winning a championship.[3] Gilliam's best game of the season came in game four of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, where he scored 24 points on 12 of 18 shooting from the field.[3] David Halberstam described his contributions in this game in his book The Breaks of the Game.[3]

As the season progressed his (Gilliam's) playing time increased. In the crucial playoff series against Los Angeles, a team which had beaten Portland all four regular season games [sic: the Trail Blazers actually won the final meeting 145–116, a home game which was their, but not the Lakers', final game of the regular season], he played one memorable game. Thereafter his teammates referred to it simply as Herm's Game. Los Angeles was playing at home and playing a strong game, and it led 77–70 going into the fourth quarter. Herm Gilliam started the fourth quarter for Portland and played brilliantly, scoring, stealing the ball, scoring again, hitting difficult off-balance shots, making one particular shot, a falling away jump shot off the wrong foot, with Ramsay, it was said, on the bench shouting as he took the shot, "No, no, no....Yes!" Portland, largely through his efforts had gone on to win...

Retirement
After retiring from the NBA, he took a job with United Parcel Service where he worked for 15 years, eventually being promoted to managing the company's Corvallis–Albany hub.

Gilliam died of a heart attack on April 16, 2005, in Salem, Oregon.[6]

Chris Evert Interview (September 17, 1975)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-29 | Christine Marie Evert (/ˈɛvərt/; born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles (tied with Serena Williams). Evert was ranked world No. 1 for 260 weeks, and was the year-end world No. 1 singles player seven times (1974–78, 1980, 1981).[3] Alongside Martina Navratilova, her greatest rival, Evert dominated women's tennis for much of the 1970s and 1980s.

Evert contested 34 major singles finals, a record for women's tennis.[4] In singles, Evert reached the semifinals or better in 52 of the 56 majors she played, including at 34 consecutive majors entered from the 1971 US Open through the 1983 French Open.[5] She never lost in the first or second round of a major, and lost in the third round only twice. Evert holds the record of most consecutive years (13) of winning at least one major title.[6] Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 89.97% (1309–146) is the second highest in the Open Era, for men or women.[7][8][9] On clay courts, Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 94.55% (382–22) remains a WTA Tour record. She also won three major doubles titles, two partnering Navratilova and one partnering Olga Morozova.

Evert served as president of the Women's Tennis Association for eleven years, 1975–76 and 1983–91. She was awarded the Philippe Chatrier award and inducted into the Hall of Fame. In later life, Evert was a coach and is now an analyst for ESPN, and has a line of tennis and active apparel.

Chris Evert Defeats Martina Navratilova at the Little Mo Classic (September 22, 1975)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-28 | The 1975 Little Mo Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the 1975 Women's International Grand Prixs. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from September 15 through September 21, 1975.[2] First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.[2] The tournament was named after Maureen Connolly and held to benefit the tennis foundation in her name.[3]

Finals
Singles
United States Chris Evert defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 6–0

It was Evert's 13th singles title of the year and the 52nd of her career.
Doubles
United States Chris Evert / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Oklahoma Sooners Wayman Tisdale Interview (March 14, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009)[1] was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma,[2] he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]

Early life
Tisdale was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] His father, Louis Tisdale, was a well-known pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving for 21 years as senior pastor of Friendship Church;[4] After his father died in 1997, the former Osage Expressway in Tulsa was named L.L. Tisdale Parkway in his honor.[5] Wayman's older brother Weldon served as the church's pastor 1997–2018.[6][7]

Growing up, Tisdale was not interested in basketball. When older brothers Weldon and William played pickup games he usually quit before they finished, retreating to the family's sandbox. However, Tisdale began taking to the sport in the eighth grade when he first learned to dunk.[6]

He met his future wife Regina in April 1981 at church. They were juniors at different Tulsa high schools, and she did not know he was one of the most heavily recruited basketball players in the country.[6]

Tisdale called music his "first love." Throughout his youth, and continuing through his college basketball career, he played bass guitar at his father's church.

Music and church were so important to Tisdale that after recruiting him to the University of Oklahoma, Sooners head coach Billy Tubbs changed the team's practice schedule. He moved the team's Sunday practice from the morning to the evening to allow Tisdale to play at morning services in his father's church in Tulsa.[6]

Basketball career

Tisdale and Charles Barkley lift Nancy Reagan to a basketball hoop during a 1988 game
Tisdale graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he grew up. As a college player at the University of Oklahoma from 1982 to 1985, he was a three-time Big Eight Conference Player of the Year and the first player in collegiate history to be named a first-team All American by the Associated Press in his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.[8] He still holds the record at Oklahoma for the most points scored by any player through his freshman and sophomore seasons. He won a gold medal as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team coached by Indiana University's Bobby Knight, the last gold medal winning American basketball team with amateur players. The Indiana Pacers made Tisdale the second overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft.

As a power forward, Tisdale averaged over 15 points and six rebounds per game in a 12-season professional career with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns. His best season was in 1989–90 with the Kings, when he averaged 22.3 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Tisdale retired in 1997 to focus on his musical career.

Tisdale's jersey number (23) was retired by the University of Oklahoma in 1997.[8] When Blake Griffin was granted permission to wear it during his career at OU (2007–2009), he sought and received Tisdale's blessing before accepting it.

The outstanding freshman award in the NCAA is named the Wayman Tisdale Award.[9]

Tisdale died on May 15, 2009, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, where his wife had taken him when he had trouble breathing. She later confirmed that he died after his esophagus ruptured following radiation treatments for his cancer.[18] Tisdale's agent described his death as a "great shock" and noted that Tisdale had been planning to go into the recording studio the following week for a project with jazz guitarist Norman Brown.[19]

On May 21, 2009, 4,000 mourners attended Tisdale's memorial service at the BOK Center in Tulsa.[20] In June 2009, the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa announced that its new specialty health clinic in north Tulsa would be named in Tisdale's honor.[21]

According to the liner notes, Toby Keith's 2009 album American Ride is "dedicated in memory of Wayman and Noel McFarland." The album includes the song "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)," a tribute to Tisdale featuring Keith, Dave Koz, Marcus Miller, and Arthur Thompson. Keith had intended to play the song at Wayman's funeral but performed Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" instead because he wasn't emotionally ready to play "Cryin' for Me" (which opens with Wayman's outgoing voicemail message.)

According to a note in the album sleeve, the song "Bright" by guitarist Peter White (Good Day, 2009) was dedicated "to the memory of Wayman Tisdale, whose spirit never failed to brighten our lives." White said: "The guy was always so happy, so positive, always had a smile, always made you feel great. Even before his death, I'd always called this song 'Bright,' because it sounded uplifting and happy and funny. Then I realized that it would be the perfect song to dedicate to Wayman, because that was the way he came across to the world."[22]

Montreal Expos Mike Fuentes Interview (March 3, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Michael Jay Fuentes (born July 11, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He attended Florida State University, where he was the 1981 recipient of the Golden Spikes Award.

Career
Fuentes was selected by the Montreal Expos with their second-round pick in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.[1] Fuentes was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1983, with the Expos. He played in a total of nine games in the majors, eight as a pinch hitter or pinch runner and one in left field. He went 2-for-8 at the plate, with no extra base hits or RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals Enos Slaughter Interview (March 3, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 – August 12, 2002), nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He played for 19 seasons on four major league teams from 1938 to 1942 and 1946 to 1959. He is noted primarily for his playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and famously scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series for the Cardinals. A ten-time All-Star, he has been elected to both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.

