Sports Historian Gifts

W. G. Grace

Ancient Roman Cheerleaders.

Tour de Lance Over. Next year the To de France returns!

'Where's the evidence keeping us out?'

Cartoon on Sachin Tendulkar's comparison to Don Bradman

'The MCC celebrate a famous victory' group of dodgy looking old English men holding drinking glasses

'I made it! I made it! I'm into the Quarter Finals!!'

"No, the guy with the bat doesn't get to kill the guys with the mitts."

Brian Clough

'Mogug is big and strong, and swings his club with power. I suggest we let him play rightfield and bat third.'

'Oh, for the good old peaceful test match.'

"Three generations of football"

Don Bradman

Man at Heavens gate being asked '...and what about the LBW decision on August 19th 1973...?'

Before instant replay.

Remarkable run-ups 1890-1940

John Wooden.

"I don't care if it's more bouncy - it threatens the integrity of the game."

Footballers in the Middle Ages.

Becks gets the boot.

'Olympic stadium for sale available 2013.'

"I never thought I'd live to see the day!"

So, shirts versus skins then?

Mudville

'Dewey! Grandpa's stuck again. Give him a couple of whacks upside the head.'

Pete Sampras

Funky Facts: Football.

Trojan Hurdler.

'The 'Leviathan Bat,' or many centuried marvel of the modern (cricket) world. (Dr. William Gilbert Grace.)'

It had been a while, but he had finally come home.

Stadium. No fans allowed. In baseball, "shutout" now has two meanings.

'Sounds like it'll flop.'

Classic Halftime Shows (Super Bowl III)

Sisyphus pushing a huge basketball up the hill

Harbaugh bragging rights 2043...