Hometown Heroes

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Happy Birthday Kevin Mitchell

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Happy Birthday - Nick Van Exel

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Lawrence 'Poetry In' Moten

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The Fumble

OTD Throwback 33years to January 17th, 1988 and the infamous 'Fumble' from (44) Earnest Byner in the AFC Championship. The fumble with 1 minute left sent the Broncos to their 2nd straight Super Bowl. 
Truth be told the Browns wouldn't have even been in the game if it wasn't for Byner. He led the Browns that day in both rushing & receiving. His 138 yds & 2 TD's in the 2nd half brought the Browns back from a 21-3 halftime deficit.🏈🏈

Fog Bowl -December 31st, 1988

December 31st, 1988 - The FOG BOWL - Soldier Field- This has to be one my earliest and most memorable NFL moments from being a youngster. Coach Buddy Ryan was back in Chicago to take on his arch nemesis Mike Ditka & the Bears in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game. An eerie fog began to roll in right before halftime, with the Bears ahead 17-6. The Fog was so thick the coaches couldn’t even see what was happening from the sidelines. Verne & Terry in the CBS press box couldn’t see 10 ft in front of them! The Bears ended up holding on for a 20-12 victory. They hosted the 49ers in the NFC Championship the next weekend, but were routed 28-3 by Montana & Co. Imagine all the Talking Heads if they had the Internet back then. Happy New Years Dudes!!

Rickey Jackson Played With His Jaw Wired Shut

Happy Birthday to the ‘City Champ’ of Pahokee, FL  Rickey Jackson.  Rickey fractured his cheekbone in a car accident on Nov. 17th, 1989. He would only miss two games. (the only 2 missed games of his 15 year career) The leader of the ‘Dome Patrol’ would play the rest of the season with his jaw wired shut while wearing this special helmet. So Cool !!! 

Bob Horner Hits Four Homers

Sleepy Scores 39 In The 2nd Half

Celebrating the Birthday of  Eric ‘Sleepy’ Floyd who turned in an epic performance during  the 1987 Western Conference semi-finals against the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.  Down 3-0 in the series the Warriors hoped to avoid the sweep. Sleepy scored a record 39 points in the 2nd half with another record 29 points in the 4th quarter alone on his way to 51 for the game. 

Search for this on Youtube. Killer highlights!!

Craig Hodges

The three time defending champion of the 3 point contest (90,91,92). Who during the1993 shootout was forced to wear a generic NBA uniform because he was blackballed by the league and a free-agent at the time. A force for good. 

Wade Wilson R.I.P

Super Bowl XXIII

Taking it back 30 years to January 22nd,1989 -Super Bowl XXIII-Joe Robbie Stadium. Miami,FL 🏈 (1st Super Bowl in Miami not held at the Orange Bowl.)Also happens to be the 1st Super Bowl I can remember watching. (7 years old)

You can read up on the game in Blaze Number 1 with the 'Blazed Game Rewind.' Random stats, oddities, & aesthetic observations from the big game. 🏈🔥🏈🔥🏈

Dick Enberg & Bob Trumpy