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Vintage ‘Redskins Saturday Night’ Video Starring Tony Kornheiser
By Jamie Mottram | May 18, 2012
There’s much enjoyment to be had in this three-minute clip of “Redskins Saturday Night” from the mid-’80s. First, there’s Rich Milot and George Starke, two regulars from the Joe Gibbs glory years, plus George Starke’s hat. Then there’s Champions Sports Bar, a Georgetown institution, full of boozy Washington and Dallas fans. Next, there’s Tony Kornheiser cracking wise and even Don Geronimo getting Mike O’Meara on the phone for a tired Arnold Schwarzenegger impression.
Good stuff all around. Feel free to go down the YouTube wormhole for more, and let me know what you find. I was too young to remember this show, but it seems like a doozy. And nice Monty Hall reference, Mr. Tony.
(Many thanks to reader jon forrester for tipping us off to this.)
Topics: Absurd Video, Redskins, Tony Kornheiser | 11 Comments »
May 18th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Those were the good old days. I’ve never looked better!
May 18th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Champions is also where the notorious Capitals limo sexual assault happened. Dino Cicerelli, Geoff Courtnall, Neil Sheehy, and Scott Stevens were all gone within a year.
May 18th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
because I’m obsessive I did some quick research and seems like it’s 1986 and the Cowboys won the game, 30-6
May 18th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
wow
May 18th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
this is what 80s heaven looks like!!!
tony has a voice for radio, and a combover for TV. bless TK
May 18th, 2012 at 1:42 PM
I once destroyed a chair in that bar after the Duke-MD game in which Duke erased a 10 pt deficit in the final minute….the owner never said a word to me…he understood. I miss that place.
May 18th, 2012 at 2:29 PM
The guy who uploaded it says it’s from 1995, but based on those clothes and hairstyles, I doubt it.
May 18th, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Well thats the best thing I’ve seen in quite awhile.
May 18th, 2012 at 2:45 PM
I can’t look at Pete Wysocki without thinking of Irwin R. Schyster/Michael Wall Street/Mike Rotunda from the WWF/WCW.
http://bit.ly/JDCP7N
Little known fact. Hulk Hogan’s “I am a real American” theme song was originally used for the US Express (Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham) before Windham left for WCW.
May 18th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Oh Don and Mike, God how I miss those guys. Radio is just plain horrible anymore.
That and the whole Redskins being good. I miss that too.
May 18th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Butt Cut Hairstyles. Painful.