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My Pro Sports Archives
Pictured here are recognizable professional athletes from years gone by. In future blogs, more photos from MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and WHA games that were played four decades ago will be added. Hopefully, you will enjoy my photographs as well as my stories!
Nancy Hogue Homlitas
MLB
#8 Cal Ripken, Jr, Baltimore Orioles, September 11, 1982#45 Steve Rogers, Montreal Expos, October 3, 1982#14 Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox, September 6, 1982#6 Tony Pena, Pittsburgh Pirate, 1982 Season
NHL & WHA
#1 Wayne Thomas, New York Rangers, December 17, 1977#2 Mike Robitaile & #35 Curt Ridley, Vancouver Canucks, January 7, 1977#5 Greg Smith, Cleveland Barons, #@@ Barry Dean, Colorado Rockies, & #6 Len Frig Cleveland Barons, 2/1/1977#16 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings, February 29, 1977
NBA
#53 Artis Gilmore, Chicago Bulls March 26, 1978#7 Pete Maravich, New Orleans Jazz, March 29, 1977#10 Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers, March 26, 1982#25 Billy Knight, Indiana Pacers, December 4, 1982
NFL
#8 Archie Manning, New Orleans Saints, October 18, 1981#34 Walter Payton, Chicago Bears, September 28, 1980#45 Archie Griffin, Cincinnati Bengals, October 21, 1979#32 Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers, November 30, 1980
MLB
Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies circa 1980Enos Cabell, Houston Astros September. 1, 1980Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros May 3, 1981Manny Trillo, Philadelphia Phillies, May 24, 1981
NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL
Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz, November 23, 1982Guy LaFleur, Montreal Canadiens, January 18, 1978Frank Robinson, Player Manager, Cleveland Indians, Circa 1976Rocky Bleir,, Pittsburgh Steelers, December 9, 1978
MLB
Rod Carew, California Angels, July 17, 1982Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies, September 12, 1982Tom Seaver, Cincinnati Reds, August 30, 1980Paul Molitor Milwaukee Brewers, June 18, 1978
NHL & WHA
Gerry Cheevers, Cleveland Crusaders, WHA circa 1975Gil Perreault, Buffalo Sabres, NHL Dec 8, 1976 Larry Hornung, Winnipeg Jets & Terry Holbrook, Cleveland Crusaders, WHA Feb 1975Gordie Howe, Houston Aeros, WHA circa 1976
NBA
Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers, February 21, 1978Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, December 18, 1982John Havlicek, Boston Celtics, October 29, 1977Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers, January 12, 1982
NFL
QB Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys 10/28/1979QB Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders 10/09/1977QB Joe Montana, San Fransisco 49ers 11/01/1981QB Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers 09/27/1981