1995
September 9 - Houston vs. Louisiana Tech
1994
September 17 - SMU vs. New Mexico
1992
November 28 - Houston vs Rice
1991
November 23 - Texas A&M vs. SMU
August 31 - Houston vs. Louisiana Tech
1988
November 12 - Houston vs. Wyoming
November 5 - Texas vs. Houston
October 22 - Houston vs. Arkansas
October 8 - Houston vs. Texas A&M
October 1 - Houston vs. Baylor
1986
September 13 - Rice vs. SMU
1985
September 28 - Rice vs. Lamar
1984
December 31 - TCU vs. West Virginia
October 6 - Rice vs. Texas
September 22 - Rice vs. Lamar
1983
October 1 - Baylor vs. Houston
1982
November 6 - Rice vs. SMU
October 23 - Houston vs. Arkansas
1981
October 3 - Rice vs. Tulane
1979
September 29 - Arkansas vs. Tulsa
1978
December 31 - Georgia vs. Stanford
October 14 - Houston vs. Texas A&M
September 30 - Rice vs. LSU
September 16 - Rice vs. Texas
September 9 - Notre Dame vs. Missouri
September 9 - Rice vs. Iowa State
1977
October 1 - Houston vs. Baylor
September 12 - Houston vs. UCLA (3)
1976
December 31 - Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
December 4 - Houston vs. Miami, Fla.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Monday, March 23, 2020
1978 The Sporting News Covers
12/30/78 - Jeff Rutledge, Alabama Crimson Tide
12/23/78 - Matt Bahr, Penn State Nittany Lions
12/16/78 - Steve Grogan, New England Patriots
12/09/78 - Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers
12/02/78 - Mike Gminski, Duke Blue Devils
11/25/78 - Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers
11/18/78 - Jack Thompson, Washington State
11/11/78 - Billy Sims, Oklahoma Sooners
11/04/78 - Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins
10/28/78 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
10/21/78 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
10/14/78 - Elvin Hayes, Washington Bullets
10.07/78 - Chuck Fusina, Penn State Nittany Lions
09/30/78 - Rich Gossage, New York Yankees
09/23/78 - Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirates
09/16/78 - Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox
09/09/78 - Joe Montana, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
09/02/78 - Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys
08/26/78 - Davey Lopes, Los Angeles Dodgers
08/19/78 - Jack Clark, San Francisco Giants
08/12/78 - Paul Molitor, Milwaukee Brewers
08/05/78 - Terry Puhl, Houston Astros
07/29/78 - Jim Sundberg, Texas Rangers
07/22/78 - Larry Bowa, Philadelphia Phillies
07/15/78 - All-Star Game Issue
07/08/78 - Baltimore Orioles Aces
07/01/78 - Paul Splittorff, Kansas City Royals
06/24/78 - Vic Davalillo and Manny Mota, Los Angeles Dodgers
06/17/78 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
06/10/78 - Gary Alexander, Oakland Athletics
06/03/78 - San Francisco Giants pitchers
05/27/78 - Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox
05/20/78 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
05/13/78 - Ross Grimsley, Montreal Expos
05/06/78 -
04/29/78 - Jason Thompson and Steve Kemp, Detroit Tigers
04/22/78 - Garry Templeton, St. Louis Cardinals
04/15/78 - Lyman Bostock, California Angels
04/08/78 - Salute to 1978 Season
04/01/78 - Bernard King, New Jersey Nets
03/25/78 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
03/18/78 - David Thompson, Denver Nuggets
03/11/78 - David Greenwood and Roy Hamilton, UCLA Bruins
03/04/78 - Rod Carew, Minnesota and George Foster, Cincinnati
02/25/78 - Larry Bird, Indiana State Sycamores
02/18/78 - Walter Davis, Phoenix Suns
02/11/78 - Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
02/04/78 - Jack Givens, Kentucky Wildcats
01/28/78 - Dave Twardzik, Portland Trail Blazers
01/21/78 - Craig Morton, Denver and Roger Staubach, Dallas
01/14/78 - Butch Lee, Marquette
01/07/78 - Steve Cauthen
12/23/78 - Matt Bahr, Penn State Nittany Lions
12/16/78 - Steve Grogan, New England Patriots
12/09/78 - Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers
12/02/78 - Mike Gminski, Duke Blue Devils
11/25/78 - Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers
11/18/78 - Jack Thompson, Washington State
11/11/78 - Billy Sims, Oklahoma Sooners
11/04/78 - Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins
10/28/78 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
10/21/78 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
10/14/78 - Elvin Hayes, Washington Bullets
10.07/78 - Chuck Fusina, Penn State Nittany Lions
09/30/78 - Rich Gossage, New York Yankees
09/23/78 - Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirates
