Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel Paige (1906-1982) is considered one of the greatest pitchers in history — despite the fact that he only played for teams in the major leagues…
Category: Sports quotes
“Say it ain’t so, Joe!”
One of the most famous quotes in sports history is linked to the date September 28, 1920. On that day, “Shoeless Joe” Jackson supposedly admitted during testimony to a grand…
“Because it’s there.”
In March of 1923, British mountain climber George Leigh Mallory was touring the United States to raise money for an expedition to Mount Everest planned for the following year. At…
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
On May 2, 1908, Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer registered the copyright for the new song about baseball they’d written together. Naturally, they hoped it would become popular. But…
“Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but…”
The Izaak Walton League is one of America’s oldest conservation groups. It was founded in 1922 by sport fishermen who wanted to preserve fish and wildlife habitat for future generations.…
SEPTEMBER 27 – Remember when we used to “Fly the friendly skies?”
Several airline advertising slogans have become memes in our culture even though the airlines that used them no longer exist. For example… “It’s the only way to fly!” – The…