Sports of The 90s

NBA

During the 90s the Chicago Bulls won 6 of the 10 NBA titles, of the decade. The Bulls blew by teams in there runs for titles, as they became the leagues, dynasty of the 90s. The supporting cast of general managers, presidents, coaches, and owners brought the team to be respected in the sport. The head coach Phil Jackson, guided the Bulls through their victories; he showed the game of basketball to a different point of view, with his somewhat spiritual teachings of the game. They were unstoppable as Dennis Rodman, robbed teams of their rebounds, averaging 13.1 rebounds per game. They were united by Scottie Pippen and his magnificent passing, averaging 5.7 assists per game and his mature defense with 1.9 steals per game. They were lead by the great one, Michael Jordan.

During his days as a Chicago Bull, Michael Jordan astounded people with his many electrifying dunks, ground breaking moves, and beyond the chart scoring. In his career as a Bull in the 90s Michael averaged 31.7 points per game, 5.6 assists per game, 6.3 rebounds per game, and 38.6 minutes per game. Michael was selected in the Olympics in both 1992 and 1996. Today Michael's accomplishments still stand out, and whether you like him or not, he is arguably the best player to ever play the game of basketball.

NFL

In the 90s there were a host of football teams who won the superbowl. 1990 the the San Fransisco 49's defeated the Denver Broncos in a crushing 55-10 victory in Superbowl XXIV. In Superbowl XXV(1991), the New York Giants barely defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19. The Buffalo Bills were defeated the following year in Superbowl XVI(1992) also, when they came across the Washington Redskins in a 37-24 loss. Superbowl XXVII(1993) turned out to be a blowout, when the Dallas Cowbows defeated the Buffalo Bills 52-17. For the second straight time, the Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys in Superbowl XXVIII(1994) 30-13. With their 49-26, Superbowl XXIX(1995) victory, over the San Diego Chargers, the San Fransisco 49ers became the first team to win 5 Superbowls. The Dallas Cowboys won thier 3rd Superbowl in 4 years, when they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17, in Superbowl XXX(1996). In Superbowl XXXI(1997), the Greenbay Packers won their 1st Superbowl in 29 years when they defeated the New England Patriots 35-21. The following year however, in Superbowl XXXII(1998), the Packers were stunned by the Denver Broncos, who defeated them 31-24. The Broncos closed out the decade with a 34-19 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, in Superbowl XXXIII(1999).

Though Barry Sanders never won any Superbowls in the 90s, he always managed to attract fans to his games. He was one of the most talented and most electrifying players in the game. While playing in the NFL during the 90s, Barry was able to run for a total of 15,296 yards, in 3,062 carries. He caught 352 passes for 2,921 yards and 10 touchdowns. He lead the NFL in rushing in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. He was infact the player of the year in 1997, and was voted to the probowl 10 times in his career.

Boxing

In this decade boxing was something spectacular, not only because it had great fighters, but because it had Mike Tyson comming out of the 80s with an undefeated record. Mike was not only and undefeated fighter, but he had everyone believing that he could never be beat because of his vicious punching, horrendous mentality, and iron muscles. In February of 1990 however, Mike was up to face Buster Douglas, who was a 42-1 underdog. With Buster's 11th round knockout it gave Mike his first lost of his career. This was one of the most controversial, and surprising fights in sports history. Later, after Mike Tyson won his title back in 1995, he was up to fight "The Real Deal" Holyfield, and lost. The rematch between the two was maybe the most talked about boxing match in sports history. While Mike felt that Holyfield, was unfairly head-butting him, he let out his anger and bit a piece of Holyfield's ear off.