09/16/78 - Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox
09/09/78 - Joe Montana, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
09/02/78 - Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys
08/26/78 - Davey Lopes, Los Angeles Dodgers
08/19/78 - Jack Clark, San Francisco Giants
08/12/78 - Paul Molitor, Milwaukee Brewers
08/05/78 - Terry Puhl, Houston Astros
07/29/78 - Jim Sundberg, Texas Rangers
07/22/78 - Larry Bowa, Philadelphia Phillies
07/15/78 - All-Star Game Issue
07/08/78 - Baltimore Orioles Aces
07/01/78 - Paul Splittorff, Kansas City Royals
06/24/78 - Vic Davalillo and Manny Mota, Los Angeles Dodgers
06/17/78 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
06/10/78 - Gary Alexander, Oakland Athletics
06/03/78 - San Francisco Giants pitchers
05/27/78 - Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox
05/20/78 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
05/13/78 - Ross Grimsley, Montreal Expos
05/06/78 -
04/29/78 - Jason Thompson and Steve Kemp, Detroit Tigers
04/22/78 - Garry Templeton, St. Louis Cardinals
04/15/78 - Lyman Bostock, California Angels
04/08/78 - Salute to 1978 Season
04/01/78 - Bernard King, New Jersey Nets
03/25/78 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
03/18/78 - David Thompson, Denver Nuggets
03/11/78 - David Greenwood and Roy Hamilton, UCLA Bruins
03/04/78 - Rod Carew, Minnesota and George Foster, Cincinnati
02/25/78 - Larry Bird, Indiana State Sycamores
02/18/78 - Walter Davis, Phoenix Suns
02/11/78 - Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
02/04/78 - Jack Givens, Kentucky Wildcats
01/28/78 - Dave Twardzik, Portland Trail Blazers
01/21/78 - Craig Morton, Denver and Roger Staubach, Dallas
01/14/78 - Butch Lee, Marquette
01/07/78 - Steve Cauthen
Friday, March 20, 2020
Fast and Furious Friday; March 20, 2020
First of all, I've never seen so many rental cars at IAH before. Amazing, yet sad.
Secondly, I could have flown to Midland tonight on Southwest and come back on Sunday for under $200. Or I could have flown in the morning and come back Monday morning on a direct flight and it would have been right at $100.
Also, again, sad.
Lots of blame to go around, for sure. And I have no desire to discuss any of that here.
I unfollowed a couple of Facebook just on the tenor of their comments - not necessarily the content.
I know that I've done worse to others, and it's not fun. However, I have to extract myself out of drama wherever it occurs, if I can.
If dialogue were less venomous, and the cheering section less boisterous, I would probably be more receptive to hanging in there to hear more, but it is what it is.
I read. I see. I can form my own opinions on things.
Bottom line, though, is that these are all needless deaths.
I may have jeopardized one of my last announcing gigs today - even though I'm retiring for the most part.
However, I've always said I'm a journalist first and if I have something to report, then that's what I do first.
Well, I learned that a major event in our community would indeed not be rescheduled for 2020. A week ago when it was postponed, all were left with the impression that it would return although the event producer's post making that announcement did say "venues".
An elected official at about 2:15 p.m. made the comment on an hour-long business talk program with a lot of the discussion being COVID-19 related items in the community.
I was stunned with such an admission before the event producer announced it.
This wasn't like I had obtained information in confidence. Those are things that I never violate. If I did, I would never get to do the things that I do.
This was on a Facebook Live segment that 100 people - at the time the statement were made - were watching.
I would be surprised if I were the only one that had any reporting interests of any kind.
I made a couple of tweets, made a post on my Facebook page and reached out to a contact I have in the endurance sports community.
That contact triggered a few phone calls and I was told that the announcement that I heard was being made public by the event producer.
Beyond that I received information from my contact that is off the record, but some of the things that I learned were mildly shocking.
Ten years ago, the said event came to our community and through a set of circumstances I broke that story much to the chagrin of the event producer; however, I had the blessing of the publisher of the publication where the story ran.
