Joe Frazier Was A Legendary Athlete, But A TV Athletic Competition Didn’t Go Swimmingly Well For Him

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today in 1973, one of the greatest boxers of all time tried a different sport for a day… and it really didn’t go well. Plus: on this day in 1967, a news story about a swimmer who broke a world record but got disqualified on wardrobe grounds. Joe Frazier Almost Drowned On National Television 40 Years Ago Today (Sports Illustrated) Sylvia Ester, World-Record Swimmer (Weird Universe)Keep this podcast above water as a backer on Patreon

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