Longtime radio personality and voiceover performer Mark Wainwright writes today in a piece for TALKERS magazine about the 1958 NFL Championship between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants – historically billed as “the Greatest Game Ever Played.” Was it, really? Wainwright says, “On the field? Maybe. In its impact on pro football and sports broadcasting? Absolutely!” While the Colts won in “sudden death” overtime, as it used to be called, it’s important to remember that in 1958 the NFL was not the juggernaut that it is today. Major League Baseball and college football were way bigger in terms of fan interest. But this game is looked at by many as the one that began the NFL’s ascendance to its current place atop the American sports media hill. Read the full story here.
