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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #14 Dallas]

  1986-2-9 / Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star

  Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” from the NBA Legends basketball game during the 1986 All-Star Weekend. Pete Maravich (1947-1988), former basketball player, is interviewed. Continue reading →

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  Once A Star

  Three separate pieces relating to the city of Chicago’s response to the demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. These clips are audio only. Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #3 Dallas]

  1986-2-7 / Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star

  Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star.” Footage from the NBA Legends basketball game during the 1986 All-Star weekend. Cazzie Russell (1944-) is interviewed. Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #3]

  1985-08-07 / Chicago Collection, Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star, White Sox

  Raw footage of an interview with Chicago White Sox player Jim Rivera, who played with the team throughout the 1950s. Rivera talks about his troubled upbringing, his run-ins with the law, his journey into the Major Leagues, and what his current life is like in Angola, IN. Shot for the 1986 TV special “Once A Star.” Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #2]

  1986-2-15 / Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star

  Raw footage for the television series “Once a Star.” Former Chicago Cubs players Billy Williams and Fergie Jenkins coach a group of children on the art of hitting and pitching. The players also recite introductions for “Once a Star.” Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #13 Dallas]

  1986-2-8 / Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star

  Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” in Dallas during the 1986 NBA All-Star Weekend. This tape is a continuation of an interview with television executive Bob Wussler (1936-2010). Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #1]

  1985-08-07 / Chicago Collection, Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star, White Sox

  00:00 Bars and background noise. 01:07 Video opens with b-roll footage of traffic in Angola. 03:17 A sign for “Captains Cabin: Unexcelled Dining Overlooking Beautiful Crooked Lake” 04:20 Footage of swimmers in the lake. 06:13 In a Jungle Jim’s Saloon, talking with former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jim Rivera. He talks about sliding headfirst, and Rogers Hornsby. 08:26 Why don’t baseball players play all-out? He blames the contracts. Players don’t need to earn the big payout. 10:56 Rivera talks about … Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #2 Dallas]

  1986-2-7 / Eclectic Sports Collection, Once A Star

  This tape covers the NBA Legends game during the 1986 All Star weekend, shot for the television special 1986 “Once A Star.” Mostly b-roll of basketball practice. Continue reading →