I think it is interesting that there's an expectation - or maybe it is more a hope - that when you're dealing with a public entity and you know that there are public reporting requirements that must be met that you "hope" that nobody pays attention too much.
Then and now, information that was traded and shared was based on what was in the public domain. Nothing that was off the record.
I felt a bit guilty, but if it wasn't me - and people even today still expect me to be somewhat on top of things, it would be somebody else.
So needless to say, it was a little bit of an interesting day.
If you're reading, I trust that you're doing your best to stay well and take care of yourself.
And, oh, me and two colleagues of mine are working on getting something done in the next month or so that I hope people will enjoy and appreciate. I'm excited about it. It is something that we talked about probably 10 years ago that we're going to finally make come to fruition.
Stay tuned for more on that.
Secondly, I could have flown to Midland tonight on Southwest and come back on Sunday for under $200. Or I could have flown in the morning and come back Monday morning on a direct flight and it would have been right at $100.
Also, again, sad.
Lots of blame to go around, for sure. And I have no desire to discuss any of that here.
I unfollowed a couple of Facebook just on the tenor of their comments - not necessarily the content.
I know that I've done worse to others, and it's not fun. However, I have to extract myself out of drama wherever it occurs, if I can.
If dialogue were less venomous, and the cheering section less boisterous, I would probably be more receptive to hanging in there to hear more, but it is what it is.
I read. I see. I can form my own opinions on things.
Bottom line, though, is that these are all needless deaths.
I may have jeopardized one of my last announcing gigs today - even though I'm retiring for the most part.
However, I've always said I'm a journalist first and if I have something to report, then that's what I do first.
Well, I learned that a major event in our community would indeed not be rescheduled for 2020. A week ago when it was postponed, all were left with the impression that it would return although the event producer's post making that announcement did say "venues".
An elected official at about 2:15 p.m. made the comment on an hour-long business talk program with a lot of the discussion being COVID-19 related items in the community.
I was stunned with such an admission before the event producer announced it.
This wasn't like I had obtained information in confidence. Those are things that I never violate. If I did, I would never get to do the things that I do.
This was on a Facebook Live segment that 100 people - at the time the statement were made - were watching.
I would be surprised if I were the only one that had any reporting interests of any kind.
I made a couple of tweets, made a post on my Facebook page and reached out to a contact I have in the endurance sports community.
That contact triggered a few phone calls and I was told that the announcement that I heard was being made public by the event producer.
Beyond that I received information from my contact that is off the record, but some of the things that I learned were mildly shocking.
Ten years ago, the said event came to our community and through a set of circumstances I broke that story much to the chagrin of the event producer; however, I had the blessing of the publisher of the publication where the story ran.
I think it is interesting that there's an expectation - or maybe it is more a hope - that when you're dealing with a public entity and you know that there are public reporting requirements that must be met that you "hope" that nobody pays attention too much.
Then and now, information that was traded and shared was based on what was in the public domain. Nothing that was off the record.
I felt a bit guilty, but if it wasn't me - and people even today still expect me to be somewhat on top of things, it would be somebody else.
So needless to say, it was a little bit of an interesting day.
If you're reading, I trust that you're doing your best to stay well and take care of yourself.
And, oh, me and two colleagues of mine are working on getting something done in the next month or so that I hope people will enjoy and appreciate. I'm excited about it. It is something that we talked about probably 10 years ago that we're going to finally make come to fruition.
Stay tuned for more on that.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Thursday's Thoughts; March 19, 2020
Another day I'm thankful to be alive and to be healthy.
My daughter and I got in our fourth straight day of four miles in our favorite place. We're going to keep at until we can't as I fear that the day is coming we won't be able to for awhile.
And, yes, we're doing everything we possibly can to maintain appropriate distances from others when we're out.
Or we may be relegated soon to doing this activity in my subdivision where my house is.
I also got in about forty minutes and 14 miles on my Air Assault bike this evening.
I need to do more of this, but I've logged more miles in the current 30-day period than in previous ones.
I'm looking forward to having another weekend of putting in a mile-plus in many counties - again, as this might be the last weekend I get to do so.
And, again, when and where I do this, there is hardly anybody around.
It is on the weekend. I park near the county courthouse, walk around, take pictures of the historical markers on the grounds and then head out 6-8 minutes and then come back, get in my car, record the path I took, the time and then find my route to the next county seat.
I have 13 counties on the plan for this weekend - seven on Saturday and six on Sunday.
