#10 AYOTF, 23 February 2020 How the NBA helped the VFL survive the 80's, leading to thriving today.

Episode 10 - A Yank on the Footy If you like the show, consider helping me out at Buy Me a Coffee . Also, if you are interested in any podcast gear, you can find it on my Redbubble page.  In this episode, I take a look at the financial struggles that the VFL faced in the 1980’s, and how the future Commissioner of the NBA played a small role in helping the VFL survive the 80’s which led to thriving today.  https://australianfootball.com/articles/view/The%2Bbirth%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bdraft/68 https://www.espn.com/afl/story/_/id/28517677/how-david-stern-little-help-tv-star-changed-aussie-rules-history https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/how-curt-flood-changed-baseball-and-killed-his-career-in-the-process/241783/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Foschini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoning_(Australian_rules_football) https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/29/us/curt-flood-mlb-free-agency-trnd/index.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/12/24/curt-flood-letter-mlb-free-agency-bowie-kuhn/2722291001/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_agent#Australian_Football_League_usage https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/saving-football-new-documents-reveal-how-close-the-vfl-came-to-shutting-down-20160408-go1x0m.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Oakley https://www.britannica.com/event/Jim-Crow-law Again, I humbly thank you for taking the time to listen to my show.  I truly appreciate it.  Don’t forget that you can reach me on Twitter @Yank_on or at [email protected].  You can also find me at A Yank on the Footy on Instagram and Facebook.   I ask that you consider sharing this episode, and this podcast with your family and friends.   A big shout out to https://josephmcdade.com/music for the use of some of his music.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-yank-on-the-footy/id1493103757 https://open.spotify.com/show/6YpQlU4W1OTNNWOpGj3NDh http://tun.in/pjGzQ https://pandora.app.link/XVtLV1LQz3 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-yank-on-the-footy-55241447/?embed=true https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-yank-on-the-footy https://feed.podbean.com/ayankonthefooty/feed.xml https://castbox.fm/vc/2532220