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Rollen Stewart

Few ever knew his real name. But millions who tuned into major sporting events in the late 70s and much of the 80s became accustomed to his smiling face – not to mention his hard-to-miss rainbow wig and religious message. His name was Rollen Stewart, but most remember him simply as Rainbow Guy.

Yankee Stadium

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Home to baseball’s most hallowed legends and treasured lore, Yankee Stadium once stood as Major League Baseball’s pantheon-- a fitting title, since it was the first sports location to be given the Greek appellation “stadium.” From its construction in 1923 to its demise in 2008, it was once home to the most successful franchise in modern sports history, the twenty-six-time world champion New York Yankees (a remarkable pace of about one title every three years). Nine of those championships were clinched at the stadium, while eight other teams have celebrated winning their rings there. And while there is no trace of the old stadium today, the memories of “the house that Ruth built” won’t be dismantled anytime soon.

Goodbye Winter Olympics

Foto-Electric Football

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For those who wanted a taste of the strategic side of football before they were old enough to actually manage a team of players on the field, came an ingenious way to learn the skills necessary to carry your very own clipboard someday as an offensive/defensive coordinator or head coach. Foto-Electric Football provided all the training you needed - *Bucket of Gatorade not included. Today, we take a look back at this memorable game from yesteryear.

Electric Football

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When it comes to throwing around a virtual pigskin, there are a plethora of electronic options available today that simulate the game of football right down to the minute details. The grunting players look remarkably similar to their real-world counterparts, the stadiums are replicated to the very last detail, and the gameplay options allow the gamer to do virtually anything that can be done in a real game. Prior to these technological advances, however, electronic football games of the past couldn't rely on realism as a selling point, but they made up for it with a healthy dose of sheer fun, and some of these games are still beloved to this day. Let's take a look at the formative years of football games and the quirky gameplay that forever etched them into our collective memory.