Classic Sports Pix

A collection of art, photography, and marketing from yesteryear. Relive the glory of sport one shot at a time.

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Vida Blue. 3x World Series winner, 6x All Star for some reason not in the Hall of Fame.
#RIP

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@EdmontonOilers @Sportsnet @SNstats

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With a haircut like that, did it even matter if Al Smith was good in goal? #sabres #NHL

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Seattle Supersonics legend Patrick Ewing. #NBA

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Also, the importance of seconds in photography; highlighted by this shot just prior. #Bruins

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Arguably, the most iconic NHL photo of all time. Bobby Orr scores in overtime of game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Final.

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Don Revie of Leeds United, Revie managed the team from 1961 to 1974. His statue stands outside Elland Road. #LUFC @LUFC

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Johnny and Pete. #Reds

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Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns. Brown spent his entire career with the Browns. He spent nine years with the Browns and still holds their record for all time rushing.

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Mickey Mantle and Ty Cobb. #RepBX #DetroitRoots

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Allen 'The Answer' Iverson. circa 1996

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Brian Leetch receiving the Conn Smyth Trophy, as most valuable player of the playoffs when the New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994. #StanleyCup

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Zinidine Zidane, Pep Guardiola and Pierluigi Collina. The things these these three have seen around the football world.

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The number two pick in the 1990 NBA Draft, Gary Payton. The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Payton after the New Jersey Nets selected Derrick Coleman first overall.

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Scene from the 1923 FA Cup Final, also known as the 'White Horse Final'. It saw the Bolton Wanderers going up against West Ham United. Officially, 126,047 witnessed Bolton win 2-0, but roughly another 180,000 gained entrance into Wembley. #FACupFinal

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Mountain climbers, Zermatt, Switzerland. Photo by Toni Frissell for Sports Illustrated, 1954.

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Paul Gascoigne in that magnificent Lazio shirt.

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Brett Favre gets the phone call in 1991 that he's been drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round. #NFLDraft

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He was poetry in motion. #RIP Guy Lafleur

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Perhaps the greatest athlete spirit of all time, on this day, in 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope - a pledge to run across Canada to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. Millions continue to run in his honour to this day. https://t.co/IkvCQJ1w9y