Andre Agassi Had One of the Best Mullets of the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteAndre Agassi is regarded as one of the best tennis players of all time. He’s an eight-time Grand […]
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Portraits of Boxer Fred Bretonnel in 1920 at the Age of 15 and in 1928 at the Age of 23
This post was originally published on this siteBoxer Fred Bretonnel in 1920 at the age of 15 and in 1928 at the age of 23. […]
Amazing Photos Show What Fitness Looked Like in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFitness in the 1980s saw a surge in popularity with the rise of aerobic exercise led by icons […]
Photos of Aerialist and Strongwoman Luisita Leers From the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteLuisita Leers (1909-1997) was a prominent aerialist during the 1920s and 1930s, who predominantly worked under the Barnum […]
Wonderful Color Photos Capture People Skiing at Ski Resorts in Switzerland and Austria in 1949-1950
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Capa is synonymous with black and white documentation of conflict, from the Spanish Civil War to World […]
Marvelous Photographs of Young Women Working on Ski Resorts in Aspen in 1971
This post was originally published on this siteMost people’s notion of ski bum is a shiftless young male who spends most of his time searching […]
Photos of Karen Carpenter Playing Baseball With the Carpenter Team for a Charity Event, 1973
This post was originally published on this siteGrammy Award-winning singer and accomplished drummer Karen Carpenter takes a mighty cut in these photos from a charity […]
A Comical Table Tennis Match in the Netherlands, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteTable tennis exhibition: Jacques Secrétin vs. Vincent Purkart in the Netherlands in 1979. Jacques Secrétin (1949–2020), a name […]
Vintage Found Photos of a Mexican Bullfighting in 1958
This post was originally published on this siteBullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually […]
Found Photos of ’80s Guys Playing Volleyball on Beach
This post was originally published on this siteBeach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand […]
20 Vintage Photographs of Rod Stewart Playing Soccer From the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteRod Stewart was captain of his school football team in Middlesex, and after leaving school when he was […]
Did You Know: In the 1930s, Golf Fans Could Race to Get the Winner’s Golf Ball?
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a bizarre tradition that you probably never knew existed. Shaking hands after you play and wearing smart […]
In Netherlands, They Race DAF Car in Reverse
This post was originally published on this site“Forwards to go forwards; back to go back.” This was the simplistic but appropriate advertising slogan once used […]
Victoria Principal Rocking the Aerobic-Look in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteVictoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is a Japanese-born American actress, producer, entrepreneur, and author, best known for […]
Blindfolded Boxing, the New Sport of 1949
This post was originally published on this siteRome, and the craziest sport of all time, blindfold boxing. Contestants entered the ring four at a time, […]
Mike Tyson’s Fastest Knockout in His Professional Career Was Against Marvis Frazier, 1986
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1986, ‘Iron Mike’ took on fellow American Marvis Frazier at the Civic Center in New York. Frazier, […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of Tandem Cycling Sport Taken by Jules Beau From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the First World War, sport was a multi-facetted social phenomenon in Paris. On the one hand, the […]
30 Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Sonja Henie From the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe first figure skater to become an international celebrity was Norwegian-born American ice skater Sonja Henie. She made […]
The Amazing Story of Masako Katsura, the “First Lady of Billiards” and the National Heroine of Japan
This post was originally published on this siteMasako Katsura was born on March 7, 1913 in Tokyo. Little is known about Katsura’s childhood in Japan. […]
Muhammad Ali and Andre the Giant Compare the Size of Their Hands, 1976
This post was originally published on this siteWorld heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali compares his hand size with Andre the Giant on March 25, 1976 in […]
Curling Through Time: Vintage Photos of Curling Teams from the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe story of curling starts in medieval Scotland, where the game was born on frozen lochs using stones […]
Holding a Transmitter in One Hand, the Player Describes the Game as He Plays, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteA PLAY-BY-PLAY account of a basketball game, broadcast by one of the actual players during the contest, went […]
Queen Maud the Sportswoman
This post was originally published on this siteMany people probably associate Queen Maud with elegant evening gowns, made by the most extravagant materials. But the […]
Photographs of Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in ‘Raging Bull‘ (1980)
This post was originally published on this siteWhen you think of action movies from the 1980s, you think of Rocky. However, Scorsese’s movie Raging Bull […]
In 1993, Bulls Fan Don Calhoun Made a $1,000,000 Shot, But Almost Didn’t Get Paid
This post was originally published on this site The Calhoun Shot, also known as the Immaculate Connection, was a basketball shot made by spectator Don […]