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GREETING CUSTOMERS AT
"THE NATIONAL"
August is now behind us and with that, another National Sports Convention is history. Held this year in Baltimore at the downtown convention center, this year's event was the second most successful in our 19 years of exhibiting at the world's foremost sports collector's show. As always, it was great to greet old friends and meet customers who have only corresponded with us by mail, telephone or e-mail. Many new collectors saw our products for the first time and became customers also. During the week, many former customers stopped by our booth to say hello and add to their DVD collections: Michael Klar, Robert Taylor, Ted Patterson, Steve Nishino, Tony Cocchi, Dan Geroni, "D.J." Johnson, Leo Caffrey, Mel Solomon, Til Strudwick, Mark Cohen, Mark Malito, Peter Clement, Jay Finkel and others. Next year's National will again be held the first week in August 2013, this time at the Rosemont Convention Center, Chicago. See you there!
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BILL FOX SPONSORS "MAYHEM"
In one of our earlier Rare Sportsfilms Newsletters, we described our film restoration Sponsorship Service and told the story of Dan Geroni. Our newest DVD "Mayhem On A Sunday Afternoon", was recently sponsored by former official photographer of the San Francisco 49'ers (1984 thru 2008) Bill Fox of Novato, California.
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Bill Fox, Quarterback
Lincoln High School
San Francisco, 1967
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Bill tells an interesting story about why he had remembered that ABC TV Special, which was aired the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving in November, 1965. "I was a sophomore quarterback for Lincoln High School (San Francisco) at the time and Mike Holmgren (later Green Bay Packer Super Bowl winning NFL coach) was our senior QB. We had a great team in 1965 and won the S.F. High School Football Championship that year, beating Lowell High School for the title. That Championship Game was a big thrill for me because we played Lowell the morning after the special aired - in Kezar Stadium, then home of the 49'ers! I was a 49'er fan even then, and it was a dream for me to be able to walk out on their home field! There were around 15,000 fans there that day, compared to our usual 2,000 or so for our High School home games. I remember vividly the exciting walk through that dark tunnel under the stands at Kezar and the little spot of light at the end of the tunnel which opened out onto a bright green field to the cheers of all those fans! Best of all, we won the game, thanks to two TD's by Holmgren. He passed for the first one, then ran for the other on a sneak to beat Lowell 13-0.
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Bill Fox at Candlestick Park
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It was a thrill I'll always remember! When I heard you had that original show which no one has seen in 35 years, I just had to sponsor it! I'm sure many other Rare Sportsfilms customers will get a kick out of it, too"! Bill, also a former San Francisco policeman, is now retired and currently writing a crime murder-mystery!
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Dear Rare Sportsfilms Subscriber,
Summer is moving on! It seems like yesterday that we enjoyed the longest days of the year and the All-Star Game. Now, as the days become shorter in the U.S.A., we find ourselves celebrating our traditional end-of-summer Labor Day holiday weekend. Sports fans everywhere are looking forward to baseball's World Series in October and the upcoming football season.
In this "transitional" sports season, we're happy to deliver a new baseball and new football DVD for your enjoyment.
In addition to reading about our newest offerings, we hope you enjoy our articles and photos.
So, for our U.S. customers, enjoy a safe and relaxing Labor Day holiday. And to all our customers, thanks for your business!
Doak Ewing
President
Rare Sportsfilms, Inc.
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"Mayhem On A
Sunday Afternoon"
"Mayhem On A Sunday Afternoon" is a TV documentary (includes all commercials) on the Browns and 49'ers with a behind-the-scenes look at each club in training camp, preparing for the first pre-season game of the season at old Kezar Stadium, San Francisco. You'll see and hear the sights and sounds of pro football from field level, as you are on the sidelines for the game. The game is dissected and analyzed, explaining what is happening to determine the final outcome. The beginning also shows a brief history of the NFL. Never available before on DVD!ll
Running time: 58 Minutes, B & W
First two-thirds of game (reels 1 & 2 of 3), Gary Nolan vs rookie Rick Reuschel. Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek call the action for NBC, as Santo, Williams, Pepitone, Hickman, etc, square off vs Big Red Machine Morgan, Rose, Bench, Perez, Foster in 2-2 tie after 6½ innings! HR Hickman. Another RARE broadcast treasure from Rare Sportsfilms!
Running time: 1 hour, 34 minutes, B & W kinescope
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Order NOW ! Call 630-527-8890.
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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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More Bill Fox Sponsors "Mayhem" Photos
Thank you, Bill, for sharing your memories with us!
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Two Ex-Lincoln QBs in Green Bay
Packer Coach Mike Holmgren (L)
with '49'ers photographer Bill Fox
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