Early life
Slaughter was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, where he earned the nickname "Country".[1] In 1935, scout Billy Southworth signed him for the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]

Career
Minor leagues
The Martinsville Manufacturers were Slaughter's first professional team, in 1935.[2] When Slaughter was a minor leaguer in Columbus, Georgia, he went running towards the dugout from his position in the outfield, slowed down near the infield, and began walking the rest of the way. Manager Eddie Dyer told him, "Son, if you're tired, we'll try to get you some help." During the remainder of his major-league career, Slaughter ran everywhere he went on a baseball field.[3] In 1937, he had 245 hits and 147 runs scored for Columbus.[4]

Major leagues

After debuting with the Cardinals in 1938, Slaughter became an everyday outfielder for them in 1939.[2]

Slaughter was known for his hustle, especially for running hard to first base on walks, a habit later imitated by Pete Rose and David Eckstein.

Slaughter was reported at the time as being one of the leaders in racial taunting against the first black major league player, Jackie Robinson, and was accused of conspiring with teammate Terry Moore in an attempt to get the Cardinals to refuse to play Brooklyn with Robinson on the field. Sportswriter Bob Broeg, who covered the team at that time, refutes this claim and says that NL president Ford Frick considered the Cardinals fairer towards Robinson than any of the other teams.[9] Slaughter later injured Robinson during a game by inflicting a seven-inch gash from his shoe spikes on Robinson's leg. Slaughter denied that he had any animosity towards Robinson, claiming that such allegations had been made against him because he was "a Southern boy", and that the injury suffered by Robinson had been typical of Slaughter's rough playing style.[10] None of the contemporary accounts of the spiking suggested that the incident was intentional,[7] although the August 21, 1947 edition of St. Louis Star and Times quoted Dodgers' second-baseman Eddie Stanky as saying, "Slaughter deliberately spiked Robinson. I always had the highest regard for Slaughter. He is one of the keenest competitors I know, and I admire him for it. But that was the first time he spiked someone deliberately. I've lost all my respect for him."[11] In the Ken Burns Baseball documentary, it was claimed that Slaughter, despite easily being out, ran and jumped at Robinson, cutting his thigh open. Most other accounts state that the cut was on Robinson's calf, and it was non-intentional, that Slaughter's spike caught Robinson while he was trying to beat the throw to first and Robinson was just not able to pull his leg away in time.

With the Yankees, Slaughter did not play as much, but he excelled as a pinch hitter for the ballclub.[7] He batted fifth and played in left field in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series in which teammate Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, a 2–0 Yankees win. At age 40, he was the oldest player for either team in the game.

Post-MLB career
Slaughter retired from major league baseball in 1959. He was a player-manager for the Houston Buffs of the Texas League in 1960 and for Raleigh Capitals of the Carolina League in 1961.[12] Slaughter coached baseball for Duke University from 1971 to 1977.[13][7] He provided aid to causes such as the Duke Children's Classic, the Person County Museum of History, and Piedmont Community College.[7]

Personal life
Slaughter had five wives, each of whom he divorced. He had four daughters: Gaye, Patricia, Rhonda, and Sharon.[14] Henry Slaughter, his cousin, was a well-known southern gospel musician. Fellow Hall of Famer Monte Irvin was good friends with Slaughter, later voting for the player when he was finally elected to the Hall of Fame. Slaughter also mentored Lou Brock when he joined the Cardinals.[7]

Death
Slaughter died at age 86 on August 12, 2002.[15] He had battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and two weeks before his death, he had undergone colon surgery to fix torn stomach ulcers.[7] He was buried at Allensville United Methodist Church in Person County, North Carolina.[16]

Championship Wrestling from Florida Introduces Cheerleaders (March 3, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office[1] existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling. When Mike Graham tried a return to promoting, the rights to the name had been acquired by an outside party, forcing him to use another name, Florida Championship Wrestling.

History
Founding

Promoter Eddie Graham
The original owner and promoter was "Cowboy" Clarence Preston Luttrall, a former journeyman heel wrestler who once fought a widely publicized boxing match, resulting from a wrestling angle, with a forty-something Jack Dempsey. It worked but Cowboy took a severe beating. Cowboy opened the office in 1949, and Eddie Graham bought into the promotion in 1961, then took over completely in 1971, because of health reasons with Cowboy.[2]

The office was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance during the entire CWF era, Eddie Graham serving two terms as NWA president, and loosely aligned before that, with other 'world' champions sometimes defending their titles. CWF became a staple in many Southern households in the 1970s and 1980s, with Dusty Rhodes arguably its most noted headliner,[2] his babyface turn beginning May 14, 1974 against former partner Pak Song.[3] The promotion competed against other syndicated shows on Saturday night like The Lawrence Welk Show and Solid Gold for years.

Notable stars

Johnny Valentine with the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
The promotion thrived with stars such as NWA champions Lou Thesz and Gene Kiniski, Graham, Bobby Shane, Robert Lee Schoenberger, Don Curtis, Sam Steamboat, The Magnificent Muraco (Don Muraco), the Great Malenko (Larry Simon), Johnny Valentine, Hiro Matsuda, Bob Orton Sr. and later Bob Orton Jr., Joe Scarpa (later known as Chief Jay Strongbow), Wahoo McDaniel, the Funks (Terry and Dory Jr.), the Briscos (Jack and Jerry), Buddy Colt (Ron Read), Dusty Rhodes, Blackjack Mulligan, Bruiser Brody, Kendall Windham, Barry Windham, Mike Rotunda, Lex Lugar, Rick Rood (later Rick Rude), Harley Race, André the Giant, Jim Duggan, Butch Reed, Rick Steiner, The Freebirds, Cactus Jack, Scott Hall, Terry Allen (later more famous as Magnum T. A.), Percy Pringle (later more famous as Paul Bearer), Luna Vachon, Jimmy Garvin, Adrian Street, Héctor Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Sr., Oliver Humperdink, One Man Gang, J. J. Dillon, Gary Hart (wrestler), Bob Roop, Mark Lewin, Dutch Mantel, Mike Graham (Eddie's son), The Sheepherders, Kevin Sullivan – whose cult-like Army of Darkness[2] got tremendous heat from the fans – and, in the words of the promotion's legendary commentator and a star in his own right Gordon Solie, 'a host of others'. Solie's deadpan interviewing style often buoyed the outlandish behavior and actions of Sullivan and his minions, bringing a legitimacy to the on-air segments no matter what depths Sullivan would descend to.[4]

Dusty Rhodes became a top star in the territory
Dusty Rhodes stands out among the noted performers because of the number of rivalries he had on air through most of CWF's broadcasting history. Well known heels, newcomers and babyfaces who turned heel during their tenure with CWF often sought out Rhodes to make their names in the territory. His rivals over the years included Superstar Billy Graham, Ray Stevens, Ernie Ladd, Ivan Koloff, Ox Baker, Ron Bass, Kamala, Abdullah the Butcher, Ric Flair, his old Texas Outlaws partner Dick Murdoch and of course, Kevin Sullivan.

Mike Moore served as a ring announcer.[5]

After Eddie Graham's suicide
When Eddie Graham committed suicide in January 1985, due to a combination of personal and business problems, responsibility for the office went to Hiro Matsuda and Duke Keomuka, both of whom bought in during the 1960s. The other remaining owners were Mike Graham, Eddie's brother Skip Gossett, Dusty Rhodes and Buddy Colt. The promotion continued losing money and merged with Jim Crockett Promotions in February 1987.[6] Most of the stars had gone to Jim Crockett Promotions or the WWF by that point. CWF continued operating as a JCP subsidiary until its last card on November 11, 1987, in Robarts Arena in Sarasota; in the main event, NWA Western States Heritage champion Barry Windham battled Dory Funk Jr. to a 20-minute time-limit draw.[7]

Wayman Tisdale Leads Oklahoma Sooners Past Mark Price & Georgia Tech Yellowjackets 87-80 Mar 3 1985

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | On March 3, 1985, the Oklahoma Sooners led by All-American Wayman Tisdale and Georgia Tech led by native Oklahoman Mark Price squared off in a nationally televised game on CBS. The #6 Sooners came back from a deficit to beat the #10 Yellow Jackets 87-80 in a college basketball classic.

