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Wire Service #8: Lem Barney Fumble, 1970

May 18, 2022 Chris Holmes Wire Service Leave a comment

DETROIT, Dec. 6–FLYING AND FUMBLING–Detroit’s Lem Barney, 20, watches the ball disappear from his grip as he was running back

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Wire Service #7: Chicago Cubs Spring Training, 1948

April 6, 2022 Chris Holmes Wire Service Leave a comment

LOS ANGELES (MARCH 5, 1948) — FIRST CALL — Charlie Grimm, Chicago Cubs’ manager, is sure to be heard, as

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Wire Service: Texas Stadium, 1971

May 27, 2021 Chris Holmes Wire Service

IRVING, TEX., OCT. 24 — COWBOYS NEW HOME — This airview of Texas Stadium, located at Irving, Tex., a Dallas

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Wire Service: Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Colts, 1956

September 25, 2019 Chris Holmes Wire Service

Today’s wire photo comes from the October 21, 1956 regular season matchup between the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Colts, played at Wrigley Field.

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Wire Service: Cornell vs. Princeton, 1969

October 29, 2018 Chris Holmes Wire Service

October 11, 1969 (Ithaca, NY) — Cornell halfback Ed Marinaro, #44, picks up yards early in the first period to

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Wire Service: Get In Shape the Vince Lombardi Way

June 13, 2016 Chris Holmes Wire Service

CARLISLE, PA., July 9, 1969 — Vince Lombardi helps his quarterback, Sonny Jurgensen get in trim with the “exer-genie” as the Washington

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Wire Service: Makeup for Joe DiMaggio, 1937

May 30, 2016 Chris Holmes Wire Service

NEW YORK (1937) — Making his debut as a movie actor, Joe DiMaggio, star slugger of the New York Yankees,

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Wire Service: 1954 Cleveland Indians Win Their 111th Game

May 25, 2016 Chris Holmes Wire Service

CLEVELAND, SEPT. 25 (1954) — NEW LEAGUE RECORD — Manager Al Lopez congratulates Early Wynn for hurling a two-hit, 11-1

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Ted Turner and Tom McMillen of the Atlanta Hawks circa 1982

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1975 CFL Illustrated (Saskatchewan Roughriders) https://buff.ly/3w7KNTA

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Circa 1965 KMOX radio billboard ad for St. Louis Cardinals games https://buff.ly/3C233Bj

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#OTD 60 years ago the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants played in the 1st Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. https://buff.ly/3dnxjwp

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