Old School Love
Blasts from the past
Nicklaus vs. Palmer
Tiger Woods may never have a rivalry as strong as the one that existed between Nicklaus and Palmer back in the day. Richard Diaz looks back at two of the best golfers to ever play the game. - continued...
Billy Martin
He played and managed with a fiery passion. He lived hard and died early. Does Billy Martin belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Brad Berreman offers a character study of one of baseball's most legendary characters. - continued...
Jay Barker
Jay Barker may not be the biggest name to ever come out of Alabama, but Gary Lloyd reminds us that he remains the all-time winningest quarterback in Crimson Tide history. - continued...
Chris Doleman
Chris Doleman may not have received the notoriety guys like Reggie White or Lawrence Taylor did, but Brad Berreman says he still ranks fourth on the all-time NFL sacks list. - continued...
Felix Potvin
Felix Potvin was one of the NHL's top netminders for several years in the '90s and early '00s. Brad Berreman takes a look back at "The Cat" and the numerous playoff runs the two-time All-Star made in his career. - continued...
Tony Mandarich
Tony Mandarich will go down as one of the biggest draft day busts in NFL history, but Paulie Knep says that doesn't diminish the dominant force he was during his days at Michigan State. - continued...
The 1994 Montreal Expos
They had the best record in baseball at the time, but when the strike killed the last 45 games of the 1994 season, the fate of the Montreal Expos was all but decided. Brendon Rosenau recounts Montreal's last serious chance at a World Series. - continued...
Mike Greenwell
The Gator was one of the best players in the American League - for about three years. Brendon Rosenau looks back at the career that could have been for Mike Greenwell. - continued...
Bobby Thigpen
Many of you may not remember Bobby Thigpen, but he still holds the all-time record for saves in a season. Brendon Rosenau remembers and gives a little Old School Love to one of the best of his day. - continued...
Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy and the Islanders of the early 1980s have been underrated in the NHL history books, but not here at The Love of Sports, where Paulie Knep and the rest of us surely remember. - continued...
Kirby Puckett
Nobody ever thought the 5-foot-8 Kirby Puckett would amount to anything in the major leagues, yet Brad Berreman tells us the lifelong Minnesota Twin put together an incredible Hall of Fame career. - continued...
Seve Ballesteros
There aren't many golfers who did it with more Old School Style than Seve Ballesteros, winner of five majors, including a pair of Green Jackets. Gary Lloyd chronicles the career of one of golf's greatest embassadors - and conquistadors. - continued...
Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner led Duke to a ridiculous four straight Final Fours, becoming the only player ever to start in four of them in the history of the game. Brendon Rosenau talks about one of the best college players there's ever been. - continued...
Danny Manning
The 1988 Final Four was a Danny Manning coming out party, as he was a one-man show in leading his #6 seed Kansas Jayhawks to the national title. Brendon Rosenau relives Manning's stellar career. - continued...
The 1980 Philadelphia Phillies
Not only were the 1980 Phillies one of the most talent-heavy teams to play in the last 50 years, but they were also one of the most fun to watch. Richard Diaz remembers the champions in the most watched World Series of all-time. - continued...
The Fab Five
There will never be another recruiting class to match the impact the Fab Five had on the game of college basketball. Paulie Knep gives some love to the first team of five freshmen to start in the NCAA Finals. - continued...
Pervis Ellison
"Never Nervous Pervis" Ellison led the Louisville Cardinals to the 1986 National Championship and is one of the best players in school history, yet he somehow never made it work at the NBA level. - continued...
The Slam Heard Round The World
The Slam Heard Round The World was the singular moment that put the WWF on the map. Richard Diaz takes you back in time when Hulk Hogan slammed the previously unslammable Andre the Giant. - continued...
Bobby Joe Hill
Bobby Joe Hill wasn't the biggest name to play in the 1966 NCAA tournament, but Gary Lloyd says he may have been the most influential one, leading all-black Texas Western to the national title over Kentucky. - continued...
Derrick Coleman
Derrick Coleman was a mystery man to many, but a guy Gary Ceder says you couldn't help but love if you ever watched him play at the Cuse. A standout Player of the Year in college, his NBA career sadly ended up in a series of disappointments. - continued...
