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A video tribute to Bill Veeck.
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[Veeck B-Roll Pix Group F]
This is a tape of a series of still images and baseball cards shot for a documentary called “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.”
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Sports Century: Bill Veeck
A recording of the ESPN Classic program, “Sports Century.” This episode is a documentary about Bill Veeck, former owner of several baseball teams, including the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. The documentary is mainly comprised of interviews with family, friends, and colleagues of Veeck, along with narration over still photos, period interviews, and newsreel footage.
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Time Out, episode 130
This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that is hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators are award winning sports columnist John Schulian, WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University’s Men’s Basketball team Kenny McReynolds, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and former NBA star John Mengelt.
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[Once A Star raw: Holtzman #1]
Part one of an interview with Ken Holtzman, retired Major League pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, for the television special, “Once A Star.” The interview, conducted by Roger Wallenstein, focuses on Holtzman’s career after baseball as an insurance administrator. Holtzman discusses how being an ex-ballplayer is sometimes a disadvantage in his career, and comments in-depth on “dumb jock syndrome.” Timecode onscreen.
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[Inside Spring Training raw #38]
Raw footage for the documentary “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox pre-season preparation. Second day in St. Pete. Workout, locker room, Bosley to bus.
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Fantastic Fifties
This is a video of a program called “Fantastic Fifties” that aired on WGN in the late 1950s. An unidentified host takes the viewer through some of the highlights of the late fifties including: Chicago’s rise to becoming a major sea port, highlights of memorable Chicago sports moments, and various popular news stories of the decade.
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All Star ’76: Champions of Pride
This video is a summary account of the 1976 Major League Baseball All Star Game. Joe Garagiola narrates the program and takes the viewer through the events leading up to the game.