Monday, September 21, 1981

1981 and Steve Carlton set NL mark for K's

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The great Steve Carlton made some National League history  on this day in 1981 .   Carlton set the NL mark for K’s! Over an amazing ...
Wednesday, September 02, 1981

We remember Hugo Montenegro (1925-81)

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Hugo Montenegro was born in New York on this day in 1925.   He spent some time in the US Navy and then started writing and arranging mu...
Thursday, August 06, 1981

Leadership Reagan style and the air controllers

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Like many of you, I am yearning for presidential leadership.  I want a president who leads and sets the tone. 32 years ago yesterday, P...
Thursday, January 15, 1981

1981: Bob Gibson elected to Hall of Fame

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In 1981, Bob Gibson was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame .    As a young man in Omaha, Gibson excelled at baseball and bas...
Sunday, December 28, 1980

We remember "super glove man" Aurelio Rodríguez (1947-2000)

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We remember  Aurelio Rodriguez .   He was born in Mexico on this day in 1947  and died tragically in 2000 . Aurelio broke with the Ang...
Thursday, December 25, 1980

We remember Rod Sterling (1924-1975)

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We remember Rod Sterling who was born in Syracuse, NY, on this day in 1924.  He died in 1975. Most of us grew up watching " The...
Tuesday, December 23, 1980

We remember Tim Hardin (1941-80)

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We remember Tim Hardin , who was born in Eugene, Oregon, on this day in 1941 and died in 1980.     His life was cut short by some ...
Friday, December 19, 1980

We remember Walt "No neck" Williams (1943-2016)

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We remember Walt Williams who was born on this day in 1943.  He died in 2016. In the early 1970s, it was a treat to watch the Chicago W...

We remember Tony Taylor (1935-2020)

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We remember  Tony Taylor, who was born in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba .   He was born in 1935 and died today in 2020. Tony broke ...
Wednesday, December 17, 1980

We remember William Safire (1929-2009)

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We remember William Safire , who was born in New York City on this day in 1929 and died in 2009. Safire was associated with President...