I drove 727 miles last weekend. (Yes, I got a rental car. I don't like to put that kind of mileage on either one of the two vehicles that I have.)
Beyond that, work is work. Lots to achieve for the company that we're doing work for. Got some great people to work with and I'm thankful for that.
Recently got my latest copy of Texas Monthly and read three good articles late this afternoon. They were as follows:
1.) In Memoriam: "King of Crude" on the passing of Midland's Clayton Williams.
2.) "The Aftermath": A story about the 1978 classroom shooting of a popular middle school teacher in Austin.
3.) "A Year of Firsts": The reconnection of a Gatesville resident with his middle school special education teacher some 18 years later.
And in this month's Texas Highways, I read the following good pieces:
1.) Speaking of Texas, Being The Bull (Tillman Fertitta): A good question and answer piece with the owner of the Landry's Restaraunt empire and the Houston Rockets.
2.) "Open Road": A piece about pioneering astronomer Alice Farnsworth and her time at the McDonald Observatory outside of Fort Davis in 1941.
All good stuff and there's more articles to be had in both magazines before I count them as complete.
I also have so many books that I have started in so the goal is to get one finished and put it on the list. I'm behind from last year when I finished near 80 books. Mostly sports, of course.
The one that I picked up and read a good bit while on the bike this evening is "Roe V. Wade: The Complete Text of the Official U.S. Supreme Court Decision".
It is very interesting. So far.
It is a book that was written in 1992. And oddly enough, perhaps, the receipt is still in the book. I paid for it with an American Express card from Bookstop in February 1993.
Finally, it was good to see some friends while out where we were walking. A coach of my best friend's running group and one of my best friend's female runners and her youngest daughter. It is always good to see her and I hadn't seen her youngest daughter and remarked to her that she had gotten taller from the last time that I had seen her.
Good stuff. Appreciate the people that are friendly to me and my daughter.
Have a great Friday - and weekend to come.
My daughter and I got in our fourth straight day of four miles in our favorite place. We're going to keep at until we can't as I fear that the day is coming we won't be able to for awhile.
And, yes, we're doing everything we possibly can to maintain appropriate distances from others when we're out.
Or we may be relegated soon to doing this activity in my subdivision where my house is.
I also got in about forty minutes and 14 miles on my Air Assault bike this evening.
I need to do more of this, but I've logged more miles in the current 30-day period than in previous ones.
I'm looking forward to having another weekend of putting in a mile-plus in many counties - again, as this might be the last weekend I get to do so.
And, again, when and where I do this, there is hardly anybody around.
It is on the weekend. I park near the county courthouse, walk around, take pictures of the historical markers on the grounds and then head out 6-8 minutes and then come back, get in my car, record the path I took, the time and then find my route to the next county seat.
I have 13 counties on the plan for this weekend - seven on Saturday and six on Sunday.
I drove 727 miles last weekend. (Yes, I got a rental car. I don't like to put that kind of mileage on either one of the two vehicles that I have.)
Beyond that, work is work. Lots to achieve for the company that we're doing work for. Got some great people to work with and I'm thankful for that.
Recently got my latest copy of Texas Monthly and read three good articles late this afternoon. They were as follows:
1.) In Memoriam: "King of Crude" on the passing of Midland's Clayton Williams.
2.) "The Aftermath": A story about the 1978 classroom shooting of a popular middle school teacher in Austin.
3.) "A Year of Firsts": The reconnection of a Gatesville resident with his middle school special education teacher some 18 years later.
And in this month's Texas Highways, I read the following good pieces:
1.) Speaking of Texas, Being The Bull (Tillman Fertitta): A good question and answer piece with the owner of the Landry's Restaraunt empire and the Houston Rockets.
2.) "Open Road": A piece about pioneering astronomer Alice Farnsworth and her time at the McDonald Observatory outside of Fort Davis in 1941.
All good stuff and there's more articles to be had in both magazines before I count them as complete.
I also have so many books that I have started in so the goal is to get one finished and put it on the list. I'm behind from last year when I finished near 80 books. Mostly sports, of course.
The one that I picked up and read a good bit while on the bike this evening is "Roe V. Wade: The Complete Text of the Official U.S. Supreme Court Decision".
It is very interesting. So far.
It is a book that was written in 1992. And oddly enough, perhaps, the receipt is still in the book. I paid for it with an American Express card from Bookstop in February 1993.
