Tagged: Yesterday’s Hero
Broadcasting Legends: Nikolay Ozerov (USSR) and Tommy Johnson (USA)
Reenactment of game commentaries by the legend of Soviet sports broadcasting Nikolay Ozerov and an exclusive interview with Mr. NHL Scout Tommy Johnson in Florida. Produced by Arthur Chidlovski at CBC Media Studio in...
Rafael Chimishkyan (1929-2022)
September 25, 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia – Olympic champion Rafael Chimishkyan passed away at 93 in his home Republic of Georgia. Rafael Chimishkyan was a true champion and legend of Olympic weightlifting. He had a...
Everybody Loves Balderis (BETA version)
Everybody Loves Balderis Launching a new web site about Helmut Balderis, legendary hockey wizard of the 1970s-1980s. It’s a soft launch of a beta version available for desktops and laptops. Smaller resolution (modile devices)...
Hockey Legend Helmut Balderis Turns 70!
July 31, 2022 – Legendary hockey magician Helmut Balderis celebrates his 70th Birthday today. As most of you might know, Balderisomania never stops at Chidlovski.Com. To me, Helmut Balderis is the best hockey player...
David Rigert is 75
March 12, 2022 – Legendary Soviet Olympic weightlifter David Rigert celebrates his 75th Birthday today. Olympic champion, 6x World and 9x European champion, 5x USSR champion and author of 65 world records, David Rigert...
John Davis (USA): The Last Time at the Worlds
History in Color: August 30, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Legendary U.S. heavyweight, 2x Olympic Champion, 6x World Champion John Davis of NYC, NY, USA competes in the 90+kg weight class at the 1953 World...
Alexander Bukharov: 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
History in Color: July 25, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Legendary Soviet weightlifter, official and manager Alexander Bukharov is refereeing the bantamweight class (56kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. It was the first...
Norb Schemansky: 1952 Olympic Tryouts
History in Color : June 28, 1952, NYC, New York – 28-year old mid heavyweight Norbert Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA performs a press lift on his way to the win the 1st place...
Rigoulot (1924)
The History in Color cover shows our version of the famous vintage postcard with a black-and-white portrait of Charles Rigoulot when he won the gold medal in the 82.5kg class at the 1924 Summer...
