Michael Jordan et al

Olympic Flashback: The Dream Team, 1992

Giants playing catch…

While The Spoiler danced the summer of 1992 away in a field with a mob of gurning trustafarians, over in Barcelona some of the planet’s finest basketball players were showcasing their sport. Big names like Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, [...]

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Speedy Hero

Olympic Flashback: Jesse Owens merks Hitler

Man smears powdered egg in Nazi faces

There was so much wrong about Hitler – the indie kid haircut, the Chaplin moustache, the ill fitting suits. Not to mention his massive racism issues and war waging. What was with that, Adolf? Seriously. Anyway, [...]

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Speedy Jumpy Man

Olympic Flashback: Carl Lewis

Stand aside people, legend coming through…

In 1984, everyone wanted to be American. Playgrounds were awash with young boys sporting Michael Jackson’s one glove, girls skipping around in Madonna wedding dresses. And, lurking in the corner somewhere near the bike sheds were [...]

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Old King Coe

Olympic Flashback: Seb Coe

It was Moscow, it was 1980, no Americans were there…

Back in the days before he became the right honorable Lord and Baron Sebastian Newbold Coe, this weedy-looking conservative was one hell of [...]

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