Episode 55

Fox Sports in the 1990's

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

For many years network sports was the territory of three companies: CBS, NBC, ABC. But in the 1990's a new player emerged: FOX. How did the network of Al Bundy and Bart Simpson become the home of Super Bowls and World Series? From the All-Madden Team to the FoxTrax puck, to the rise of Joe Buck, we cover it all!

Check out the Ringer article on this topic for more information: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/12/13/18137938/nfl-fox-deal-rupert-murdoch-1993-john-madden-terry-bradshaw-howie-long-jimmy-johnson-cbs-nbc

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Each week on “Hello, Old Sports” Andrew and Dan Neumann examine a different sports history topic—baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing, and anything else that comes to mind.