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When Sports Remembered How to Laugh...
Old Guy Sports Funnies: When Sports Remembered How to Laugh There was a time when sports didn’t always wear a suit and tie. Before every debate became a courtroom argument, before every player had a brand, and before every moment was immediately ranked, clipped, and monetized, sports were allowed to be funny. Not “commercial funny.” Not “viral funny.” Just plain, accidental, belly-laugh funny. And some of the best reminders of that didn’t even come from real games. They came
bertisdave
4 days ago5 min read
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When Sports Remembered How to Laugh...
Old Guy Sports Funnies: When Sports Remembered How to Laugh There was a time when sports didn’t always wear a suit and tie. Before every debate became a courtroom argument, before every player had a brand, and before every moment was immediately ranked, clipped, and monetized, sports were allowed to be funny. Not “commercial funny.” Not “viral funny.” Just plain, accidental, belly-laugh funny. And some of the best reminders of that didn’t even come from real games. They came
bertisdave
4 days ago5 min read
Saturday Nights - Studio Wrestling - Bruno, Ringside Rosie and the Boys...
Saturday Nights, Studio Wrestling, and the Way We Believed There was a time when Saturday night meant one television, a living room full of noise, and a weekly ritual that kids looked forward to all week. In 1960s Pittsburgh, that ritual was professional wrestling. Studio Wrestling wasn’t flashy. It took place under hot lights in a small television studio, with folding chairs packed tight and fans who were close enough to touch the ring. My mother thought it was ridiculous. M
bertisdave
7 days ago3 min read
When New Years Day Meant College Football
When New Year's Day Meant College Football I don’t remember a single New Year’s Day from my younger years without college football. Not one. I remember waking up before the house was fully alive, grabbing a cup of hot chocolate or tea that was probably too hot, and flipping on the TV while the sun was still finding its way through the windows. Before resolutions. Before brunch plans. Before anybody talked about playoff scenarios. It was just bowl games. One after another. All
bertisdave
Jan 133 min read
A 1970's Christmas Day
A 1970s Christmas Morning: Sports, Family, and Memories That Last There’s something about Christmas that pulls memories out of places we didn’t even know they were stored. A song on the radio. The smell of pine. The glow of a tree in a dark room. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, Christmas wasn’t flashy or fast—but it was unforgettable. If you’ve listened to our special Christmas episode of Old Guy Sports you can see that it is a love letter to that time. A time when
bertisdave
Dec 29, 20253 min read
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