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  [Mary Frances Veeck #6]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Audio of interview with Mary Frances Veeck about her husband, Bill Veeck. Shot to be used as voiceover in “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.”

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  [Sox #1, outside on field, opening day]

  Chicago, Sports, White Sox

  Chicago White Sox warm up before game, shot for “Inside Spring Training.”

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  [Chicago Bulls footage]

  Chicago, Sports

  Footage of the Chicago Bulls coach in the locker room and on the court.

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  Time Out, episode 116

  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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  Time Out, episode 137

  Chicago, Sports, Time Out

  This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that was hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators are award winning sports columnist John Schulian, WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University’s Men’s Basketball team Kenny McReynolds, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and former NBA star John Mengelt.

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  [Once a Star raw: Minnesota Fats #1]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  An interview with revered pool hustler, Rudolf “Minnesota Fats” Wanderone. With tales from his life, Fats recalls his illustrious career as a pool player and card shark, describing the places he’s visited around the world, how he earned the “Minnesota Fats” moniker, and a time when he was able to draw over 300,000 people to watch him play pool. It was shot for the documentary Once a Star.

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #33]

  Chicago, Sports, White Sox

  Raw footage from the documentary “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox Pre-season preparation. St Pete, Bosley #1. Hinton pitch.

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  View From The Bleachers

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports, Viewers Choice

  A show about the current state of affairs in baseball. Bill Veeck and author Bill Brashler focus in on the changes that increasing amounts of money have brought to baseball and its future. Interspersed with their discussion are various interviews and archival clips of baseball players and personalities. It was produced shortly after Veeck sold the Chicago White Sox and retired from active involvement with Major League Baseball.