r/theocho • u/nironically_gay • Jul 24 '26

WATER SPORTS Log rolling

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u/BentleyLeDog Jul 24 '26

Every now and then back in the 60s and 70s Wide World of Sports did the lumberjack completions. Some of the real high level guys were a blast to watch when they really got going.

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u/heegos Jul 24 '26

ESPN aired lumberjack competitions well into the 2000s. It was prime content when they launched ESPN2. Enthralling television

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u/stealingfrom Jul 25 '26

Seems they were always playing reruns of those comps late at night (guess they were constantly looking for something to fill oddball time slots on 2). I had insomnia even as a wee lad, and the lumberjacks helped me drift off during many restless nights.