The Eighties

The Houston Astro-Knots played in the second incarnation of World Team Tennis that began in 1981. The original league played from 1974 to 1978. The Astro-Knots joined the re-tooled league in 1982 and folded after the 1983 season.

The program known as 120 Minutes ran on Music Television from 1986 to 2003. It was cancelled abruptly but returned in 2011 on the channel's sibling feed where it ran for two more years. After the channel became more mainstream in the 1980s, thanks...

The New Orleans Pride was a Women's Professional Basketball League team from 1979 until the league folded following the 1980-81 WBL season. For both seasons, the team was coached by former NBA player and coach Butch Van Breda Kolff.  OS15946

The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional ice hockey team from 1974 to 1977 in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The franchise later moved to Syracuse, New York, and played one final season as the Syracuse Firebirds. After the NAHL folded in...

The Columbus Metros were members of the minor league Midwest Football League from 1978 to 1980.

Since we're going all retro in our fashion and culture, let's extend that to the economy! OS15201

The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,...

Channel 64 first hit the airwaves on January 18, 1980 as WBTI. During the daytime, it was garden-variety independent TV station, carrying a mix of reruns, old movies, syndicated talk shows, and the like. At 7:00 p.m., the signal was scrambled and receivable only...

Channel 64 first hit the airwaves on January 18, 1980 as WBTI. During the daytime, it was garden-variety independent TV station, carrying a mix of reruns, old movies, syndicated talk shows, and the like. At 7:00 p.m., the signal was scrambled and receivable only...

Long live the Iceman!OSS17497

Pixelated madness meets vintage horror vibes. This tee features a stitched-style design of a certain axe-wielding winter caretaker, complete with a REDRUM forehead, a haunting grin, and a background of the most obsessive typing ever. Creepy, cozy, and just a little unhinged—perfect for your...

Toast to the golden era of professional softball with this Kentucky Bourbons jersey. A nod to Louisville’s beloved team from the beer-league boom of the late ’70s, this throwback is all about crushed homers and crushed cans. Perfect for the diamond, the bar, or...

Take a deep breath of nostalgia. This cheeky tee features a classic NES-style cartridge and the iconic fix we all remember: “If not working, blow.” Perfect for retro gamers and anyone who grew up saving the day with a puff of air. OS17755

That was easy. OS16055