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Marvelous Marvin Hagler in the ring against England's Alan Minter on September 27, 1980. Hagler's TKO in the 3rd round against a blood-spattered Minter would launch his reign as the undisputed Middleweight boxing champion for the next 7 years.
Marvelous Hagler, One of His Last Interviews
It’s 2 years since boxing legend, Marvelous Hagler, died at the age of 66. Sports History Weekly was one of the last publications to interview more
The City College of New York basketball team, winners of the 1950 NIT and NCAA tournament championships. Though, the explosion of a game-fixing scandal the following year would mar their legacy and the reputation of NY as the Mecca of college basketball.
Corruption Mars College Basketball in New York
For those who wonder why the country’s largest sports market hasn’t hosted a March Madness final since 1950, the answer lies more
John Brzenk (left) set to lock wrists at a left-handed arm wrestling match in 2015. With hundreds of titles to his name, including 4 World Championships, Brzenk is the GOAT in organized arm wrestling.
Arm Wrestling Comes Out of the Barroom
It’s one of humanity’s oldest sports, yet it was never organized until 2 men from a small town north of San Francisco took it from the backroom more
Rebecca Rusch at the 2021 Iditarod Trail Invitational, a 350-mile bike race in Alaska where she placed 1st among women for the second time.
Rebecca Rusch, Explorer & Post-Modern Athlete
In 2003, Adventure Sport Magazine named her the “Queen of Pain”. In 2004, Outside Magazine listed her as one more
Alexander Mogilny in action with the Buffalo Sabres, who recruited him while he was still playing behind the iron curtain. In 1989, he became the first Soviet hockey player to defect to the West.
The Buffalo Sabres, Bane of Soviet Hockey
On the evening of May 3rd, 1989, Alexander Mogilny was celebrating his team’s sweeping victory at the Ice Hockey World Championships more
Tal Brody displays the EuroCup trophy after leading Maccabi Tel-Aviv to victory at the 1977 European Cup championship. An emotional moment for the country, it was Israel's first win at the premier tournament for club competition.
The Man Who Changed Israeli Basketball
There was a time when Israeli basketball was a fledgling enterprise like the Jewish state itself. In the early years, resources were limited more
Drivers Bobbie Allison and Cale Yarborough brawling after a crash at the 1979 Daytona 500, the first race to be televised live from start to finish. The images helped launch NASCAR into a national juggernaut.
The Brawl that Put NASCAR on the Map
Even the New York Times couldn’t resist giving it a screaming headline on their ‘SportsMonday’ front-page: ‘Petty Wins Daytona more
Joe Theismann in action with the Washington Redskins. One of the leading quarterbacks of the 1980s, Theismann was a Heisman Trophy contender at Notre Dame and a Super Bowl champ with the Redskins.
Looking Back with Super Bowl Champ, Joe Theismann
One of the leading NFL quarterbacks of the 1980s, Joe Theismann came out of Notre Dame as a Heisman Trophy contender more
Magic Johnson (left) and Larry Bird facing the press before the 1979 NCAA Final. Their storied rivalry in the NBA began at that game, the most watched in the history of college basketball.
Bird & Magic, Best of Frenemies
One of the most storied rivalries in sports history became so ingrained in popular culture that it was even recreated as a Broadway show more
Sports History Weekly publisher, Gill Schor (right), shown with Bruce Silverglade, owner of Gleason's, the oldest boxing gym in America.
Gleason's, The Prizefighter's Gym
Situated in the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO, Gleason’s Gym is the oldest active boxing gym in America. more
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