Boston Celtics Defeat San Antonio Spurs 111 - 102 (February 27, 1985)

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Cleveland Indians Len Barker Completes Perfect Game Against Toronto Blue Jays 3 - 0 (May 15, 1981)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | On May 15, 1981, Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians threw a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Stadium, the 10th perfect game in Major League Baseball history.[1] The Indians defeated the Blue Jays 3–0, as Barker did not allow a baserunner.[2] Barker never once reached ball three against any Blue Jay hitter. He struck out 11 Blue Jays hitters (all of them swinging) including seven of the last 11 batters.[3]

Barker's perfect game is the most recent no-hitter thrown by a Cleveland pitcher.[4] "I run into people almost every day who want to talk about it," Barker said in 2006. "Everyone says, 'You're probably tired of talking about it.' I say, 'No, it's something to be proud of.' It's a special thing."[5] The Indians have the longest active no-hitter drought in MLB.

Barker was the first perfect game pitcher who did not come to bat during the entire game, with the American League having adopted the designated hitter in 1973.

Ron Hassey, Barker's catcher, would catch Dennis Martínez's perfect game in 1991, thus becoming the only catcher, to date, to catch two perfect games.

Danny Ainge, who would play 14 seasons in the NBA, was on the losing end of this game. He grounded out and struck out in his two at-bats; in the ninth inning, he was pinch-hit for by Alvis Woods, who struck out.

Atlanta Braves Len Barker Interview (February 24, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Leonard Harold Barker III (born July 7, 1955)[1] is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched the tenth perfect game in baseball history. Barker pitched with the Texas Rangers (1976–78), Cleveland Indians (1979–83), Atlanta Braves (1983–85) and Milwaukee Brewers (1987). During an 11-year baseball career, Barker compiled 74 wins, 975 strikeouts, and a 4.34 earned run average.

Playing career
Early career
Barker was a hard thrower, who early in his career struggled with his control. On April 16, 1978, at Fenway Park, Barker (then with the Texas Rangers) threw a pitch that sailed upward onto the screen above and behind the backstop. Partly due to this, he did not make the major leagues for good until 1979.[2]

Barker was traded, along with Bobby Bonds, from the Rangers to the Indians for Jim Kern and Larvell Blanks on October 3, 1978.[3] His best season statistically was 1980, when he enjoyed career-highs in wins (19) and strikeouts (181, best in the American League).

1981 perfect game
Main article: Len Barker's perfect game
Barker's most notable accomplishment occurred on May 15, 1981, as a member of the Cleveland Indians.[1] On a cold, damp night in Cleveland, Barker pitched the tenth official perfect game in baseball history, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 3–0 (the game was originally reported as the ninth perfect game in major league baseball history[4] until the league later changed the criteria for recognizing a perfect game). The final out of the game was a fly ball caught by Rick Manning in short center field. Barker's pitching was so consistent on that night that he never reached ball three against any Blue Jays hitter.

Barker's perfect outing, one of only twenty four in the history of Major League Baseball, is also the most recent no-hitter thrown by an Indians pitcher.[5] "I run into people almost every day who want to talk about it", Barker said in 2006. "Everyone says, 'You're probably tired of talking about it.' I say, 'No, it's something to be proud of.' It's a special thing."[6]

Barker was selected for the 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held in Cleveland on August 9. It was the first game played after a lengthy players' strike, and Barker pitched two scoreless innings before 72,086 fans in his home stadium.

Later career
During the 1983 season, Barker was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Brett Butler, Brook Jacoby, Rick Behenna and $150,000 cash.[1] The trade was initiated by the Braves, who were in a tight race for first in the National League West Division with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barker pitched reasonably well down the stretch, notching a 3.82 ERA despite only going 1–3 in his six starts after the trade. After the season, the Braves signed Barker to one of the richest contracts for a pitcher in baseball history to that time, $4 million over five years.[2]

Barker did not pitch as well after the new contract was signed. In 1984, he went 7–8 with a 3.85 ERA before missing the last two months of the season with an elbow injury. The next year, Barker's ERA ballooned to 6.35, and he only managed a 2–9 record. He was released at the end of 1986 spring training with three years remaining on his contract. He signed with the Montreal Expos a few weeks later and spent the season with their top affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians. The Expos released him during 1987 spring training, and he finished his career with the Milwaukee Brewers. Meanwhile, Butler and Jacoby went on to become All-Stars.

Post-playing
After his playing career, Barker returned to the Cleveland area and founded a construction company with a business partner.[7] He and his wife Eva are the parents of Jared, Blake, and Jacob. He also has three children, Carly, Troy and Lyle with his previous wife, Bonnie. The Barker family currently resides in Geauga County, east of Cleveland. Barker serves as the head coach for Division II Notre Dame College in South Euclid.[8]

Kansas Jayhawks Defeat Oklahoma Sooners 82 - 76 (February 24, 1985)

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Patrick Ewing Leads Georgetown Hoyas Past UConn Huskies 68 - 47 (February 23, 1985)

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Chris Mullin & Mark Jackson Lead St. Johns Redmen Past Syracuse Orangemen (February 23, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | ST. JOHN'S TOPS SYRACUSE BEHIND GLASS AND MULLIN

Feb. 24, 1985

Top-ranked St. John's, which has made an art of the second-half comeback, stepped out of character this afternoon, getting off to a fast start and exploding past Syracuse, 88-83.

A crowd of 32,485 - the second largest on-campus audience to watch a basketball game - saw Syracuse taken out of the game early by a combination of fierce defense by the Redmen and poor excecution by the Orangemen. St. John's, gaining a school-record 19th straight victory, raced to an 11-point halftime lead and never lost control. The Redmen were helped by a strong performance from Willie Glass, who scored a career- high 22 points as he hit on seven out of eight shots from the field. Only a late Syracuse run made the score appear respectable.

Perhaps the most telling statistic for Syracuse, which relies on a fast- paced offense and strong shooting, was the first-half performance of its leading scorer, Rafael Addison. The 6-foot-7-inch junior forward hit only 2 of 11 shots before intermission and finished with 14 points.

On defense, Addison had to guard Chris Mullin, the Redmen's 6-6 all- American, who scored 16 first-half points. Addison conceded that the cumulative effect of Glass on defense and Mullin on offense may have hurt his first-half performance.

''It was a tough assignment,'' he said. ''I wasn't backing down or anything, but when so much is expected out of you on offense, it can get pretty hard.''

Syracuse tried a 2-3 zone midway in the half, but by then St. John's was pulling away.

Mullin finished the game with 23 points to lead all scorers. Walter Berry, held to 2 points in the first half, finished with 16. Bill Wennington scored 10, and Mark Jackson 11, as the Redmen turned what was supposed to have been a classic matchup into a rout. It had taken a fierce St. John's comeback to win the first game between the two teams this season, an 82-80 overtime victory at Madison Square Garden. The rematch had created frenzied anticipation on the Syracuse campus this week.

But the result was so discouraging to the Orange that Coach Jim Boeheim called a practice at the Dome three hours after the game was over.

''It was a disappointing game,'' he said. ''They played well and we didn't play as well as we are capable off.''

It was only the second time in 14 games this season that the Orangemen have lost in the Carrier Dome. They are now 19-6 over all and 8-6 in the Big East Conference. The Redmen improved to 24-1 and remained undefeated (14-0) in the conference. The Redmen have two games remaining, one of them against the No. 2 ranked Hoyas of Georgetown.

''This was a great win,'' said Lou Carnesecca who saw his Redmen out outrun and out finesse the skilled Orangemen. ''Each of our guys off the bench made a contribution, Ron Stewart and Mark Jackson did an excellent job off the bench. ''We played smart, our selection of shots was good.''

