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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

George Pjura-Weightlifting’s Ageless Wonder

Few sports fans have heard of George Pjura. One reason is that Olympic Weightlifting is not a highly popular sport in the USA. Another…

6 min readSep 24, 2023

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George Pjura-Weightlifting’s Ageless Wonder

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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

The 1970s Baltimore Colts

The 1970s was an up-and-down decade for the Baltimore Colts. After a disappointing 8–5–1 record in 1969, Head Coach Don Shula left to coach…

5 min readSep 18, 2023

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The 1970s Baltimore Colts

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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

The 1980 New York Yankees

After winning back-to-back World Series in 1977& 1978, the New York Yankees had an off year in 1979, finishing the season with an 89–71…

4 min readSep 17, 2023

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The 1980 New York Yankees

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Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd: A Wrestling HOF Member Who Was Also an AFL Star.

The multi-talented Ladd excelled at football, wrestling, and basketball.

3 min readMay 25, 2023

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1977 — The First “World’s Strongest Man Competition”

Mostly everyone, whether a fan or not, has seen some footage of the World’s Strongest Man competition. It’s truly mind-boggling how…

5 min readMay 24, 2023

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1977 — The First “World’s Strongest Man Competition”

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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

A Look Back At MLB Teams With 100 Wins In A Season

In this article, we’ll go over some MLB history and look at which teams have had 100-win seasons as I pose the question, what does a…

20 min readMay 22, 2023

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A Look Back At MLB Teams With 100 Wins In A Season

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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

My Top 15 NFL Quarterbacks of the 1970s

My top 15 quarterbacks of the 1970s are based partly on statistics and my honest opinion, having seen all of them play. It’s also based…

13 min readMar 12, 2023

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My Top 15 NFL Quarterbacks of the 1970s

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1983 Washington Redskins (The Defending Super Bowl Champions)

With the Super Bowl having just been played, I wanted to look back at a team that many fans assumed would win the Superbowl but didn’t…

7 min readMar 12, 2023

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1983 Washington Redskins (The Defending Super Bowl Champions)

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Thanks again C.J.

1 min readJan 1, 2023

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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

Brady proved he could win a Super Bowl without Belichick, but football is a team sport and no one…

1 min readJan 1, 2023

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Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

Mark Morthier — Old School Sports

I grew up in Northern NJ. I grew up in the 1970s. I was always a big sports fan. I enjoy writing about old school sports and weightlifting.

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