Finally, it was good to see some friends while out where we were walking. A coach of my best friend's running group and one of my best friend's female runners and her youngest daughter. It is always good to see her and I hadn't seen her youngest daughter and remarked to her that she had gotten taller from the last time that I had seen her.
Good stuff. Appreciate the people that are friendly to me and my daughter.
Have a great Friday - and weekend to come.
1979 The Sporting News Covers
12/29/79 - Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies
12/22/79 - Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns
12/15/79 - John Stallworth, Pittsburgh Steelers
12/08/79 - O.J. Anderson, St. Louis Cardinals
12/01/79 - Mike O'Koren, Mike Gminski and Darrell Griffith
11/24/79 - Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11/17/79 - Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers
11/10/79 - Paul McDonald, USC Trojans
11/03/79 - Art Schlichter, Ohio State Buckeyes
10/27/79 - Wilbert Montgomery, Philadelphia Eagles
10/20/79 - World Series Issue
10/13/79 - Dennis Johnson, Seattle Super Sonics
10/06/79 - Darrell Porter, Kansas City Royals
09/29/79 - Tom Seaver, Cincinnati Reds
09/22/79 - Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
09/15/79 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
09/08/79 - College Football Preview
09/01/79 - Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
08/25/79 - Dave Kingman, Chicago and Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia
08/18/79 - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles
08/11/79 - Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
08/04/79 - Don Baylor, California Angels
07/28/79 - Joe Niekro, Houston Astros
07/21/79 - All-Star Game Issue
07/14/79 - Terry Bradshaw, Pittsbugh Steelers
07/07/79 - Roy Smalley, Minnesota Twins
06/30/79 - Tommy John, New York Yankees
06/23/79 - St. Louis Cardinals
06/16/79 - Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox
06/09/79 - Gary Carter, Montreal Expos
06/02/79 - Mike Marshall, Minnesota Twins
05/26/79 - J.R. Richard, Houston Astros
05/19/79 - Al Oliver, Texas Rangers
05/12/79 - Vida Blue, San Francisco Giants
05/05/79 - Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
04/28/79 - Rod Carew, California Angels
04/21/79 - Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies
04/14/79 - Bobby Dandridge, Washington Bullets
04/07/79 - Baseball is Back!
03/31/79 - Earvin Johnson, Michigan State Spartans
03/24/79 - Phil Ford, Kansas City Kings
03/17/79 - Larry Bird, Indiana State Sycamores
03/10/79 - Lloyd Free and Randy Smith, San Diego Clippers
03/03/79 - Spring Training Issue
02/24/79 - John Drew, Atlanta Hawks
02/17/79 - Darrell Griffith, Louisville Cardinals
02/10/79 - George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
02/03/79 - Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
01/27/79 - Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Pirates
01/20/79 - Paul Westphal and Walter Davis, Phoenix Suns
01/13/79 - Kelly Tripucka, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
01/06/79 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
12/22/79 - Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns
12/15/79 - John Stallworth, Pittsburgh Steelers
12/08/79 - O.J. Anderson, St. Louis Cardinals
12/01/79 - Mike O'Koren, Mike Gminski and Darrell Griffith
11/24/79 - Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11/17/79 - Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers
11/10/79 - Paul McDonald, USC Trojans
11/03/79 - Art Schlichter, Ohio State Buckeyes
10/27/79 - Wilbert Montgomery, Philadelphia Eagles
10/20/79 - World Series Issue
10/13/79 - Dennis Johnson, Seattle Super Sonics
10/06/79 - Darrell Porter, Kansas City Royals
09/29/79 - Tom Seaver, Cincinnati Reds
09/22/79 - Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
09/15/79 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
09/08/79 - College Football Preview
09/01/79 - Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
08/25/79 - Dave Kingman, Chicago and Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia
08/18/79 - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles
08/11/79 - Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
08/04/79 - Don Baylor, California Angels
07/28/79 - Joe Niekro, Houston Astros
07/21/79 - All-Star Game Issue
07/14/79 - Terry Bradshaw, Pittsbugh Steelers
07/07/79 - Roy Smalley, Minnesota Twins
06/30/79 - Tommy John, New York Yankees
06/23/79 - St. Louis Cardinals
06/16/79 - Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox
06/09/79 - Gary Carter, Montreal Expos
06/02/79 - Mike Marshall, Minnesota Twins
05/26/79 - J.R. Richard, Houston Astros
05/19/79 - Al Oliver, Texas Rangers
05/12/79 - Vida Blue, San Francisco Giants
05/05/79 - Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
04/28/79 - Rod Carew, California Angels
04/21/79 - Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies
04/14/79 - Bobby Dandridge, Washington Bullets
04/07/79 - Baseball is Back!
