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The Sports Sitdown- Former Vikings RB, Chuck Foreman
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with 5x Pro-Bowler and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Chuck Foreman more
Shep Messing on the field with Pele, his soccer teammate during their time together with the New York Cosmos (1976-77).
Shep Messing, Pele’s American Goalkeeper
Shep Messing spent 7 seasons as goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League, sharing the pitch with legends such as Pele, more
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Australia's Margaret Court in action at the Wimbledon semi-finals in 1970, the year she captured the calendar Grand Slam.
Dialing Back the Years with Margaret Court
A living legend in the world of tennis, Australia’s Margaret Smith-Court won the first of her 24 Grand Slams before John F. Kenndy more
Coach Buddy Hepfer in front of the trophy display case at Arundel High School where he built the successful football and wrestling programs.
Surviving Buddy Hepfer’s Double Sessions
Sean Logan, an attorney who played lacrosse for the Naval Academy before entering the Marine Corps, said this of his high school football coach more
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Joe Louis (left) and Rocky Marciano at the Madison Square Garden fight that saw the end of one boxing legend and the beginning of another (October 26, 1951).
As One Boxing Era Ends, Another Begins
Sitting ringside at Madison Square Garden (MSG) were boxing’s royalty: Sugar Ray Robinson, Ezzard Charles, and Jersey Joe Walcott. more
The 1988 Jamaica national bobsled team posing beachside with their training push-cart. Standing second from right is Devon Harris who would also compete at the 1992 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Devon Harris, Jamaica Bobsled Team
Devon Harris was co-founder of the Jamaica national bobsled team, an upstart squad of warm weather athletes more
Army's Glenn Davis eludes Navy tacklers at the 1944 Army-Navy game. Army won 23-7 and the two academies would never meet again for the college football championship.
As War Rages Abroad, Army & Navy Face Off
The Allies were on their offensive drive towards Germany, General Douglas MacArthur was back in the Philippines, and the Army-Navy “Game of the Century” more
Wrestling gold medalist, Dan Gable, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. A champion in high school and college, he would go on to a successful coaching career that spanned over 2 decades at the University of Iowa.
Dan Gable, “I Was Born into Wrestling”
Not many athletes have a National Hall of Fame Museum named after them, but Dan Gable stands in a class of his own. more
Bronze winners at the 1992 Olympics, the Lithuanian basketball team accept their medals wearing Grateful Dead tie-dyes.
Olympic Basketball and The Grateful Dead
"It was a victory of innocents," says Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's publicist, as he recalls the historic event in conversation more
The Sports Sitdown- Former Minnesota Vikings, Sammy White
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis interviews Sammy White, former Vikings WR and 1976 Rookie of the Year. more
The Sports Sitdown- Former NY Giants, Kareem McKenzie
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with 2x, New York Giants Super Bowl Champ, Kareem McKenzie more
Mike Lyons spearheads 'The Quiet Storm Defense' as the nose tackle for Morgan State University (circa 1979). That year, the Bears went 9-2-0 and won the MEAC championship.
Recalling Morgan State’s ‘Quiet Storm Defense’
On November 15, 1979, the Washington Post wrote: “Morgan State is the leading passing team in the MEAC but more
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Kyle Wyman (#33) of Harley Davidson's Screamin' Eagle Racing Team negotiating a turn at the 2023 'King of the Baggers' series.
Harley-Davidson, Back in Road Racing
“It’s been an incredible journey with Harley to bring bagger racing to the forefront of motorcycle racing in the U.S.,” says Kyle Wyman. more
Runners crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon in 1981.
Chasing New York City's Marathon Sunday
The numbers speak for themselves: 50,000 runners, 5 starting waves, 250 gallons of Gatorade concentrate, and 1,500 portable toilets. more
Ozzie Newsome during his playing days with the Cleveland Browns (1978-90). As a tight end, he revolutionized the position and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Ozzie Newsome, The ‘Wizard of Oz’
“My time finally arrived and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it. Other than the birth of my son, nothing compares to this." more
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The Sports Sitdown- Former Denver Broncos, Karl Mecklenburg
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis interviews Karl Mecklenburg about his incredible career in the NFL with the 1980s Broncos. more
A fan is lowered upside down by his friends to retrieve a ball. Until 'Reuben's Rule' was born, spectators risked being arrested for keeping a foul ball.
When Keeping a Foul Ball Meant Risking Arrest
In 1998, the Philadelphia Phillies named 87-year old Robert Cotter 'Fan of the Century' and presented him with an more
Shaul Ladany (center) receiving his gold medal at the 1969 Maccabiah Games. A survivor of the Holocaust and the Munich Massacre, Ladany was a 2-time Olympian and former world champion in the 100-km racewalking event.
The Olympian Who Survived Munich & the Holocaust
Shaul Ladany is a walking miracle, literally and figuratively. The 86-year old Israeli is a 2-time Olympian who survived both the Holocaust more
5'3 Muggsy Bogues looks to pass the ball past 7'1 Patrick Ewing during a 1993 playoff game between the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks.
Muggsy Bogues, From the Projects to the Pros
Big things come in small packages. At 5’3, Muggsy Bogues was the shortest player ever to be drafted into the NBA where he spent 14 seasons more
The iconic par-4 7th hole at Switzerland's Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club, home of the Omega European Masters.
Golfing the Swiss Alps
It's not just skiing and mountaineering in this landlocked European country. Situated at one of the world's most majestic spots, Crans-Sur-Sierre is one of more
President Herbert Hoover throwing the ceremonial first pitch on April 14, 1931 in a game between the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. A lover of baseball, Hoover attended more MLB games than any other American President.
The Greatest Baseball Fan to Occupy the White House
For Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States who served from 1929-1932, nothing compared to being at the ballpark. more
Cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar with one of his soccer youth clubs. At his height, Escobar laundered money through Atletico Nacional, one of the country's premier professional teams.
Colombian Soccer and the Drug Lords
In the 1980s and 1990s, Colombia was ravaged by an endless cycle of narco-violence that captured worldwide headlines. more
A display of the 4 Grays tennis racquet models brought out since 2019. Based in Cambridge, England, Grays has restarted their production after a 30-year absence.
Return of the Wooden Tennis Racquet
There’s a special quality in wood that evokes authenticity and timelessness. We find it in boats, toys, furniture, and for tennis more
Ivan Abadjiev, father of the 'Bulgarian Method', watching his greatest weightlifting protege, Naim Suleymanoglu, attempt a lift.
A Revolution in Olympic Weightlifting
How does a nation emerge from Olympic obscurity in a particular sport to become a gold medal winner more
The Sports Sitdown- Yankees Greats Bucky Dent & Mike Torres
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis moderates a discussion with NY Yankees WS champs, Bucky Dent & Mike Torres. more
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