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  • [Once a Star raw: Minnesota Fats #1]

    [Once a Star raw: Minnesota Fats #1]

    An interview with revered pool hustler, Rudolf “Minnesota Fats” Wanderone. With tales from his life, Fats recalls his illustrious career as a pool player and card shark, describing the places he’s visited around the world, how he earned the “Minnesota Fats” moniker, and a time when he was able to draw over 300,000 people to watch him play pool. It was shot for the documentary Once a Star.

  • [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #9]

    [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #9]

    This tape features a continuation of footage from the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86,” shot for the television series “Once A Star.”

  • [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #15 Dallas]

    [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #15 Dallas]

    Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” from the NBA Legends basketball game during the 1986 All-Star Weekend. This tape is a continuation of an interview with Pete Maravich (1947-1988).

  • [Sweetwater Clifton #2]

    [Sweetwater Clifton #2]

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

  • [Once A Star raw: Charlie Finley #5]

    [Once A Star raw: Charlie Finley #5]

    This tape is part of an interview with renowned Oakland A’s manager Charlie Finley. In the interview, Finley discusses the lighter side of his career, from incentivizing his players to grow mustaches, to the difference between a mule and a donkey (Charlie-O, a mule, was the A’s mascot for a brief period of time) to his tumultuous relationship with former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn. It was shot for the documentary Once A Star.

  • [Once a Star raw : Floyd Patterson #8]

    [Once a Star raw : Floyd Patterson #8]

    This tape features raw footage of an interview with boxing legend Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) in Atlantic City. Shot for the 1985 TV series “Once A Star.” Also included is a short interview with boxing manager and trainer Lou Duva (1922-2017).

  • [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #10]

    [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #10]

    This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86.” The tape also features archival footage of Cubs Manager Leo Durocher (1905-1991) and Oakland Athletics President Charles O. Finley (1918-1996).

  • [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #17 Dallas]

    [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #17 Dallas]

    Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” from the 1986 NBA Legends Basketball Game during the All-Star Game. Cazzie Russell (1944-) is interviewed.

 
 
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