03/31/79 - Earvin Johnson, Michigan State Spartans
03/24/79 - Phil Ford, Kansas City Kings
03/17/79 - Larry Bird, Indiana State Sycamores
03/10/79 - Lloyd Free and Randy Smith, San Diego Clippers
03/03/79 - Spring Training Issue
02/24/79 - John Drew, Atlanta Hawks
02/17/79 - Darrell Griffith, Louisville Cardinals
02/10/79 - George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
02/03/79 - Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
01/27/79 - Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Pirates
01/20/79 - Paul Westphal and Walter Davis, Phoenix Suns
01/13/79 - Kelly Tripucka, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
01/06/79 - Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
1980 The Sporting News Covers
12/27/80 - Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers
12/20/80 - Joe Cribbs, Buffalo and Billy Sims, Detroit
12/13/80 - Steve Bartowski, Atlanta Falcons
12/06/80 - Albert King, Maryland Terrapins
11/29/80 - Conrad Dobler, Buffalo Bills
11/22/80 - Herschel Walker, Georgia Bulldogs
11/15/80 - Vince Ferragamo, LA Rams and Bear Bryant, Alabama
11/08/80 - John Jefferson, San Diego Chargers
11/01/80 - Willie Aikens, Kansas City Royals
10/25/80 - Dan Quisenberry, Kansas City and Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia
10/18/80 - Ron Jaworski, Philadelhia Eagles
10/11/80 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, LA Lakers
10/04/80 - Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies
09/27/80 - Jose Cruz, Houston Astros and Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
09/20/80 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
09/13/80 - Major Ogilvie, Alabama and Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
09/06/80 - Ken Stabler, Houston Oilers
08/30/80 - Ron LeFlore and Andre Dawson, Montreal Expos
08/23/80 - Jim Bibby, Pittsburgh and Steve Stone, Baltimore
08/16/80 - Lee Mazzilli, New York Mets
08/09/80 - Willie Wilson, Kansas City Royals
08/02/80 - Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
07/26/80 - Earl Weaver and Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles
07/19/80 - Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers
07/12/80 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
07/05/80 - Billy Martin, Oakland Athletics
06/28/80 - Reggie Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
06/21/80 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies
06/14/80 - Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox
06/07/80 - Dave Kingman, Chicago Cubs
05/31/80 - Champ Summers, Detroit Tigers and Ken Reitz, St. Louis Cardinals
05/24/80 - Gorman Thomas, Milwaukee Brewers
05/17/80 - George Foster, Cincinnati Reds
05/10/80 - Kent Tekulve, Pittsburgh Pirates
05/03/80 - Billy Sims, Oklahoma and Marc Wilson, BYU
04/26/80 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
04/19/80 - Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
04/12/80 - Dave Winfield, San Diego and Mike Flanagan, Baltimore
04/05/80 -
03/29/80 - Joe Barry Carroll, Purdue Boilermakers
03/22/80 - Darrell Griffith, Louisville Cardinals
03/15/80 - Earvin Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
03/08/80 - Keith Hernandez, St. Louis Cardinals
03/01/80 - Mark Aguirre and Ray Meyer, De Paul
02/23/80 - Truck Robinson, Phoenix Suns
02/16/80 - Joe Barry Carroll, Purdue Boilermakers
02/09/80 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
02/02/80 - Bennie Cunningham and Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh
01/26/80 - Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles and Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh
01/19/80 - Kyle Macy, Kentucky Wildcats
01/12/80 - Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
01/05/80 - Steadman Shealy, Alabama Crimson Tide
12/20/80 - Joe Cribbs, Buffalo and Billy Sims, Detroit
12/13/80 - Steve Bartowski, Atlanta Falcons
12/06/80 - Albert King, Maryland Terrapins
11/29/80 - Conrad Dobler, Buffalo Bills
11/22/80 - Herschel Walker, Georgia Bulldogs
11/15/80 - Vince Ferragamo, LA Rams and Bear Bryant, Alabama
11/08/80 - John Jefferson, San Diego Chargers
11/01/80 - Willie Aikens, Kansas City Royals