Asked about the intense Carrier Dome crowd, which has been known to throw an orange or two on the court, Carnesecca said his players were not intimidated. ''My guys have been through this before,'' he said. ''Some of them have played up here five times. The crowd can't score or play defense.''

In fact, despite the best efforts of the band and the Orange-clad ''Dome Ranger'', the crowd, discouraged by the action on the court, was never in the game.

Dwayne (Pearl) Washington led Syracuse with 20 points. But the all- conference sophomore guard made six turnovers and was forced to take jumpshots rather than the foul-drawing drives he is so good at. Five of Washington's turnovers came in critical stretches during the first half.

Jackson, turning in his second consecutive strong performance for the Redmen, forced Washington to play hard at both ends of the court.

Took Away Washington's Game

''We wanted to make him play defense,'' said Jackson, whose team made 60 percent of his shots. ''And we were making our shots. When you score, it takes away his open-court game, and that's the key for stopping him.'' ''They looked a lot stronger, a lot more cohesive than they did the first time we played,'' said Washington, whose team shot 45 percent. ''A lot of people are contributing and helping out for them, it's not just one person. That's part of problem, we rely too much on one or two people.''

By outshooting Syracuse 48 to 40 percent in the first 20 minutes, St. John's thoroughly dominated the Orangemen and jumped to a 41-30 halftime lead. And Mullin, who had shot only 40 percent in opening halves this season, exploded early.

Not usually a flamboyant player, Mullin even provided some entertainment with a spectacular playground dunk.

Los Angeles Lakers Defeat New York Knicks 119 - 114 (February 24, 1985)

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Miami Dolphins Mel Phillips Interview (February 18, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Melvin Phillips (born January 6, 1942), is a former American professional football player who played his entire 12-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers.

Coaching career
Phillips coached the defensive backs for the Detroit Lions from 1980-1984. He was an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins from 1985 to 2007. Originally hired by Don Shula-Hula, Phillips was retained in order by Jimmy Johnson, Dave Wannstedt, Nick Saban, and Cam Cameron.

Chris Evert Interview after Defeating Martina Navratilova at the Wylers Classic (October 1, 1978)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | The 1978 Wyler's Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the AAA[a] category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from September 25 through October 1, 1978.[2] Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.[2][1]

Finals
Singles
United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 6–3

It was Evert's 4th singles title of the year and the 82nd of her career.

Chris Evert Lloyd Interview before Her Match with Hana Mandlíková at Wimbledon (July 2, 1981)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained Australian citizenship. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles - the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Open, 1985 US Open and 1987 Australian Open. She was also runner-up in four Grand Slam singles events - twice at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open. The graceful right-hander secured one Grand Slam women's doubles title, at the 1989 US Open with Martina Navratilova. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994, Mandlíková was one of the brightest stars of her generation and is considered one of the greatest female players of the Open Era.[1][2]

Mandlíková had a career-high singles ranking of No. 3, and was ranked in the top 50 for 12 consecutive seasons (1978–89), including seven in the top 10. She led Czechoslovakia to three consecutive Federation Cup victories from 1983 to 1985, and was only the third woman to win Grand Slam titles on grass, clay and hard court, joining Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. She defeated both Evert and Navratilova on consecutive days to accomplish this feat at the 1985 US Open. She retired in 1990, and went on to coach Jana Novotná to the Wimbledon singles title and a career-high ranking of world No. 2. She also served as the Czech Republic's Olympic and Fed Cup coach.

Personal life
Born in Prague, Mandlíková is the daughter of Vilém Mandlík, who was an Olympic 200-metre semi-finalist for Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[3] He also ran in the 1960 Rome Olympics. She married Czech-born Australian restaurateur Jan Sedlak at the Old Town Hall in Prague during 1986 Federation Cup. The couple divorced two years later, shortly after Mandlíková obtained Australian citizenship.[4] In May 2001, she gave birth to twins Mark Vilém and Elizabeth Hana.[5] Their father was a friend who was to have no role in their upbringing. Mandlíková is raising her two children with her partner, Sydney Biller, in Bradenton, Florida. Both children are tennis players.

Hana Mandlíková Interview after Defeating Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon (July 2, 1981)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Natural sound and voice over footage via NBC Sports of: Wimbledon female tennis match with Martina Navratilova and Hana Mandlikova, Navratilova speaking to reporter after losing match, Mandlikova speaking to reporter.
Reporter: Schaap, Dick

Los Angeles Lakers Lucius Allen Interview (March 12, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Lucius Oliver Allen, Jr. (born September 26, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He is one of only a select few players to have won at least one high school state championship, collegiate national championship, and NBA championship.

Early life
Allen was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas and played basketball for Wyandotte High School. During this time, he was a prep All-American player under head coach Walter Shublom and was named consensus first-team all-state as a junior and senior as he led Wyandotte to back-to-back Class AA state championships in 1964 and 1965.

College career
During his freshman year, Allen scored the very first points ever scored in Pauley Pavilion history during the annual freshman vs varsity game. During that game, the freshmen defeated the varsity 75-60. During his freshman season, the UCLA freshmen team finished the season undefeated and Allen averaged 22.4 points per game. His roommate was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was then known as Lew Alcindor. During his sophomore year, Allen played on the varsity team and averaged 15.5 points per game while helping lead the Bruins to an undefeated 30-0 season and the 1967 National Championship. Allen was named to the NCAA Championship and Regional All-Tournament teams. During his junior year, he averaged 15.1 points per game and helped the Bruins win a second consecutive NCAA Championship while playing alongside Abdul-Jabbar. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team and was selected as a second-team All-American.

Professional career
Following his junior year, Allen entered the 1969 NBA draft and was selected 3rd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. As a member of the 1971 Milwaukee Bucks team, which also featured Alcindor, Allen earned an NBA championship ring. They would both return to the NBA Finals in 1974 before losing to the Boston Celtics in 7 games. This was Allen’s last season in Milwaukee, during which he arguably played his greatest professional game, a 39 point and 6 assist effort during a loss against the Detroit Pistons on January 2.[1] He also played with Alcindor—now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—for two seasons (1975–77) in Los Angeles, but did not win a championship in either of those years. Allen was traded the following season to the Kansas City Kings, winning the division championship in 1979, and retired from basketball after that season.

Allen played 10 years in the NBA for four teams. His highest scoring average was 19.1 points per game, during the 1974–75 season.[2] Part of the way through that season he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after playing with the Milwaukee Bucks since the 1970–71 season.

Later life
After finishing his basketball career, which included a high school state championship, college national championship, and an NBA championship, Allen turned his attention to coaching aspiring players in the Los Angeles area.[3]

Legacy and awards
In 1999, the Topeka Capital-Journal named Lucius Oliver Allen, Jr. of Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas as the greatest Kansas high school basketball player of the 20th century. New Arena named Allen as the best basketball player of all-time from the State of Kansas.[4] Allen was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2000. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Hall of Honor on March 16, 2013.[5]

Tracey Austin Interview (February 12, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She won two Grand Slam titles, the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. Additionally, she won the WTA Tour Championships in 1980 and the year-ending Toyota Championships in 1981, both in singles.

