It is now, incredibly but inexorably, 60 years since Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in one NBA game, that on March 2, 1962 as a Philadelphia Warriors player, vs the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
I have linked an article published today and my post 10 years ago on the exact 50th anniversary of Wilt’s amazing feat.
One addition, not in either piece is citing the fact a Warriors’ team that had good players took one of the greatest if not the greatest of the dynastic Boston Celtics’ teams to a 7th game of the NBA semi-finals before losing (109-107) in the decisive game.
Therein lies the utter greatness of one Wilton Norman Chamberlain.
Click below to read my post written one day before the 50th anniversary of Wilt’s 100 point game.
50 Years, 100 Points
Today on the 60th anniversary, click below for a fine piece from Lancasteronline.com
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It is exactly 39 years tonight since the last episode of MASH aired on CBS .
On Monday night February 28, 1983 (Ike’s “calendar birthday,” and was one of his favorite, if not “the” favorite show) MASH aired to astounding ratings, still among the best ever.
Where did the years go and words of praise and sorrow regarding Sally Kellerman, the movie’s “Hot Lips,” who died days back at age 84.
It was weeks back that Clark Gillies, an integral part of the New York Islanders’ teams, that won 4 consecutive Stanley Cup titles from (1980-1983) passed away. I did not know he was sick, heard about his death days later and feel the loss.
Gillies was a player, who could and did enforce, dig the puck out of “the corners,” and get it to such greats as Bryan Trottier and goal scoring machine Mike Bossy (I know he has health problems. Let’s hope/pray he and say so many in Ukraine get by) and also score himself.
As the Isles began their ascent, winning playoffs series, really only topped by great Montreal teams, Clark Gillies had so many game winning goals. He was a terrific player.
More important, he was a charitable individual, always cordial and open, when I met him. It is an honor I treasure, having met and briefly conducted an interview with him.
Clark Gillies, a great player and man, pictured to the right of Andy B. some years back.
It was a great Thursday night show performed by The Righteous Brothers at the historic, beautiful St. George Theatre in Staten Island, New York.
The legendary, still spry and great, approaching 82 years old, Bill Medley teamed with his current partner Bucky Heard in a marvelous moving show.
It is great that Mr.Medley payed tribute and often cited the contribution and extraordinary talent of his late long time fellow “Righteous Brother,” Bobby Hatfield.
There was superb old video and the great hits were performed including “Unchained Melody,” “Rock and Roll Heaven,” (Bobby Hatfield added to such greats as Jimy Hendrix and Janis Joplin in the song) and the sensational “most played song,” “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” which concluded a show that I enjoyed so much, easily erasing the stress of a long traffic filled “schlep” out to Staten Island.
St. George Theatre is a beautiful, historic one that has and will have great shows in the months ahead. Click below for more information.
St. George Theatre in Staten Island, New York is pictured above.
In the 1981 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers opened play and ended it in Detroit with wins, first in the “reg” and then (26-21) vs the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl.
That season the Niners also defeated the Bengals in the regular season.
In 2021, again SF opened the season with a win at Detroit and nearly faced the Bengals for a third time in the Supe.
I am not thrilled with waking up say an hour past midnight, however a big perk in doing so was seeing a great episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” that aired from 1:05 A.M. Eastern Time for one hour last night/early morning.
The December 20, 1963 (The “Cheese Man’s 8th birthday, a scant one month after the real “Doomsday” in Dallas–not in the same stratosphere but I do praise Bob Lilly, Chuck Howley and the Dallas Cowboys “Doomsday Defense”) episode starred the great performer Bob Newhart. Its title was “How To Get Rid Of Your Wife.”
It contains the usual entertaining twists and turns with a fine cast.
I cite three additional members of that cast and their CBS Television affiliation.
Two members, Bill Quinn (played Mary Tyler Moore’s “Mary Richards'” father on The MTM Show) and Harold Gould (he was Valerie Harper’s Rhoda’s father on Rhoda) played TV fathers while Mr. Newhart on two excellent CBS shows was not a father on either one. (“The Bob Newhart Show” and “Newhart”).
Finally I note George E. Petrie as a cast member, who later played attorney “Harv Smithfield” on the iconic CBS mega hit, “Dallas” which produced Larry Hagman as “J.R.” a notable, great addition to television annals.
