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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan on His 1995 Comeback

  By Witnify • March 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Michael Jordan is interviewed about his 1995 NBA comeback after 17 months of retirement and travels back to his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina to discuss his early basketball days. Continue reading

Tagged   1990s, Athlete, Basketball, Michael Jordan, NBA, Sports
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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron on Playing in the Segregated South

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Hank Aaron remembers what it was like to play baseball in the segregated South as a black man and describes the different discrimination he and other players faced. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Civil Rights, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron on His Record Breaking Home Run

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
Hank Aaron on His Record Breaking Home Run

Dave Letterman interviews Hank Aaron about his record breaking home run, his friendship with baseball player Willie Mays, and his thoughts on how baseball has evolved since his retirement. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron on His 1957 World Series Bonus

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Hank Aaron remembers the $7000 bonus each Milwaukee Braves player received for winning the 1957 World Series against the Yankees and tells a funny story about what he did with the largest amount of cash he'd seen at that point in his life. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Hank Aaron
Young Hank Aaron on the Beginning of His Major League Career

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Hank Aaron is interviewed early in his career about playing with the major leagues after winning MVP in 1957. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Mike Tyson
Post Fight Interviews Mike Tyson & Frank Bruno

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Boxers Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno give post fight interviews after Tyson's TKO of Bruno in their second fight on March 16, 1991. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Boxing, Championship, Frank Bruno, Mike Tyson, Sports
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Mike Tyson
Frank Bruno Remembers Boxing Mike Tyson

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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British boxer Frank Bruno remembers his first fight with Mike Tyson on February 25, 1989 and discusses the different highs and lows of his career. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Boxing, Championship, Frank Bruno, Mike Tyson, Sports
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Wayne Gretzky
Steve Ludzik on Wayne Gretzky as a Player

  By Witnify • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Steve Ludzik talks about how Wayne Gretzky didn't like him, and how people felt it was hard to be friends with both of them because of Gretzky's dislike of Ludzik. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Hockey, Sports, Stanley Cup, Steve Ludzik, Wayne Gretzky
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Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali on the Origin of the Name Cassius Clay

  By Witnify • March 5, 2014 Uncategorized
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Boxer Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, describes where the Clay name came from and he explains how he first got into boxing. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Boxing, Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Sports
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Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali: ‘I’m No Longer Clay, I’m No Longer a Slave’

  By Witnify • March 5, 2014 Uncategorized
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Boxer Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, describes why he changed his name to Ali and explains how he reacts when someone uses the wrong name when they speak to him. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Boxing, Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Religion, Sports
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