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  [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #5]

  Once A Star, Sports

  This tape features footage of the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at a cocktail party in honor of the “Dream Game ’86.” Former MLB umpire Tom Gorman shares stories about his time officiating in the Major Leagues. Shot for the television special “Once A Star.”

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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #11 Dallas]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star.” Footage from the NBA Legends basketball game during the 1986 All-Star Weekend. Television executive Bob Wussler (1936-2010) is interviewed.

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #1]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  00:00 Bars and background noise. 01:07 Video opens with b-roll footage of traffic in Angola. 03:17 A sign for “Captains Cabin: Unexcelled Dining Overlooking Beautiful Crooked Lake” 04:20 Footage of swimmers in the lake. 06:13 In a Jungle Jim’s Saloon, talking with former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jim Rivera. He talks about sliding headfirst, and Rogers Hornsby. 08:26 Why don’t baseball players play all-out? He blames the contracts. Players don’t need to earn the big payout. 10:56 Rivera talks about […]

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Johnny Lira]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Sports

  JOHNNY LIRA, former World Champion of professional boxing and current event promoter and boxing manager of DAVID DAVIS who is hearing impaired; interviews and shots of practice in gym.

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  Bill Veeck’s Saloon

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This tape features the pilot for “Bill Veeck’s Saloon,” shot at O’Sullivan’s, at 495 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL. Veeck speaks with a number of sports journalists and friends about the inflation of players’ salaries in modern day baseball and the re-negotiations of baseball contracts. It is quite an interesting look at the inner workings of the game.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #12]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck at Murphy’s shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” In this tape, Veeck talks about the theory behind baseball promotions and the challenges of rising costs and ownership in baseball today.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #28]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” This tape features footage of the basketball court and arena at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, during a basketball tournament. The teams playing are Cahokia and Flossmoor.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #58]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” In this tape, Bill Veeck and John Mengelt continue to talk about the business of baseball at Lake Michigan, with the Chicago skyline in the background.