The following article is based off the script for the third installment in the 76ers Podcast Network's Black History Month Inspirations mini-series of the same name.When it comes to Elton Brand, it's important to remember this:He was a really good basketball player.In his prime, the big man was a high-volume scorer, a tenacious rebounder and shot-blocker, a no-nonsense big man
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The start of 1964 brought big changes to the Jets and the AFL as a whole. The Jets were moving into a new stadium, and the AFL was getting a new TV deal brokered by Sonny Werblin. Remember that Sonny was still involved with MCA when he first bought the Jets. It was MCA along with Harry Wismer who signed the original deal with ABC back in 1960. That deal was essentially a numerous amount of one year deals.
NBC was looking to make a huge splash by cutting into CBS’s near monopoly on football coverage. Sonny of course new all the people who crafted the original deal with ABC including Jay Michaels (the father of announcer Al Michaels). If NBC wanted in they would have to pay and pay big. So Sonny brokered a deal with NBC that was to begin in 1965 and pay the league $36 million over the next 5 years. That was a four fold increase in the ABC deal, a huge jump in just 5 years time.
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From the family of Herman Poritzky
Herman Poritzky, loving husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, great grandfather, friend, business partner, and unofficial mayor of Peekskill, NY passed away peacefully on November 30 th as a result of the coronavirus.
Born in Peekskill, NY on September 23, 1928, he was the son of the late Rose Kasnetz and Samuel Poritzky. Born the 5 th of 6 boys, he was predeceased by his elder brothers, Robert/Bob, Harold, Bernard/Bunny, and Boris. His younger brother, Alan/Sandy lives in Mohegan Lake, NY with his wife, Ann.
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Herman attended Oakside Elementary School, Drum Hill Middle School and Peekskill High School where he was the president of his senior class and competed in tennis all four years, culminating in a Davis Cup match. After graduating from Peekskill High School in 1946, Herman attended Utica College and graduated from Syracuse University in 1950 with a degree in Physical Education an