Austin remains the youngest US Open female singles champion (age 16) and the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at age 29. She won thirty singles titles during her career, on all playing surfaces: clay (both red and green), indoor carpet, grass, and hard courts. A series of injuries and a serious automobile accident in 1989 cut short her career.[4][5]

Early life
Tracy Austin was born December 12, 1962 in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California.[6] Her parents were George and Jeanne Austin.[7]

Career

Tracy Austin playing in the Los Angeles Junior Tennis Tournament
1977 to 1980
In January 1977, a month after turning fourteen, Austin won her first professional singles title, defeating Stacy Margolin at the Avon Futures event in Portland.[8][9] As an amateur she could not accept the prize money.[10][8] At her Wimbledon debut in 1977 she reached the third round where she lost to top-seeded Chris Evert. In September, she made her US Open debut and reached the quarterfinal, falling to fifth-seeded Betty Stöve.[11]

Less than two months before her sixteenth birthday, Austin turned professional in October 1978.[12] That same month, she won her first professional singles title, defeating Betty Stöve in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt, West Germany.[13][14]

She followed up with tournament wins in Tokyo and Washington, defeating Martina Navratilova in both finals.[15] Austin defeated 35-year-old Billie Jean King in the quarterfinals of the 1979 Wimbledon Championships, then lost to Navratilova in straight sets in the semifinals. Austin then became the youngest ever US Open champion, aged 16 years and 9 months, by defeating second-seeded Navratilova in the semifinals and first-seeded Chris Evert in the final.[16][11] Evert had been attempting to win the title for the fifth consecutive year.[11] Earlier that year, Austin ended Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay by beating her in three sets in a semifinal of the Italian Open.[17][16]

1981 to 1983
During the first four months of 1981, Austin played only two events because of chronic injuries. On grass, she defended her singles title at the Eastbourne International in the United Kingdom in June without losing a set. After Wimbledon, Austin won 26 consecutive matches and four consecutive tournaments.[16] She defeated Pam Shriver in the final of the Wells Fargo Open in San Diego, and three weeks later, she beat both Navratilova and Evert in straight sets to win the Canadian Open in Toronto. As the third-seeded player at the US Open, Austin defeated fourth-seeded Navratilova in a three-set final. Navratilova, however, ended Austin's winning streak in the final of the U.S. Indoor Championships.

Austin was the first opponent of Steffi Graf when the German made her professional debut at the 1982 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Austin defeated the 13-year-old Graf 6–4, 6–0.

Back injuries and recurring sciatica then began to impair Austin's effectiveness and sidelined her for long stretches. Billie Jean King, seeded twelfth, upset third-seeded Austin in the 1982 Wimbledon quarterfinals. Several weeks later, however, Austin won her 30th and final top-level singles title in San Diego. Austin had a good showing at the 1982 season-ending Toyota Series Championships where she defeated Jaeger, the world No. 3, in straight sets to reach the semifinals. However, she was unable to repeat 1981's victory over Evert, who defeated her in the semifinals.

In 1983, she was the runner-up at the Family Circle Cup, losing the final to Navratilova in three sets. She also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open.

1984 to 1989
Austin played sporadically from 1984 to 1987 and tried yet another comeback on the tour in 1988 when she played in seven doubles tournaments, and in 1989, when she played in one doubles and two singles tournaments. A highlight of this comeback included a semifinal showing in the 1988 US Open mixed doubles with partner Ken Flach.[21] This comeback was ended by a near-fatal motor vehicle accident in Millburn, New Jersey, on August 3, 1989. A van coming from the opposite direction crashed into her vehicle's driver side, and she suffered a bruised heart, a bruised spleen, a sprained back and a shattered knee.[5][22]

Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West Interview (March 22, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Jerome Alan West (born May 28, 1938)[3][4] is an American basketball executive and former player. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames included "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being the basis for the NBA logo; "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a key situation such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "Mr. Outside", in reference to his perimeter play with the Los Angeles Lakers and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West played the small forward position early in his career: he was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, where he led the Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game. He earned the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player honor despite the loss in the championship. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team, a squad that was inducted as a unit into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

West's NBA career was highly successful. Playing the guard position, he was voted 12 times into the All-NBA First and Second Teams, was elected into the NBA All-Star Team 14 times and was chosen as the All-Star MVP in 1972, the same year that he won the only title of his career. West holds the NBA record for the highest points per game average in a playoff series with 46.3. He was also a member of the first five NBA All-Defensive Teams (one second, followed by four firsts), which were introduced when he was 32 years old. Having played in nine NBA Finals, he is also the only player in NBA history to be named Finals MVP despite being on the losing team (1969). In 1980, West was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team.[5] West was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history in 1996, and to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.[6][7]

After his playing career ended, West took over as head coach of the Lakers for three years. He led Los Angeles into the playoffs each year and earned a Western Conference finals berth once. Working as a player-scout for three years, West was named general manager of the Lakers before the 1982–83 NBA season. Under his reign, Los Angeles won six championship rings. In 2002, West became general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies and helped the franchise win their first-ever playoff berths. For his contributions, West won the NBA Executive of the Year Award twice: once as a Lakers manager (1995) and then as a Grizzlies manager (2004). West's son, Jonnie, also played college basketball for West Virginia.

Montreal Canadiens Defeat Boston Bruins 5 - 1 (March 21, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 68th season. The team is regarded to be the greatest NHL team ever composed. The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup in 1976–77, taking the NHL championship. Montreal set new records for most wins (60) and points (132) in a season.[1] Those records were not broken until the re-introduction of regular season overtime[a] and the extension of the schedule to 82 games. The 1976–77 Canadiens continue to hold the all-time records for regulation wins[b] as well as points per game (1.650).[c] They outscored their opponents by 216 goals (also a league record), a differential average of 2.7 goals per game.[1]

Of the 24 players on the roster, 14 were drafted by the Canadiens: Pierre Bouchard, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Bob Gainey, Réjean Houle, Guy Lafleur, Michel Larocque, Pierre Mondou, Bill Nyrop, Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson, Steve Shutt, Mario Tremblay, and Murray Wilson. The only player on the roster not developed by the Canadiens was Peter Mahovlich.[1]

Montreal lost only eight games, a modern-era record that has never been tied or broken even when counting only regulation losses and including lockout and pandemic-shortened seasons. They earned at least a point in 72 games, which also still stands as an all-time record.[d]

The Canadiens earned their 100th point in 62nd game of the season with a victory over the Atlanta Flames on February 23, 1977. This was an NHL record for fastest team to 100 points for 45 seasons.[2][3]

Trish Faulkner Interview (February 12, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Patricia Faulkner (born 28 August 1945) is an Australian-American former professional tennis player.

Biography
Born in Sydney, Faulkner is the daughter of St. George rugby union player Terry McClenaughan, who later served as team manager for the Wallabies.[1] She won the girls' doubles title at the 1963 Australian Championships and was also a junior national champion in the sport of squash.[2]

Faulkner played on the international tour in the 1960s and 1970s, featuring in all four grand slam tournaments. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1965 French Championships, partnering Fay Toyne. Her best singles results were third round appearances, including at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships. In 1974 she beat future French Open winner Virginia Ruzici in the first round of the US Open.[3]

While competing on tour, Faulkner permanently relocated to the United States with her British husband and was initially based in Detroit, but is now in Florida. She is a recipient of the WTA Player Service Award.[4]

Atlanta Hawks Dominque Wilkins Wins Slam Dunk Title (February 12, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All-NBA Team member and is widely viewed as one of the most acrobatic slam dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname "the Human Highlight Film".[1] In October 2021, he was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[2]

Wilkins led the NBA in scoring in the 1985–86 season.[3] In 2006, Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In addition to his 11 seasons with the Hawks, Wilkins had short stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Boston Celtics, Panathinaikos Athens (a professional team in Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League, with whom he won his first titles, the FIBA European League and the Greek Cup), Fortitudo Bologna (a professional team in Italy's top-tier level LBA), the San Antonio Spurs, and the Orlando Magic before he retired in 1999. As a member of the U.S. men's national team, Wilkins won gold at the 1994 FIBA World Championship.

