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  [Manley High School: David in class #1]

  Black, Chicago, CLIR, Communities, Guerrilla Television, Sports

  Footage of basketball practice and interview with team manager at Manley High School on Chicago’s West Side.

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  O’Bradovich #1

  Sports

  00:00 This video is of a brief interview with former Chicago Bears defensive end Ed O’Bradovich. 00:23 The tape opens with several takes of O’Bradovich throwing his helmet to two men in the stands, and them throwing it back to him. “It took twenty-two years and they say patience is a virtue.” 01:08 He starts by talking about winning the championship game with the Bears and throwing his helmet into the stands. He wanted to lob it, but it caught […]

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  Max Patkin #6

  Once A Star, Sports

  00:00 This is the continuation of an interview with Max Patkin, baseball clown. 00:59 Patkin talks about traveling the country and performing even when he was injured. He also had mental problems because of the pressure of being funny night after night and because of personal problems. 03:49 Patkin talks about his idols. 04:30 He talks about doing his act with then Vice President George (H.W.) Bush. Bush wrote a letter to Max, and sent him an invitation to the […]

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  [Chicago Slices raw: North Beach Bar]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  NORTH BEACH BAR, Lincoln Park. Two hundred and something tons of sand make up this indoor volleyball court inside of a bar. Interviews with patrons. Also a half basketball court fits in this space.

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  [Bill Veeck at O’Leary’s #11]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck at O’Leary’s for Bill Veeck’s Saloon. Continuation of inebriated conversation about sports.

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  [Bill Veeck #1 at O’Sullivans]

  Bill Veeck, Sports

  Several takes of Bill Veeck doing an introduction and sports commentary.

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  Time Out, episode 120

  Chicago, Sports, Time Out

  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 John Schulian of the Chicago Sun-Times, Kenny McReynolds, a WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University’s Men’s Basketball team, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and John Mengelt, broadcaster and NBA veteran.

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  Robyn Smith #2

  Once A Star, Sports

  Another part of an interview with legendary jockey Robyn Smith. With more personal stories about her own life and career, she delves deeper into the sport of horse racing, discussing the reasons why she always felt she was a natural fit to be a jockey. Smith also reflects on her past and childhood, as well as her friendships with male jockeys and the complex nature of the horse racing world in general.