YOU REMIND ME OF SOMEONE...

LOOK-ALIKES!

GREEN BAY QUARTERBACK,

 AARON RODGERS

 AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, 

PAUL RYAN,

REPUBLICAN, WISCONSIN

DO YOU SEE THE RESEMBLANCE?

DOUBLE-CHECK AGAIN.

RODGERS

RYAN

Hmmmm!

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POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE! (FAUX)

Great job by SB Nation on this fabricated 

post-game press conference 

that features Weird Al Yankovic

 as the head coach. 

It is a funny bit that might not be that phony after all.

 You decide.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/10/28/9630218/oh-my-god-they-made-weird-al-look-exactly-like-pete-carroll

MONDAY MEMORY BANK- "PATTERSON VS JOHANSSON- 1959

On June 26, 1959, Floyd Patterson defended

 his heavyweight crown against 

Ingemar Johansson, of Sweden. 

The bout was in front of

  just over 18,000 at Yankee Stadium.

 and Patterson was pounded hard 

before the fight was stopped with 

less than one minute to go in round #3.

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The rematch was held July 20, 1960 

at the Polo Grounds in New York.

 Patterson came in a bigger, stronger 

and more dedicated fighter. 

He blasted "Ingo" throughout the fight

 and landed a vicious left in the fifth round

 that put Johansson on the canvas. 

He was counted out at the 1:51 mark.

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On March 13, 1961.

Patterson won the rubber match at the 

Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida.

In the sixth round, Patterson landed a left

 and two quick rights. 

Johansson was struggling to his feet 

when he was counted out with 

just seconds left in the sixth round.

Floyd Patterson was back on top

 of the boxing world!

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TBT- with STEVE GARVEY!

Throwing back to 1992 and working with 

Steve Garvey for Prime Ticket.

We covered the MLB All -Star Weekend

 and had great guest such as

 Reggie Jackson and Dick Williams. 

Steve will be my guest today on 

"Open Season"

on KCAA- AM 1050

106.5 FM

and streaming at www.kcaaradio.com

at 3:05 PM (pt)

Garvey was a great one!

He was a ten-time MLB All- Star, 

a four-time Gold Glove winner,

and he won a World Series title in 1974.

Lots to talk about with "The Garv"

today on KCAA.

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A CANDID CHAT WITH TODD MARINOVICH

Todd Marinovich was my guest on "Open Season"

 on KCAA-AM/FM. 

He was a highly successful high school quarterback

 who set national records.

 He became a controversial quarterback at the 

University of Southern California 

and with the Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL. 

Through it all, he was abusing drugs.

 That addiction 

shortened his pro football career

 and almost ruined his life.

Marinovich has turned his life around. 

He is married, has kids, trains athletes,

 and Todd is pursuing his passion for art. 

When Todd came on the "Open Season" show recently

(with Mark Mancini, Fred Wallin, and me) 

we talked football,

 substance abuse, 

painting,

 his father, 

hats, hair

and the recent firing of 

USC football coach, Steve Sarkisian. 

Todd was at the "Salute to Troy" event 

that began Sarkisian's downfall. 

That is where our chat kicks off.

https://vimeo.com/142929106

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Find out more about Todd Marinovich's fascinating life, 

at www.toddmarinovich.com

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TBT- MONUMENTAL JOHN WOODEN

October 14, 1910 marked the day that

 John Wooden was born in Hall, Indiana.

He won ten national titles, at UCLA, 

in a twelve year period 

including seven championships in a row. 

The "Wizard" has been honored

 in many ways over the years. 

On a recent trip to Indiana, 

I found a fitting monument

 in downtown Indianapolis.

Ironically, just over a week ago, 

a car crashed into the Wooden statue.

The coach never flinched and 

didn't even 

drop his program.

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MEMORY BANK MONDAY + THE BABE!

1916 World Series

Boston Red Sox  vs. Brooklyn Dodgers.

 Babe Ruth pitched 13 scoreless innings in game #2. 

Boston won that game 2-1 in 14 innings

 and the Red Sox took the 

1916 World Series  four games to one.

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TBT- TOUGH TIMES 4 TEXAS FOOTBALL!

The Texas Longhorns are 1-4 heading into Saturday's 

rivalry showdown with Oklahoma.

Bevo fans aren't used to being down so far for so long,

 but they can take heart in the fact that Texas football

 has risen from the ashes before. 

In 1956, the "horns" were 1-9 

under head coach, Ed Price.

 Darrell Royal. took over in 1957, 

Texas went 6-3-1

 and somehow made it to the Sugar Bowl Game

 where they met Mississippi 

on January 1, 1958 

Okay. Maybe this wasn't the best example of

 a Texas football resurgence. 

The Longhorns were down 26-0 in this game

 and fell victim to a 

Mississippi Massacre 39-7. 

After the game, Royal had no excuses

 for his team's crushing defeat.

"We shouldn't have been in a bowl to begin with.

We were kind of a Cinderella team even with that record. 

The year before we were 1-9, 

so we received a lot of notoriety. 

But the truth of the matter is 

we weren't that good of a football team."

I guess the point I am trying to make is that 

Texas football got better under Royal's regime-

 a lot better!

By the time he retired, 

Royal had rolled up 167 Longhorns' wins, 

11 Southwest Conference championships,

and 3 national titles.

Right now, Texas football is not

 "that good of a football team", 

but there is hope Longhorn fans.

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