Early life and high school career
Wilkins was born in Paris while his father was stationed in France as an officer in the U.S. Army. He has a younger brother, Gerald Wilkins, who also played in the NBA, mainly for the New York Knicks. His family moved to Dallas and Baltimore before settling in Washington, North Carolina, where he attended Washington High School. He was the back-to-back MVP for the team's consecutive Class 3-A State Championships (1978–1979). Wilkins was in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated while in high school for a performance in a game vs. a higher classification school in which he scored 48 points, had 27 rebounds, 9 dunks, and 8 blocks. Wilkins then starred in the McDonald's All-American Game, the Capital Classic, the Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, and the Dapper Dan Classic all-star games. He had 16 points and 12 rebounds in the McDonald's game, 26 points in the Capital Classic, and 22 points in the Derby Classic.

College career
Wilkins entered the University of Georgia in 1979 with a reputation as an exciting player and left as the “Human Highlight Film”. He averaged 21.6 points a game over his Bulldogs career and was named SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1981.[4][5] Likely to go as one of the very top picks of the 1982 NBA draft, he left college after his junior year.

Professional career
Atlanta Hawks (1982–1994)
Wilkins was selected third overall (behind James Worthy and Terry Cummings) by the Utah Jazz in the 1982 NBA draft. However, Wilkins was not willing to play in Utah; the team wanted him to play power forward, while he wanted to play small forward.[6] At the same time, the Jazz were reeling from cash flow problems. As a result, the Jazz traded Wilkins to the Atlanta Hawks several months after the draft for John Drew, Freeman Williams and $1 million in cash.[7] The trade is now considered among the most lopsided deals in NBA history,[8] as Drew and Williams would play a combined four seasons for the Jazz.

Wilkins averaged more than 25 points per game for ten consecutive seasons, and captured a scoring title in 1985–86 with an average of 30.3 points per game.

Wilkins was instrumental in the Hawks' prominence in the 1980s, when the club recorded four consecutive 50-win seasons during the decade. As Wilkins entered his thirties and the Hawks needed more of an all-around contribution from their star, Wilkins averaged 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists during the 1990–91 season.

A nine-time NBA All-Star and the winner of two NBA slam dunk contests, Wilkins registered 26,668 points and 7,169 rebounds in his NBA career. As of 2021, he ranks 14th on the NBA scoring list.[9]

Wilkins's nickname was "The Human Highlight Film" for his athletic ability and highlight reel dunks. His trademark dunk was a powerful one- or two-handed windmill dunks he used to capture the slam dunk contest titles in 1985 and 1990. As a basketball player, he was known as an acrobatic scorer, somewhat of a gunner, though an outstanding finisher and one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history.

His #21 jersey was retired by the Hawks on January 13, 2001. He is one of five players whose jerseys have been retired by the Hawks.

TWU Pioneers Donna Terry Interview (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-26 | Donna Terry arrived at TWU in the fall of 1977 to do her master's work and agreed to take the helm of the Pioneer softball program from Jo Kuhn. Terry also played for the Connecticut Falcons of the Women's Professional Softball Association. She was part of the pitching rotation with the renowned Joan Joyce. In the summer of 1978, the Falcons won their third straight world championship. Terry was voted MVP of the league with a 15-2 pitching record and .374 batting average. She also led the league in home runs.

In four seasons as TWU's head coach, Terry compiled an incredible 240-47 (.836) record. Her teams won three state and two Southwest Region titles, and her student-athletes won every conceivable accolade, from All-Conference to All-American recognition, and the Broderick Award. But it was her opportunity to play overseas that kept her from witnessing her team's greatest achievement - winning the 1979 AIAW/ASA Women's College World Series. She played in a series of exhibition games with the Falcons, the first U.S. softball team to tour China, while the Pioneers came from behind to win back-to-back games against UCLA and claim the national title. That year, Terry was named MVP of the International Women's Professional Softball League. She also competed for the Puerto Rican National team in the Central American Games and the Pan American Games in 1979.

When TWU softball was dropped in 1981, Terry went to Puerto Rico to coach their national team. She then enjoyed a successful career at the University of California - Berkeley from 1983-87. While at Cal, Terry's teams compiled a 165-91-1 (.630) record, including two conference titles and a third place finish at the NCAA Championship, the highest ever in the history of the softball program. Terry was honored as the 1987 Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year, and a number of Cal players earned All-Conference and All-Region honors under her tutelage. One of the few collegiate coaches to record over 400 career victories, she had a nine-year career mark of 405-144-1 (.737).

Terry passed away June 27, 1988, in Little Rock, Ark., from complications due to hepatitis. Her father, Francis Terry, and sister, Wren Kennedy, were present for her posthumous induction.

In Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, there is a softball stadium named for Donna Terry.

Chris Evert Lloyd Defeats Kathy Jordan at Lipton International Players Championships (Feb 11, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | Top Two Advance In Tennis

Feb. 11, 1985

Martina Navratilova, pushed to the limit by Catarina Lindqvist, defeated the 21-year-old Swede, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, tonight in the fourth round of the $1.8 million Lipton International Players Championships tournament.

The victory put Miss Navratilova into the quarterfinals of the women's singles as she kept pace with Chris Evert Lloyd, who is seeded second.

Mrs. Lloyd defeated ninth-seeded Kathy Jordan, 6-4, 6-4.

In the men's singles, second-seeded Mats Wilander of Sweden was aided by his opponent's three double faults in the seventh game of the decisive third set. Wilander struggled past Bob Green, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in a third- round battle.

Green jumped into a 4-1 lead against Wilander in the final set. He was serving at 4-2 when his service deserted him.

He double-faulted at 15-0 and again at 30-15. His third double fault came on break point, pulling Wilander to 3-4. Wilander wrapped up the third- round match by winning the final five games.

Miss Navratilova appeared at times to be out of the tournament as Miss Lindqvist, who was seeded 15th, traded her shot for shot, using hard groundstrokes and passing shots.

''For some reason, I wasn't surprised it went three sets,'' Miss Navratilova said. ''I was surprised how much trouble I had in breaking her serve.''

It took Mrs. Lloyd more than an hour and half and a wide variety of passing shots to topple Miss Jordan.

Four players fell on the sixth day of this inaugural two-week tournament, including Aaron Krickstein, who was seeded fifth among the men.

Kathy Rinaldi eliminated eighth- seeded Zina Garrison, and Bettina Bunge of West Germany downed Pam Casale, seeded 14th, in women's play.

Mike Leach upset Jimmy Arias, who was seeded 10th, and Krickstein fell to Greg Holmes, 7-6, 7-6, in the men's singles.

The tournament, the only non- Grand Slam event with a two-week format of 128-player fields for both men and women, is jointly owned by the men's Associaton of Tennis Professionals and the Women's Tennis Association.

The singles winners here on the hardcourts of Laver's International Tennis Resort will receive $112,500.

Andrea Temesvári Interview at Lipton International (Feb. 11, 1985)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | Andrea Temesvári (born 26 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the Italian Open at age sixteen, but injuries would later hamper her career.

Born in Budapest, Temesvári began playing tennis at age nine. She was coached by her father, Otto Temesvári, and Ferenc Polyak.

Career
She joined the WTA Tour in 1981, and was awarded Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. Temesvári reached a career-high of world No. 7 in 1983. After several injuries, she made a comeback after dropping out of top 25 for first time since 1983 in 1986. At the 1986 French Open, she won the doubles title with Martina Navratilova.

She returned to the tour 1989 after a 20-month layoff due to ankle and shoulder injuries. She had two operations on ankle in March and September 1987 and then arthroscopic surgery on right shoulder in April 1988. She played for the Hungary Fed Cup team from 1983 to 1986, 1989 to 1990, and 1992. She was also a member of the Hungarian Olympic team in 1996. She retired in 1997.

During her career she won a total of five singles titles and seven doubles titles.

Shoeshiner Thomas Baby Rolle Interview at the Hialeah Park Race Track (March 14, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) is a historic racetrack in Hialeah, Florida. Its site covers 40 square blocks of central-east side Hialeah from Palm Avenue east to East 4th Avenue, and from East 22nd Street on the south to East 32nd Street on the north. On March 5, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Another listing for it was added in 1988. The Hialeah Park Race Track is served by the Miami Metrorail at the Hialeah Station at Palm Avenue and East 21st Street.

