On November 2, 1999, NBA history was made. On that night, Trajan Langdon became the first Alaskan to play in the NBA. Although that was a special night for Langdon and Alaska, that magical feeling could only last for so long. Langdon who was drafted 11th overall in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Cleveland [...]
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With the 16th pick in the 1985 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks changed the face of the league as we know it. With that pick, they selected Bill “Loney” Wennington out of St. John’s University. This 7 foot monster spent several nondescript seasons with the Mavericks, Kings, and Virtus Bologna before going to play for [...]
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If any of you are wondering who in the world Jeffrey Maier is, think back to the 1996 ALCS. During that playoff series, the Yankees and the Orioles squared off for the right to go to the World Series. In game one of that series, the Orioles had the lead 4-3 in the bottom of [...]
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One of my favorite football names in recent modern history has to be Tim Biakabutuka. (Even better, his full first name is Tshimanga) Biakabutuka was drafted as the 8th overall draft pick in the 1996 NFL Draft. Biakabutuka played 6 seasons in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, yet he did not produce much as [...]
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Quick. What’s the first thing you think of, when you hear the name Sam Bowie? If you said Michael Jordan, you are like 98% of Oregonians that regret the 1984 NBA Draft everyday. When the Portland Trail Blazers decided to draft Sam Bowie with the number 2 overall pick in the 1984 draft, they passed [...]
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As a Cowboys fan, when I see a player succeed for my team and then get thrown into oblivion, I have a tendency to wonder what happened to that player. Reggie Swinton is just one example of that kind of player. When Reggie Swinton stepped onto the scene in the 2001 season, I felt that [...]
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Growing up as a fan of the NBA, I was exposed to my share of Charlotte Hornets games, as they were a young team with a lot of young talent. This mid 90′s version of the Hornets were led by Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson, a dominant combination at the time. However, the one player [...]
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One of the worst quarterbacks to play in the NFL during my lifetime is Stoney Case. Outside of his intriguing name, Stoney was anything but intriguing on the football field. Case started a total of 12 games during his 6 seasons in the NFL, and he saw action in a total of 24 games. While [...]
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As a kid in the early 90′s, I was always a big fan of the game NBA Jam. It was in this game that I discovered one of God’s greatest creations: Rony Seikaly. Not only was he appealing to me as a kid because of his unusual look for a basketball player, but he was [...]
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One of the most overlooked positions in the National Football League is the fullback position. Even more so as of lately, with the fullback becoming rarer and rarer, many people forget the importance of a quality fullback. One fullback that really played the position the way it should be played was Jon Ritchie, who played [...]
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