10/25/80 - Dan Quisenberry, Kansas City and Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia
10/18/80 - Ron Jaworski, Philadelhia Eagles
10/11/80 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, LA Lakers
10/04/80 - Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies
09/27/80 - Jose Cruz, Houston Astros and Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
09/20/80 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
09/13/80 - Major Ogilvie, Alabama and Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
09/06/80 - Ken Stabler, Houston Oilers
08/30/80 - Ron LeFlore and Andre Dawson, Montreal Expos
08/23/80 - Jim Bibby, Pittsburgh and Steve Stone, Baltimore
08/16/80 - Lee Mazzilli, New York Mets
08/09/80 - Willie Wilson, Kansas City Royals
08/02/80 - Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
07/26/80 - Earl Weaver and Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles
07/19/80 - Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers
07/12/80 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
07/05/80 - Billy Martin, Oakland Athletics
06/28/80 - Reggie Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
06/21/80 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies
06/14/80 - Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox
06/07/80 - Dave Kingman, Chicago Cubs
05/31/80 - Champ Summers, Detroit Tigers and Ken Reitz, St. Louis Cardinals
05/24/80 - Gorman Thomas, Milwaukee Brewers
05/17/80 - George Foster, Cincinnati Reds
05/10/80 - Kent Tekulve, Pittsburgh Pirates
05/03/80 - Billy Sims, Oklahoma and Marc Wilson, BYU
04/26/80 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
04/19/80 - Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
04/12/80 - Dave Winfield, San Diego and Mike Flanagan, Baltimore
04/05/80 -
03/29/80 - Joe Barry Carroll, Purdue Boilermakers
03/22/80 - Darrell Griffith, Louisville Cardinals
03/15/80 - Earvin Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
03/08/80 - Keith Hernandez, St. Louis Cardinals
03/01/80 - Mark Aguirre and Ray Meyer, De Paul
02/23/80 - Truck Robinson, Phoenix Suns
02/16/80 - Joe Barry Carroll, Purdue Boilermakers
02/09/80 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
02/02/80 - Bennie Cunningham and Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh
01/26/80 - Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles and Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh
01/19/80 - Kyle Macy, Kentucky Wildcats
01/12/80 - Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
01/05/80 - Steadman Shealy, Alabama Crimson Tide
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
1981 The Sporting News Covers
12/26/81 - Joe Klecko and Mark Gastineau, New York Jets
12/19/81 - Marcus Allen, USC Trojans
12/12/81 - Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals
12/05/81 - Jerry Eaves, Denny Crum and Derek Smith, Louisville
11/28/81 - Dan Marino, Pittsburgh Panthers
11/21/81 - Joe Montana and Fred Dean, San Francisco 49ers
11/14/81 - Tommy Kramer, Minnesota and Fernando Valenzuela, LA Dodgers
11/07/81 - Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics
10/31/81 - Dave Winfield, New York Yankees
10/24/81 - Chuck Knox, Dick Vermeil and Leeman Bennett
10/17/81 - Dallas Cowboys Defense
10/10/81 - Nolan Cromwell, LA Rams; Whitey Herzog and Wayne Gretzky
10/03/81 - Michigan defeats Notre Dame
09/26/81 - David Woodley, Miami Dolphins
09/19/81 - Sugar Ray Leonard
09/12/81 - Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers
09/05/81 - Anthony Carter, Michigan Wolverines
08/29/81 - Tom Seaver, Dave Concepcion and Johnny Bench, Cincinnati
08/22/81 - Goose Gossage, New York Yankees (Los Angeles Raiders)
08/15/81 - Baseball's Back
08/08/81 - MLB Names of Fame
08/01/81 - Lawrence Taylor, Hugh Green, EJ Junior
07/25/81 - Chuck Tanner, Pittsburgh Pirates
07/18/81 - Chris Evert and John McEnroe
07/11/81 - Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys
07/04/81 - David Graham, Golf
06/27/81 - Midseason MLB Strike
06/20/81 - Stan Musial and Pete Rose
06/13/81 - Ken Singleton, Baltimore Orioles
06/06/81 - Gary Matthews, Philadelphia Phillies
05/30/81 - Roy Grebey, Marvin Miller and Bowie Kuhn