History
The Hialeah Park Race Track is one of the oldest existing recreational facilities in southern Florida. Originally opened in 1922 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and his partner, Missouri cattleman James H. Bright, as part of their development of the town of Hialeah, Florida, Hialeah Park opened as a greyhound racing track operated by the Miami Kennel Club. The Miami Jockey Club launched Hialeah's Thoroughbred horse racing track on January 25, 1925. The facility was severely damaged by the 1926 hurricane and in 1930 was sold to Philadelphia horseman Joseph E. Widener. With Kentucky horseman Col. Edward R. Bradley as an investor, Widener hired architect Lester W. Geisler to design a complete new grandstand and Renaissance Revival clubhouse facilities along with landscaped gardens of native flora and fauna and a lake in the infield that Widener stocked with flamingos. Hailed as one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world, Hialeah Park officially opened on January 14, 1932. An Australian totalisator for accepting parimutuel betting was the first to be installed in America. The park became so famous for its flamingo flocks that it has been officially designated a sanctuary for the American Flamingo by the Audubon Society.

Winston Churchill at Hialeah Park, 1946

Image showing the restoration of the main club house in 2009
In 1987, the horse-racing movie Let It Ride, with Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, and Jennifer Tilly, had most of its principal film photography shot at Hialeah Park.[1] Hialeah Park also made an appearance in Public Enemies but most scenes were shot in the Midwest. The Champ (1979) with Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder filmed scenes on Flamingo Day, 3/4/78.[2]

Hialeah Park Racetrack was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1979. On January 12, 1988, the property was determined eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior.

In 2001, Hialeah Park stopped hosting racing after a change in state law kept it from having exclusive dates in its competition with Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course. Consequently, owner John Brunetti closed Hialeah Park to the public. The filly Cheeky Miss won the last thoroughbred race run at Hialeah on May 22, 2001.

Among the races the track hosted was the appropriately named Flamingo Stakes, an important stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby for 3-year-old horses, and the once prestigious Widener Handicap, a major race for horses four years and older that was the East Coast counterpart to the Santa Anita Handicap in California.

New York Yankees Mickey Rivers Interview (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | John Milton "Mickey" Rivers (born October 30, 1948) is an American former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1984 for the California Angels, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. As a member of the Yankees, he was part of two World Series championship teams, both wins over the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1977 and 1978. "Mick The Quick" was generally known as a speedy leadoff hitter who made contact and was an excellent center fielder, with a below-average throwing arm.

Career
Rivers graduated from Miami Northwestern Senior High School in 1967. The legend of "Mick the Quick" began during his amateur days at Miami Dade Community College. A fast and athletic outfielder, Rivers emerged as one of the team stars, but once disappeared just moments before the start of a game. His teammates and coaches later discovered Rivers asleep under a nearby tree.

Originally signed by the Atlanta Braves, Rivers began his big league career in 1970 with the Angels, playing center field. He stayed with them through the 1975 season. Rivers played part-time in his first few years, until becoming the starter in 1974. He led the American League in triples both years and stole a career-high 70 bases in 1975, tops in the league.[1]

Rivers was acquired along with Ed Figueroa by the Yankees from the Angels for Bobby Bonds on December 11, 1975,[2] a trade that immediately paid dividends for the Yankees. Figueroa won 19 games and Rivers enjoyed a career year. Rivers was named to the All-Star team, batted .312, stole 43 bases and posted then-career highs in home runs (8) and runs batted in (67).[3] Rivers placed third in the Most Valuable Player voting behind teammate Thurman Munson and George Brett[4] and was named an outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star team.

Rivers posted good numbers in his two other full Yankee seasons, including a .326 batting average in 1977, but was traded in the middle of the 1979 season to Texas. He set the single-season record for hits by a Ranger with 210 in 1980. He concluded his career in 1984 with a .295 lifetime average, 267 stolen bases and 1,660 hits. Rivers posted a .308 average in his 29 postseason games.[5]

While Rivers played for them, the Yankees won the World Series in 1977 and 1978, both times against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[6] They won the 1976 pennant, but lost in the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. In the 1978 one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox, Rivers reportedly gave a bat "with a home run in it" to Bucky Dent, who proceeded to homer over the Green Monster in Fenway Park to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.[7]

In 1983, Rivers got into a fistfight with teammate Mike Richardt on a plane trip home, over what Richardt called a “misunderstanding”.[8]

On September 30, 1984, in Rivers' final major league game, he and the Rangers were the victims of the Angels' Mike Witt's perfect game, Witt winning 1-0.[9]

Bill James ranked Mickey Rivers as the 59th greatest center fielder of all time. His stooped shuffle as he ambled to the plate masked quick speed out of the box on bunts and sustained speed around the bases. He would often twirl his bat after each pitch.

Rivers was honored with many of his teammates from the 1977 World Series champion New York Yankees in the Yankee Old Timers Game in 2007. In The Bronx Is Burning, the ESPN miniseries based on the 1977 Yankees, he was portrayed by Leonard Robinson and portrayed as experiencing financial problems. When Reggie Jackson remarked to a reporter that he had an IQ of 160, Rivers responded, "Out of what, a thousand?". Rivers' tenure in the Bronx produced other classic quotes, such as when he tried to explain the bizarre dynamics of the Yankees, who featured controversial owner George Steinbrenner and contentious manager Billy Martin. "Me and George and Billy," Rivers said, "we’re two of a kind." According to Goose Gossage, when the newly acquired reliever went through a rough stretch of blown saves, Rivers once jumped on top of the bullpen car to prevent Gossage from entering the game.[10] He was played as the representation of Yankee imperialism by Garrett Morris in the "Bad Red Chinese Ballet" sketch in the November 18, 1978 installment of Saturday Night Live.[11]

After baseball, Rivers began training racehorses in his native Florida. His son, Mickey Jr., played minor league baseball in the Rangers organization, and his daughter Rhonda is a teacher in the Houston area.

Cleveland Indians Orlando González Interview (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | Orlando Eugene González (born November 15, 1951) is a Cuban former professional baseball first baseman / outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball during three seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics. He batted and threw left-handed.[1]

González came to the United States from Cuba with his family at nine years old and went on to play baseball at Miami Senior High School, Miami Dade College and the University of Miami.[2] He was named to the College Baseball All-America Team after batting .402 and stealing an NCAA-record 62 bases in 1974 and was featured in Faces in the Crowd in the August 5, 1974 issue of Sports Illustrated.[3] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round (410th overall) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

Boxing Knockout Montage with Leon Spinks and Lee Canalito (March 18, 1977)

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Univ. of Miami Hurricanes Jim Maler Interview on Playing Football and Baseball (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | James Michael Maler (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners from 1981 to 1983.

He was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and he weighed 230 pounds.

The draft and minor league career
Jim Maler was the "Miami Herald Athlete Of The Year" in 1976 while playing baseball, football and basketball at Coral Gables High School. He was the University of Miami "Athlete Of The Year" in 1977 while playing baseball and football at UM. His freshman hitting streak record lasted 30 years until it was broken in 2007. Maler was taken in the first round, fifth overall, in the 1978 January Regular Phase draft by the Mariners out of Miami-Dade College (University of Miami).

Maler suffered a severe knee injury his first year in the minor leagues with Seattle, which slowed his career.

A power hitter in the minors, he hit as high as .310, hit as many as 24 home runs and drove in as many as 100 runs. Maler hit 97 home runs, 170 doubles, 27 triples and over 500 RBIs in his minor league career.

