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 The memories keep coming in.
"I was there when Don Larsen..."
Our discovery of the Larsen game and our offering of it continue to inspire stories even years later. During a conversation recently, one of our customers revealed that his good friend Jack from Reston, Virginia often tells the story of how he was AT Larsen's perfecto pitched on October 8, 1956. Jack was born on October 15, 1956, so his friends who know this usually raise their eyebrows in question when the story is told. Then Jack continues, "Dad took Mom, who was due to have me in two weeks, to the game". Jack says that the excitement of the game probably caused him to be born a week early on October 15. Jack still insists he "saw" the game, as he says, "although, I did have an obstructed view"!
The John
Hartell Story
In January, John Hartell had no idea he was making history! For the first time in over 20 years, Rare Sportsfilms has sold every one of its pro football DVDs to a new customer in a single sale! Hartell, of Carmichael, California, read the description of our 1954 Time For Football DVD on line and ordered it because as he said, "It seemed to be full of vintage, original action footage. Once I received the DVD and played it through, I realized that this was exactly what I had been looking for! Doak had included a listing of his entire inventory of baseball and football DVDs with my order, and after viewing Time For Football and looking over the list, I was drooling - I just HAD to get them all! I decided to call Rare Sportsfilms and see if I could get some sort of discount. It was good to be able to actually talk to Doak about his DVDs and he discounted the entire list so much that I could not refuse the deal!"
Born in New York in 1957, John moved with his family to Cincinnati in 1966. While in the 4th grade, he discovered sports and became an Ohio State Buckeye and Green Bay Packer fan. "The Packers were a winning, colorful team at the time and that appealed to me", John says. When the family moved to the SF Bay area, John's favorite team became the John Brodie 49'ers and he later enjoyed the success of the Joe Montana-led teams of the era.
"Before I found out about Rare Sportsfilms, I had purchased DVDs by NFL Films from Amazon. Appealing to me most were the history DVDs, such as those of the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, etc. I was somewhat disappointed, however by the style of those, as they contained almost as many interviews as old, original footage. The old footage they do show is re-narrated and spiced up in a re-made modern production, with new soundtrack and music added, and to me, they had too much fluff and not enough substance. What I really like about Rare Sportsfilms DVDs is that they are 100% original footage, with original soundtrack, titles and narration, and in many cases, even include original commercials! Doak even has some original NFL TV broadcasts which I REALLY enjoy".
Hartell, a fan of most sports, eventually intends to also purchase many of Rare Sportsfilms' baseball DVDs. "I'm looking over the baseball list already," John says, " but these 71 football titles I've just received will give me a lot of great viewing to look forward to in the weeks ahead."
Of course we at Rare Sportsfilms always enjoy hearing our customers' unique stories, and about the memories brought back by our old time sports DVDs!
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Dear Rare Sportsfilms Subscriber,
We hope the first two months of 2012 have been good to you, that you enjoyed the Super Bowl, and that you're enthusiastic about Spring Training and the baseball season ahead. Spring Training! Yes, it's upon us already.
Here at Rare Sportsfilms, we've spent the winter months producing four new DVD offerings we know you'll want to read about here.
Also over these winter months, Rare Sportsfilms was the subject of an article in Chicago Magazine. The online version of the article includes over nine minutes of bonus footage of the 1935 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. We hope you enjoy it!
Now, get comfortable, see what's new and exciting about the four additions to our DVD collection, click here to read the Chicago Magazine article and have fun enjoying memories shared by other old time sports fans like yourself.
Thanks again for your business!
Doak Ewing
President
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( B & W )
New shots from the Golden Age of baseball showing Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Walter Johnson, Grove, Gomez, Dean, Hubbell, Cobb, Eddie Collins, Chuck Klein, Dazzy Vance, Dickey Kerr, Ed Roush, Speaker, Hornsby, McGraw, Alexander, Cochran, Cronin, Medwick and DiMaggio, including rare shots of Ebbets Field, Baker Bowl and League Park! ( B & W )
Running time: 1 hour, 4 minutes
1946 "Baseball In The Pacific Coast League"
plus:
1948 Chicago White Sox "Down On The Farm"
Two rare, vintage films, both on one DVD! Baseball's oldest sound and COLOR film shows the managers, players and ballparks of the PCL in 1946! Narrated by Bob Elson, "Down On The Farm" shows managers, parks and future White Sox stars at every level from Class D to AAA in 1948! Both films in beautiful COLOR!
Running time: 52 minutes.
1965 NFL
"Game of the Week"
Browns at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, week 3 October 3rd. - Jim Brown breaks Don Hutson's NFL scoring record with his 106th and 107th TD's, lifetime. A close game for three quarters, the Browns score 3 TD's in the final six minutes, coming from behind to beat Eagles 34-17. Narrated by Tom Brookshire.
Running time: 27 minutes.
1968
"This Week In The NFL"
Games of November 10 and 17 (weeks 9 & 10) - Narrated by Pat Summerall with Haggar Slacks commercials! Close games, crucial injuries, soon-to-be-division champions come on strong! Sayers, Colts defense, Bill Nelsen, Cowboys, Vikings and Rams - all are top NFL stories in November, 1968!
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Get all four DVDs for only $112 PPD ! ! OR: Select any three DVDs for only $90 PPD and save almost $15.00 !!
(Illinois residents must add .0725% sales tax)
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We are always buying!
Rare Sportsfilms is constantly improving the quantity and quality of our collection of original 16-mm sports films. If you have films you would consider selling, click here for a list of what we are always looking to purchase.
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