Memo To Chris Jones

Or a live fight from Vegas or AC with Howard or Keith Jackson, Al Michaels or Don Chevrier behind the mike.

 

From Mark Roth to Franz Klammer.....ah the good old days.

 

Don't forget The Woods Brothers, Junior Johnson and Big Daddy Don Garlitz

 

Bowling-wise, can't forget Randy Lightfoot, or Ray Bluth. or Don Johnson.

 

Mark Roth -- the first bowler to make a 7-10 split on national television -- came from my old neighborhood on Staten Island. He was our hero.

 

Globetrotters

 

Cliff diving from Alcapulco.

 

EXLEY
"Come clean, Varipapa. We know you've got those pin monkeys buried in your crawlspace."
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VARIPAPA
[Says nothing]​

EXLEY
"Tough guy, huh? We'll wipe that smile off your face. OK. Tune him up, Buzz."​

- First draft, LA Confidential

 

Nelson Burton Jr. was a quality colour guy when it came to toppling the timber (a phrase a guy at the local paper uses when giving the bowling results).

 

There was the Gillette College Football Scoreboard at 5 pm. It's how I learned that schools like Bowling Green and Slippery Rock existed.

 

I can't believe no one has mentioned the great Billy Hardwick ... or barrel jumping after the Pro Bowlers Tour telecast.

 

Jean Claude Killy vs. Joe Frazier in swimming or weighlifting in The Superstars.

Or