Major league career
On September 3, 1981, at the age of 22, Maler made his big league debut, collecting 2 hits in 4 at-bats against the Boston Red Sox, with his first at-bat turning into a double off the "Green Monster" at Fenway Park against pitcher Tom Burgmeier. His debut game was a 19-inning contest, with the Mariners beating the Red Sox 8–7, that set the Fenway Park longest game record for innings played.

He played 12 games in the majors in 1981, hitting .348 in 23 at-bats.

In 1982, he appeared in 64 games, batting .226 in 221 at-bats. One of the highlights of his 1982 season was a grand slam he hit on May 22 off of Randy Lerch of the Milwaukee Brewers. Perhaps the best game of his career came on April 6 - his first game of the year. Maler went 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBI in an 11–7 win over the Minnesota Twins. Maler had the first single ever hit in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

In 1983 in 66 at-bats, he hit .182. In January 1984, he was traded to the New York Mets for minor leaguer John Semprini.

It seems that, just as quickly as Maler's promising young career began, it was over. He played his final big league game on July 24, 1983. His big league career was over before his 25th birthday as he suffered another devastating knee injury in 1984 that ended his Major League career.

Career statistics
Maler hit .226 in 102 major league games. In 310 at-bats, he collected 70 hits (including five home runs), drove in 31 runs, scored 24 runs, walked 19 times and struck out 47 times. He posted a solid .994 career fielding percentage.

Other information
Maler wore number 11 (1981) and 33 (1982 and 1983)
Maler is one of two first basemen to hold the American League record for most assists in an inning, with three. Dick Stuart is the other AL first baseman.

Cedric Maxwell Leads UNC Charlotte 49ers Past Michigan Wolverines 75 - 68 (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | The 1976–77 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1976–77 college basketball season. This was head coach Lee Rose's second season at Charlotte. The 49ers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the original Charlotte Coliseum. They finished the season 28–5 (5–1 in Sun Belt play) and won the Sun Belt tournament to receive a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament. The 49ers would defeat Central Michigan, No. 6 Syracuse,[1] and No. 1 Michigan to reach the Final Four (to date, the only appearance in school history). Charlotte lost a 2-point game to the eventual national champion, Marquette, in the national semifinals before falling to UNLV in the consolation game.

Cedric Bryan Maxwell (born November 21, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting. Nicknamed "Cornbread", he played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics.

After a college career in which he led the UNC Charlotte 49ers to an NCAA Final Four appearance in 1977, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics. After coming off the bench his rookie year, he was elevated to a starting small forward position for the 1978–1979 season, a disappointing 29–53 team on which Maxwell was the lone bright spot. The following year, Larry Bird joined the Celtics, and the team started a resurgence that saw them become one of the dominant teams of the 1980s. Maxwell and Bird were joined in the 1980–1981 season by starting center Robert Parish and rookie forward Kevin McHale, a year in which the team won the NBA championship and Maxwell was named Finals MVP.

Maxwell and McHale would compete for the starting forward position over the next several seasons, with McHale winning the starting job and Maxwell being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers just prior to the 1985–1986 season. Maxwell would play for a season and a half for the Clippers, before being traded midway through the 1986–1987 season to the Houston Rockets, where he would finish out his career before retiring after the 1987–1988 season with over 10,000 points scored over his career.

Since retiring as a player, he briefly coached the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League before starting his career as a radio broadcaster, serving as the color commentator for Celtics radio broadcasts since 2001. His jersey number 31 was retired by the Celtics in 2003.

College career

Maxwell as a junior at UNCC.
Maxwell was a star forward/center for the UNC Charlotte 49ers. Among the 49ers, Maxwell ranks 6th all-time in points scored and his No. 33 jersey was retired in 1977, when he led UNC Charlotte to the NCAA Final Four. Upon completion of his career at Charlotte, Maxwell was the 12th overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics, where he played for eight of his eleven seasons. During his time at UNC Charlotte, he was initiated in Omega Psi Phi fraternity via the Epsilon Zeta chapter.

Professional career

Maxwell (No. 31) in 1985 blocking Magic Johnson
Maxwell made an impact in his second season with the Celtics. While Boston was mired in an otherwise awful 1978–79 NBA season, as they awaited Larry Bird's decision to sign with the franchise, the second-year power forward averaged 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. The Celtics would go just 29–53 on the year, but the young Maxwell's potential, along with the promising addition of Bird and others, set the stage for what would become an NBA dynasty.

Maxwell was best known for his moves near or beneath the basket. He was very effective in the low post, faking defenders into the air, drawing contact, then making high percentage shots, and sometimes drawing a foul, using either his jump-hook close to the basket or going up against the glass. It was rare that Maxwell took an outside jump shot, especially when Celtic teammates like Bird or Tiny Archibald were on the floor. This helped the Celtics run a balanced offense with a formidable inside game that was hard for most teams to defend.

Univ. of Miami Lou Saban Interview at First Scrimmage (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | Louis Henry Saban (October 13, 1921 – March 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played for Indiana University in college and as a professional for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1949. Saban then began a long coaching career. After numerous jobs at the college level, he became the first coach of the Boston Patriots in the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. He joined the Buffalo Bills two years later, and led the team to consecutive AFL championships in 1964 and 1965. Saban was the first head coach to win multiple AFL championships, with only Hank Stram passing him. After serving briefly as head coach at the University of Maryland, he was hired as head coach of the Denver Broncos in 1967, where he remained for five years. Saban returned to the Bills—by then in the National Football League (NFL) following the AFL–NFL merger—from 1972 to 1976, reaching the playoffs once but failing to bring Buffalo another championship.

Following his departure from Buffalo, Saban returned to college coaching. He coached teams including the University of Miami, Army, University of Central Florida and Peru State College. He also coached at the high school level and for two Arena Football League teams. Saban switched jobs frequently and developed a reputation as an itinerant. At Central Florida, he was nicknamed Lou "two point two" Saban because he typically stayed in a coaching job for about 2.2 years. Saban initially dismissed this characterization, but came to accept it later in life. He held 21 coaching jobs during his 50-year career (lasting an average of 2.38 years for each job), which ended with a job at Chowan University in North Carolina between 2001 and 2002. Saban's combined record as a coach in the AFL and NFL was 95–99–7. His college football record was 94–99–4. Saban suffered from heart problems and had a fall in his home that required hospitalization in 2009. He died in March of that year.

New York Yankees Thurman Munson Interview (March 18, 1977)

Foggy Melson Sports 2023-10-25 | Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American professional baseball catcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, from 1969 until his death in 1979. A seven-time All-Star, Munson had a career batting average of .292 with 113 home runs and 701 runs batted in (RBI). Known for his outstanding fielding, he won the Gold Glove Award in three consecutive years (1973–75).

Born in Akron, Ohio, Munson was selected as the fourth pick of the 1968 MLB draft and was named as the catcher on the 1968 College Baseball All-American Team. Munson hit over .300 in his two seasons in the minor leagues, establishing himself as a top prospect. He became the Yankees' starting catcher late in the 1969 season, and after his first complete season in 1970, in which he batted .302, he was voted American League (AL) Rookie of the Year. Considered the "heart and soul" of the Yankees, Munson was named captain of the Yankees in 1976, the team's first since Lou Gehrig. That same year, he won the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.

As captain, Munson helped lead the Yankees to three consecutive World Series appearances from 1976 to 1978, winning championships in the latter two years. He is the first player in baseball history to be named a College Baseball All-American and then in MLB win a Rookie of the Year Award, MVP Award, Gold Glove Award, and World Series championship. He is also the only catcher in MLB postseason history to record at least a .300+ batting average (.357), 20 RBIs (22), and 20 defensive caught stealings (24).

On August 2, 1979, Munson died in a crash while practicing landings in his aircraft at Akron–Canton Airport.[1][2][3] The Yankees honored him by immediately retiring his uniform 15,[4] and dedicating a plaque to him in Monument Park.