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  [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #7]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86.” Players tape introductions for the television series “Once a Star.” Continue reading →

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

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  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 #4]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  00:00 This video features b-roll footage of Jungle Jim’s Saloon, owned by Jim Rivera, former outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, in Angola, Indiana. 00:54 The video starts with close-ups of various pictures from Rivera’s playing days, with chatter in the background. B-roll footage of the saloon and the lake outside it follows. 09:28 End of tape.

• Punchline

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  One of the many incarnations of Punchline, a show that never came to fruition. The show features people from all over the country telling jokes on-camera. Continue reading →

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  [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #8]

  Once A Star, Sports

  This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86,” shot for the television series “Once A Star.” This tape covers the beginning of the game, with audio from the dugout, and a hit by Ernie Banks (1931-). Continue reading →

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

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  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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  [Sweetwater Clifton #1]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage for “Once a Star.” Interview with Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first black players in the NBA and former Harlem Globetrotter. Continue reading →