THROWBACK THURSDAY: THROWING BACK TO JAYNE KENNEDY AND PHYLLIS GEORGE ON THE NFL TODAY

ANOTHER TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

 Phyllis George was Miss America 1971 and in 1975 

at the age of 25 she became co-host of the NFL Today, 

CBS' Sunday pregame football show. 

 Phyllis wore boots often and was definitely one of the icons for booted newswomen in the 1970s.  If I'm not mistaken she was the first woman to have such a prominent role in national televised sports coverage. 

Miss America Dorothy Benham from Edina, Minnesota

was also wearing boots on that day at Metropolitan Stadium

I Can't Believe It's Been 40 Years

In 1971, Miss America Phyllis George and 6 other contestants from that year's pageant, went to visit US troops in Vietnam as part of a USO Tour.  I found some pictures of these beauties as they performed in white go-go boots.