05/23/81 - Tim Raines, Montreal and Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles
05/16/81 - Carlton Fisk, Greg Luzinski, Ron LeFlore, Chicago White Sox
05/09/81 - Tony Armas and Matt Keough, Oakland Athletics
05/02/81 - Bum Phillips, New Orleans Saints
04/25/81 - Bruce Sutter, St. Louis Cardinals
04/18/81 - Ty Cobb and Nat Lajoie, 1910 Batting Title
04/11/81 - Milwaukee's Murderers Row
04/04/81 - Jeff Lamp, Virginia and Isiah Thomas, Indiana
03/28/81 - Fred Lynn, California and Don Sutton, Houston
03/21/81 - Mark Aguirre, De Paul
03/14/81 - Lloyd World Free, Bernard King and Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State
03/07/81 - Billy Martin and Rick Langford, Oakland Athletics
02/28/81 - Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
02/21/81 - NBA's Shattering Headaches
02/14/81 - Ralph Sampson, Virginia and Steve Johnson, Oregon State
02/07/81 - Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders
01/31/81 - Ted Hendricks, Oakland Raiders and Bill Bergey, Philadelphia Eagles
01/24/81 - Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders and Wilbert Montgomery, Philadelphia
01/17/81 - Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia and Tommy Kramer, Minnesota
01/10/81 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
01/03/81 - Herschel Walker, Georgia and Bob Crable, Notre Dame
12/19/81 - Marcus Allen, USC Trojans
12/12/81 - Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals
12/05/81 - Jerry Eaves, Denny Crum and Derek Smith, Louisville
11/28/81 - Dan Marino, Pittsburgh Panthers
11/21/81 - Joe Montana and Fred Dean, San Francisco 49ers
11/14/81 - Tommy Kramer, Minnesota and Fernando Valenzuela, LA Dodgers
11/07/81 - Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics
10/31/81 - Dave Winfield, New York Yankees
10/24/81 - Chuck Knox, Dick Vermeil and Leeman Bennett
10/17/81 - Dallas Cowboys Defense
10/10/81 - Nolan Cromwell, LA Rams; Whitey Herzog and Wayne Gretzky
10/03/81 - Michigan defeats Notre Dame
09/26/81 - David Woodley, Miami Dolphins
09/19/81 - Sugar Ray Leonard
09/12/81 - Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers
09/05/81 - Anthony Carter, Michigan Wolverines
08/29/81 - Tom Seaver, Dave Concepcion and Johnny Bench, Cincinnati
08/22/81 - Goose Gossage, New York Yankees (Los Angeles Raiders)
08/15/81 - Baseball's Back
08/08/81 - MLB Names of Fame
08/01/81 - Lawrence Taylor, Hugh Green, EJ Junior
07/25/81 - Chuck Tanner, Pittsburgh Pirates
07/18/81 - Chris Evert and John McEnroe
07/11/81 - Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys
07/04/81 - David Graham, Golf
06/27/81 - Midseason MLB Strike
06/20/81 - Stan Musial and Pete Rose
06/13/81 - Ken Singleton, Baltimore Orioles
06/06/81 - Gary Matthews, Philadelphia Phillies
05/30/81 - Roy Grebey, Marvin Miller and Bowie Kuhn
05/23/81 - Tim Raines, Montreal and Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles
05/16/81 - Carlton Fisk, Greg Luzinski, Ron LeFlore, Chicago White Sox
05/09/81 - Tony Armas and Matt Keough, Oakland Athletics
05/02/81 - Bum Phillips, New Orleans Saints
04/25/81 - Bruce Sutter, St. Louis Cardinals
04/18/81 - Ty Cobb and Nat Lajoie, 1910 Batting Title
04/11/81 - Milwaukee's Murderers Row
04/04/81 - Jeff Lamp, Virginia and Isiah Thomas, Indiana
03/28/81 - Fred Lynn, California and Don Sutton, Houston
03/21/81 - Mark Aguirre, De Paul
03/14/81 - Lloyd World Free, Bernard King and Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State
03/07/81 - Billy Martin and Rick Langford, Oakland Athletics
02/28/81 - Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
02/21/81 - NBA's Shattering Headaches
02/14/81 - Ralph Sampson, Virginia and Steve Johnson, Oregon State
02/07/81 - Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders
01/31/81 - Ted Hendricks, Oakland Raiders and Bill Bergey, Philadelphia Eagles
01/24/81 - Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders and Wilbert Montgomery, Philadelphia
01/17/81 - Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia and Tommy Kramer, Minnesota
01/10/81 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals
01/03/81 - Herschel Walker, Georgia and Bob Crable, Notre Dame
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