I used to collect signed sports memorabilia. I remember an ad many years ago that had two columns of baseball players – one for deceased players and one for living players. Where did they put Roy Campanella who was alive then but paralyzed? They listed him with the dead people with “unable to sign” in parentheses after his name. I guess he was as good as dead to them since he couldn’t write an autograph.
Category: Sports
Super Bowl loser shirts
T-shirts are made for both the Super Bowl winner and loser in advance so they can be sold as soon as the game is over. The gear is sent to other countries. Manufacturers are not allowed to sell them in the US even though they would be collector’s items. Here’s a picture of people wearing shirts after the undefeated 2007 Patriots lost the Super Bowl. I don’t know where it came from.
Remember when the Buffalo Bills lost four Super Bowls in a row? Someone said “In the third world, they must think the Bills are awesome!”
What Happens to the Losing Team’s Pre-Printed Championship Shirts?
What happens to Super Bowl T-shirts, other merch for the losing team?
An Instagram post of a shirt for sale. I copied it below in case it is taken down.
1971 Orioles all-orange uniforms
Ugly alternate uniforms on a great team that lost the World Series to the Pirates.
The Orioles are wearing all orange uniforms on Saturday home games in 2025,
Left to right:
Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer
ESPN included it in the scariest uniforms in sports
Where the first down line on TV football broadcasts originated
I watched a lot of football yesterday. Have you ever wondered where the first down line and other imaginary lines on the field came from?
The story behind football’s innovative yellow first down line
The Joe Theismann broken leg injury on The Simpsons
The Joe Theismann leg injury is one of the most gruesome sports injuries ever. I’m sure that everyone who saw it live or on TV remembers it. The injury was discussed on the Simpsons in 1991 when Homer is watching a videotape of “Football’s Greatest Injuries”.
the Oral History of Joe Theismann’s Broken Leg
Ten things you might not know about Joe Theismann’s broken leg
Stadium implosion videos
I just read about the stadium implosion at Oregon State University which inspired this post.
My view on NFL overtime rules
Bob Beamon’s record 1968 long jump
Most sports records are broken incrementally by small margins and frequently don’t last long. Bob Beamon‘s long jump at the 1968 Olympics broke the prior record by over 21 inches and lasted almost 23 years. It was an amazing performance.
Hilarious Pittsburgh newspaper failure
look at the comments for another example
Esquire’s list of 100 best baseball books
I’ve read some of these. I am especially fond of Jimmy Breslin’s Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game“? about the terrible 1962 Mets. I saw them win one of the 40 games they won that year.
Sad! 