Glory Days: Illinois High School Sports On You Tube
Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days
--Bruce Springsteen
By John Dodge
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Scott Johnson is bringing those days back.
Johnson, the Illinois High School Association executive director, is behind an ambitious project to upload Illinois high school sports highlights on You Tube.
Johnson is dusting off old videotapes. There are currently about 100 videos on the site, ranging from football to chess championships.
In a few months, Johnson tells DNA Info, video of some of the most legendary basketball teams, such as the King High School boys squads of the 1990s, will be added.
Another legendary team, the undefeated 1981 Quincy squad is already featured.
Track and field fans will certainly enjoy the 1973 footage of Craig Virgin, running totally alone, in his quest to break Steve Prefontaine's high school 2-mile record. (He missed it by just over a second.)
The dominant girls volleyball squads of Mother McAuley--almost too many to count--fill much of the volleyball playlist on the site.
Some of the most fascinating clips of all come from Oak Park River-Forest High school ... in 1928!
A girls track meet:
Tennis from the same year (click on the playlist dropdown menu to select):
And football, with a performance from the marching band:
