It was back on September 23rd, 1988 in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers that Oakland A’s slugger Jose Canseco stole two bases to become the charter member of the 40/40 club. 40 Homers & 40 Stolen Bases. The ‘88 AL MVP finished the season batting .307 with 42 HR’s, 40 SB, 120 runs and 124 RBI’s.
Happy Birthday to the 1980 NFL Man of The Year Mr. Harold Carmichael. Standing 6’ 8”, Harold is the tallest WR in NFL history. At one point in his Eagles career he compiled a streak of 127 consecutive games with a reception.
After winning a NBA Championship with the 1988-89 Detroit Pistons, the baddest ‘Bad Boy’ of them all, Rick Mahorn, was left unprotected in the 1989 Expansion Draft. Consequently Rick ended up being selected second overall by the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves. Mahorn would never actually play for the Wolves though, instead he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he & Sir Charles Barkley teamed up for two seasons forming the duo known as ‘Thump & Bump.’ Happy Birthday Rick!
Happy Birthday to Dan ‘The Man’ Marino!! My Wife & I turned Dan into our X-Mas Angel back in 2017, after some guy at work found this life-size cardboard cut-out in the garbage one day. Happy Sunday Dudes!
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eric Thomas made his first & only Pro Bowl squad in 1988 when he finished the season with 7 INT’s and helped the Bengals make it all the way to Super Bowl XXIII. In the AFC Championship game he intercepted Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly in the 1st quarter, and had a crucial pass breakup late in the 4th quarter as the Bills were closing in. Happy Birthday Eric!!
As a youngster I always thought the dudes wearing # 22 were the coolest.
The 1989 Green Bay Packers finished 10-6, their best record since 1972, with 4 of those wins coming by just 1 point. The ‘Cardiac Pack’ defense was led by our dude, Tim Harris, who led the NFL with a career high 19.5 sacks in ‘89. Happy Birthday Tim!!
On This Day- September 9th, 1990. Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi to claim his first Grand Slam Title, while becoming the youngest winner in the history of The U.S. Open at just 19 years old. Agassi & Sampras would face off against each other 34 times between 1989-2002, with Sampras winning 20.
It was back on September 7th, 1993 when ‘Hard Hittin’ Mark Whiten became the 12th MLB Player to hit 4 HR’s in one game!! He finished with a record 12 RBI’s in a 15-2 Cardinals win over the Cincinatti Reds.
Flashback to September 6th, 1995 when Cal Ripken Jr played in his 2,131st consecutive game, passing the great Lou Gehrig. The ‘Iron Man’ would add a little icing to the cake that day with a 4th Inning Homer.
I’m giving away a copy of our new zine ‘Summer Reruns’ to the first person that sends over a mailing address along with the name of the other All-Star who hit a homer right before Cal that night. Happy Friday Dudes !!
Happy Birthday Beezer! John Vanbiesbrouck was the 1st pick in the 1993 NHL Expansion draft by the upstart Florida Panthers. He made three All-Star Teams during his five seasons in the Sunshine State, while also leading the Panthers to their one and only Stanley Cup Appearance in 1995-96.
Oilers wide receiver Ernest Givins’ Rookie Year of 1986 happened to be the only season in which he would top the 1,000 yard receiving mark. Ernest would put together eight more solid years in Houston while catching bombs from Warren Moon in the ‘Run & Shoot’ offense and finishing as the All-Time leader in receptions & receiving yards in Oilers/Titans history. Happy Birthday Ernest !
Eric Dickerson reached the 10,000 yard rushing mark after only 91 games in the NFL. He would finish his career with 13,259 and 90 touchdowns. Happy Birthday Eric Demetric Dickerson !!
