100 Years of the Indy 500 Began With the Dream of a Visionary May 29, 2011

On This Date In History: Not all success stories are college graduates or even college drop outs. On this date in 1909, entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher was looking ahead to a big day. In just a 3 days, he was going to stage the first race at the Indianpolis Motor Speedway . Four days later [...]

Not Wearing a Hockey Goalie Mask on the Ice Can Leave One Always Ready for Halloween November 1, 2010

On This date in History:   Today, hockey players all wear helmets and goalies all wear masks.  In fact, many goalies have developed masks with creative designs on the front.  However, masks and helmets were not always the norm.  It wasn’t until the late 70′s or early 80′s that players were required to wear helmets and [...]

When A President Threatened to Abolish Football in the United States October 10, 2010

On This Date in History:  President Theodore Roosevelt had an affinity for football.  It provided physical fitness to build bodies and competition to build character.  He liked the way that it taught teamwork and inspired individuals to never give up.  American football had been in its development stages during the 19th century and at least [...]

A Man Who Biked Across America With No Brakes Before The Nation Was Tamed August 11, 2010

On This Date in History: In Oakland, California a reasonably successful butcher by the name of George Loher decided he needed some excitement in his life. Did he look for a girlfriend? Turn to crime? Maybe try a new line of work? No, he had bigger ambitions. On this date in 1895, George Loher decided [...]

Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond July 27, 2010

On This Date in History:  I have to confess, I was not really aware of the Tour de France until the mid to late 1980′s.  My only real consolation is that I bet that I was not too much different than most Americans.  ESPN had not been around too long and it was filled with [...]

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning: Too Old To Win Another Super Bowl? July 15, 2010

On this Date in History:  When I was a kid, I hated the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The sole reason was that they knocked the Raiders out of the playoffs with the lucky “immaculate reception.”  Then they got so good and always kept the Houston Oilers out of the Super Bowl.  While I didn’t like the team, I [...]

The LSD Psychedelic No-Hitter- No One Died June 12, 2010

On this Date in History:  A pitcher throwing a no-hitter is quite an accomplishment as going through an entire Major League line-up without giving up a single hit to big league hitters is quite difficult.  Typically, it happens 2 or 3 times in any given season.  Every now and then a pitcher not only denies [...]

Yao Ming Baby Birth Makes China Ask, How Tall? American or Chinese? May 23, 2010

If you recall, several months ago, I reported that a certain member of the Houston Rockets was expecting to become a father as his wife was pregnant with their first child.  It was not just another basketball player.  The player in question was none other than Yao Ming whose popularity probably exceeds that of any [...]

Good Weather For Preakness 2010; Still Attendance Questions May 12, 2010

The Preakness:  Last year I went to the Preakness and I  was looking forward to witnessing the infamous infield party that I had heard so much about.  I was told it was extremely wild. I had heard about port-o-can races in which people raced across the top of the portable bathrooms lined up in areas of [...]

Speed Killed Casey Jones; Speed Will Win the Kentucky Derby April 30, 2010

On This Date in History:   John Luther Jones was born on March 14, 1863 in Missouri while the  Civil War was in full swing.  In 1876, the family moved to Cayce, Kentucky.   John Luther  was over 6’4″ tall and had gray eyes and dark hair.  He loved trains since he was a young boy and his fascination with the [...]