Toys in the Attic

Yes, that corny TV show hosted by Johnny Bench that used to come on NBC every Saturday morning back in the early eighties. They used to bring on a star player who would go over the fundamentals of their position and talk about sportsmanship and fair play. And Tommy Lasorda would come on as some... Sign in to see full entry.

Nowadays, everywhere you go, if you see a basketball court at someone's home it's one of those adjustable models with the pole and the plastic water base or on a garage. Man, when I was little, we had to literally build our own baskets and supports. Here's how. Living on a tobacco farm in rural... Sign in to see full entry.

Remember back in the day when the manager would go out to the mound, call for a relief pitcher and the gate to the bullpen would open with a bullpen car carrying the pitcher along the warning track to the infield? The car would be in the shape of a baseball, usually with the teams hat on top. And... Sign in to see full entry.

I think that it's still around, but I'm not sure. A pack of shredded bubble gum made to resemble chewing tobacco for kids like me who played little league ball and wanted to dip like the big leagures. And we did. By the handful. We had a guy named Dean who never played except for the two innings and... Sign in to see full entry.

And let's start with "Battle of the Network Stars" on ABC. A competiton between the big three networks of the time, ABC, NBC, and CBS in different athletic contests where the winning teams collected points and the team with the most won, of course. The men and women played football, ran the obstacle... Sign in to see full entry.

ESPNClassic has brought me back with their "This Week in Pro Football" highlight shows. I can remember cutting an hour out of my Saturday's in the fall in order to watch the "NFL Game of the Week" and "Pro Football Weekly". Remember, this was before ESPN, Sportscenter, NFL Primetime and "Inside the... Sign in to see full entry.

Yes, there really was one. No I never had one. I wonder if any still exist? Maybe in Buffalo. My answer would be no, because I don't recall seeing any being sold on Ebay or anywhere else after the murder trial. I'm willing to bet that the toy company that made it hopes that no one remember's it did.... Sign in to see full entry.

The two best companies when it came to making toy cars and garages. The cars were durable. Made out of steel. The only thing that might happen is that an axle would bend or a wheel would fall off. But those cars could, and still can, take a beating. The garages were not as good as the ones they have... Sign in to see full entry.

A miniature football player that kicked field goals when you hit down on his head as hard as you could. It came with a tape measure, football and goalpost. Super Toe was a straight on kicker, so if anyone out there has one, it's worth keeping. We used to whack that thing as hard as we could and it... Sign in to see full entry.

Now how many of you old timers( I include myself), remember this one. Two robots in the middle of a ring with hand controls outside on each corner. You kept uppercutting your opponent until his head snapped back and off. Not exactly "Mike Tyson's Punchout" but the two fighters in the ring did bore a... Sign in to see full entry.