by Dan Lovallo | Nov 13, 2018 | BLOG
Roger Staubach was supposed to be on the cover of LIFE magazine, 55 years ago. The Navy quarterback was having an outstanding season in 1963. The cover was already printed and the caption under Staubach read: “Navy’s Staubach, the Greatest...
by Dan Lovallo | Nov 12, 2018 | BLOG
Johnson scores winning TD Ron Johnson, the first New York Giants running back to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, died on Saturday in Madison, NJ. He was 71 and had suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last nine years. His death came almost 48 years to the...
by Dan Lovallo | Nov 9, 2018 | BLOG
Sunday is Veterans Day, a time to remember those who have served and died to preserve our freedoms. The day got me to thinking about Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitters to play baseball. He was the last regular season .400 hitter – batting .406 in...
by Dan Lovallo | Nov 8, 2018 | BLOG
Nov. 8, 1964, the New York Jets and the upstart American Football League proved they were not going away. As much as the National Football League was the established pro football circuit, the AFL, launched in 1960, was gaining traction. But if the league...
by Dan Lovallo | Nov 7, 2018 | BLOG
Before there was Monday Night Football – the most popular prime time sports program in TV history – there was almost Monday Night Baseball. Fifty-four years ago this week, when Major League Baseball owners were meeting in Phoenix, AZ, officials were...