The snow globes at the 1992 Olympics.
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During the Parade of Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics, women wore snow globe costumes to introduce each country.
People wore snow globes at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France.
During the Parade of Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics, women wore snow globe costumes to introduce each country.
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The Russian team at the 1992 Olympics.
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The Russia delegation wore trench coats and hats and looked like detectives straight out of Old Hollywood.
That same year, Russia s team looked more like a squad of detectives than world-class athletes.
The Russia delegation wore trench coats and hats and looked like detectives straight out of Old Hollywood.
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On Jan. 5, 1998, the morning after the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Denver Broncos at home in a divisional-round playoff game, Marty Schottenheimer met with a group of reporters to wrap up the season, as he always did. Schottenheimer dutifully answered every question, trying his best to explain the unexplainable, before he asked those present to turn off their recording devices and to close their notebooks.
Schottenheimer died on Feb. 8 at the age of 77 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer s. His death called to mind the striking duality of his NFL coaching career: consistent regular-season success across 21 seasons with four teams, set against an unimaginable run of playoff futility. Though one of just eight coaches in league history to win 200 games - an exclusive group that does
Death threats, bigotry, courage: Behind Giants historic hiring of Frank Robinson
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Frank Robinson is hired by the San Francisco Giants to be manager. To his left os Giants owner Bob Lurie, and to his right is wife barbara January 14, 1981 Associated Press Photo Photo ran 1/15/1981, p. 51Associated Press 1981Show MoreShow Less
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Bob Lurie in a 1958 photo dressed in a Giants uniform at his home in Atherton, Calif., on Sunday, February 14, 2021. In 1981, Bob Lurie hired Frank Robinson, the first Black manager in the National League.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Bob and Connie Lurie at their home in Atherton, Calif., on Sunday, February 14, 2021. In 1981, Bob Lurie hired Frank Robinson, the first Black manager in the National League.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less