George Robert Newhart, known as Bob Newhart and an extraordinary, low key talent, is pictured above.
Perhaps the best way to fully express my great admiration for Charley Taylor, a magnificent, versatile football player and highly successful assistant coach on all 3 Washington NFL team titles, is he and a select few like him, instilled so great a love, that I “put up” with all that football, especially the NFL now represents.
I have vague recollections of “Charley T,” at Arizona State and as MVP of the no longer played College All Star Game vs the ’63 champion Chicago Bears.
Taylor was an excellent running back who became a superb wide receiver. The passing attack for Washington (I will not say the old name but the new name also offends me) was second to none in say ’66 and ’67 with the great Sonny Jurgensen throwing to the trio of Charlie, Bobby Mitchell and Jerry Smith. (I will post that point as stated in a post paying tribute, when Bobby Mitchell died).
Charley grew up in Texas and was a Cowboys’ fan. He nearly went to Dallas but a coin flip for the third pick in the 1964 player’s draft yielded Charlie to “Wash” and another standout, Mel Renfro to Dallas.
As with 1964, 1972 was a year in which a landslide presidential election result occurred. On that year’s last day, Charlie’s career highlight of two touchdown catches from Bill Kilmer manifested as “Wash” went to its first Super Bowl, defeating the defending champion Cowboys.
The winning candidate in that ’72 election, incumbent President R.M. Nixon suggested a play for Washington in the next game Super Bowl, surprisingly rated “pick ’em” by the odds gurus, vs the undefeated Miami Dolphins.
Miami won the tilt played in L.A. 49 years before the one “HELD” (really that penalty then?!!) last week.
A great memory for me involves not only Charley Taylor’s great skill but also a bit of flamboyance. It is generational as I love that say a Jim Brown or a Frank Gifford and so many others would just flip the ball to a game official after scoring a touchdown.
Charley did a little more and a younger me liked it. He raised his hands over head in the touchdown signal.
It is 10 years after President Kennedy was killed, Thanksgiving 1973 and home from college, my dad and me are watching Washington “ho hum” Detroit. (With Ray Scott and Pat “Super” Summerall it is still a good broadcast). I say to my father I hope Charley scores a touchdown, as Wash is near the Detroit goal line. He will raise his hands above his head and at just past 18, I think that is so cool.
He scores and does. Dad asked me how I knew he would. It is another good way of telling how much I “dug” the great Charley Taylor.
The great #42 (also worn by another great receiver and favorite of mine, Paul Warfield) Charley Taylor pictured above.
Click below as in tribute to Bobby Mitchell, I cited Charley, Bobby and Jerry Smith along with the Colts’ Willie Richardson as top 4 in NFL receiving. Charley led.
Remembering Bobby Mitchell
A 1967 game at L.A. the year after the Dodgers great success of the 1960’s ended, and the great Bob Murphy is imparting scores and information regarding earlier games this Friday July night.
The top 2 teams in the penultimate year of a one of two spots race, (one National League and one American League), for the World Series/post-season, stay 2 games apart as the eventual world champion Cardinals lead the (I would think) surprising Cubs, in the 59th of what would be 107 completed seasons sans a crown.
Dick Hughes on his way to a stellar (16-6) mark won vs the Braves before a big Atlanta crowd in the team’s second season there. Orlando Cepeda hit 2 homers for St. Loo and two years later was on the Braves. In ’67 a title for Orlando as cited, in ’68 a pennant, in ’69 a “div” title in the first year of such a possibility.
In the Cubs’ win that night, Ferguson Jenkins was the winning pitcher and Billy Williams homered. Cepeda, Jenkins and Billy Williams are deserving members of The Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Rams have victory margins of just 1, 7, 7 and 3 in their four NFL Title winning games.
They won (15-14) as the Cleveland Rams in 1945, (24-17) as L.A. in 1951, (23-16) as St. Louis in ’99 and now another 23 as a winning score in a (23-20) win.
In 5 Super Bowls, the Rams are (2-3) but have yet to cover a spread, going (0-4-1) ATS.
In the most recent tilt, the Rams led (13-3), the same final score by which New England beat them in the ’18 Supe.
Additionally in last Sunday’s game, the Bengals led (20-16), doing so for a long time, well over 20 minutes of football time, the same score by which they lost the ’88 season Super Bowl.
Andy B Sports 