A long time.

If you’re a lifelong Knicks’ fan, your long wait may soon be over. The Knicks have a 3-1 advantage over the Spurs in the finals and travel to San Antonio tonight. They haven’t won a title in 53 years.

In this version of my Yesterday column — reminiscing about sports and pop culture from the 1960s, 70s, 80 and sometimes before and beyond — I’ll take a look at the teams that have long periods between their championships as well as some that haven’t won one. And, I’ll recount some pop-culture items in the same category.

By the way, “Foreplay/Long Time” was released by Boston off their debut album in 1976. It was on the “B” side of “Peace of Mind,” and reached No. 22 on the Billboard 100 chart in March 1977.

Not A New York Minute ... The Knicks are the only team with a long drought. Like many of you Jets fans out there — former Parkland head girls basketball coach Ed Ohlson being a lifer — the Green and White haven’t won since 1969.

The Rangers had a streak of 53 years until they won it in 1994. Now it is 32 years.

Remember the Islanders’ four Stanley Cups and beating the Flyers in 1980. Well, it has been 46 winless Cup years on the island.

It may even seem long to you Yankees fans up here, and it is 17 years. Mets fans, it has been 39 years, and they don’t appear to be close in year 40.

Philly Front ... Unlike some of their New York counterparts, Philly teams mostly have a shorter wait. The lone discrepancy has been the Flyers, who recently celebrated their 51st year without a Cup.

It has been 17 years for the Phillies when Brad Lidge recorded a strikeout for the championship, and Pedro Feliz was playing third base (remember him?).

Of course, the Eagles won a Super Bowl after the 2024 campaign, but the Sixers haven’t hoisted a trophy since 1983. Where have you gone, Clemon Johnson?

A Current Phillie and a 108-Year Drought ... How did Kyle Schwarber win a World Series ring, and end the long-term suffering of Cubs’ fans? As a Cub in 2016, Schwarber walked in the top of the 10th inning of Game 7 in Cleveland, and was replaced by a pinch-runner.

That was the first step in a two-run, 10th inning to help the Cubs to their first World Series title since 1908. It was one of the best World Series since 1950, and one of the elite Game 7s.

Who was the Cleveland skipper at the time? It was former Phils’ boss Terry Francona.

An 86-year curse ... Francona would establish himself as one of the game’s best managers when he became a Boston folk hero, leading the Sox to their first title in 86 years in 2004.

Yankees fans won’t forget the 2004 ALCS when they saw a 3-0 lead gradually vanish into a series defeat. Who was one of the Sox’s heroes? It was ex-Phil Curt Schilling, who had the infamous “bloody sock” game in the ALCS.

Not A Super Feeling ... The Lions, Jaguars, Browns and Texans are the only teams never to appear in a Super Bowl.

Those who are winless are the Chargers (0-1), Titans (0-1), Falcons (0-2), Panthers (0-2), Bengals (0-3), Bills (0-4) and Vikings (0-4).

Bud and Marv ... Being once a quasi-Vikings fan, I can feel for all of them during the Vikes’ 70s winless Super Bowl runs behind legendary head coach Bud Grant.

To me, one of the greatest things to watch growing up were the snow games from Metropolitan Stadium. I also grew into a huge Chuck Foreman fan. Watching their Super Bowl against the Steelers, I thought the Vikings would finally win one, but they took an O-fer. Anyone remember quarterback Joe Kapp against the Chiefs?

Then there’s the Bills and Marv Levy. During the 90s, the Bills were consistently one of the league’s better teams offensively and defensively. They seemed to have all of the components for a title, including former Dieruff and Kutztown University star Andre Reed.

Like the Vikings, the Bills couldn’t get over the hump in four tries.

Easy To Be Hard ... Rock and roll bands don’t have a chance at winning a championship, only to be inducted into its Hall of Fame.

One band that is definitely way overdue is Three Dog Night, one of my favorites from the 60s and 70s. They had three No. 1 hits, and 21 reached the top 40.

We all know and have heard “Joy to the World (1971),” “Black and White (1972),” and “Mama Told Me Not To Come (1970)” that made it to the top. The classic song “One” made it to No. 5.

The band still tours today with Danny Hutton, a lead singer and the lone original member. Chuck Negron and Cory Wells, both other lead singers, have passed as well as several other members.

“Easy to Be Hard” peaked at No. 4 and it ended 1969 as No. 33 on the Billboard chart.

Hutton and his sons are the main components of the band, and they have played at Penn’s Peak in the past. If they play in the near future, maybe sports editor Patrick Matsinko can somehow get me in the door.

By the way, the aforementioned band “Boston” also is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their most recognized song, “More Than A Feeling” rose to No. 5 in 1976.

Watch Them Again ... There have been a number of shows that have made a comeback from their original air dates, and most of them managed to stay near the top of the charts like their predecessor.

One of my all-time favorite shows is “Hawaii Five-O,” the groundbreaking island-based crime show in 1968 with iconic top cop Steve McGarrett along with Danny Williams, Chin-Ho, and Kono in the original cast that eventually battled arch-enemy Wo Fat. It ran until 1980 when only McGarrett was the lone regular, and the show lost its appeal.

Thirty years later, the series was revived with the same lead character, and it played at a higher intensity level. The only change was Kono being a woman. The series ran for 10 years, and in its final year, it was time to go.

The Twilight Zone was ahead of its time in 1959 (through 1964), and Rod Serling was the perfect host. It truly made you think.

However, the revival in the mid-80s (1985-89) never lived up to the original. Yet, we still watched some episodes just for the curiosity factor.

Then there’s “Mission Impossible,” the espionage show from 1966-73 in which we heard the celebrated segment in the opening scenes, “Mr. Phelps, this tape will self-destruct in five seconds.”

Tom Cruise revised the series with a series of action-packed films that began in 1996 with the latest one last year.

They’re Still the Ones ... Over the years, we all played with some memorable toys in our times. Yet, some of them can still be found today.

Hot Wheels, which debuted in 1968 and many were in my collection, are still in circulation. There wasn’t anything like those orange, plastic tracks.

Others that can be found are Lite Brite (1967), Barbie (1959), and the Easy Bake Oven (1963).

One surely we all had and can be purchased is a Slinky, which had its origins in 1953.

Valiant Efforts ... In this column’s WWWF/WWE moment, we’ll look at the Valiant Brothers — Jimmy, Johnny, and Jerry — who combined in various efforts to win the WWWF tag-team title, lose it, and they win it back. “Handsome” Jimmy is probably the most recognizable brother, as he debuted as a solo wrestler in 1964.

He teamed with Johnny to win the WWWF title in 1974, and they held the belts for a year. Johnny would later team with Jerry to win the belts in March 1979 until October that same year.

Johnny and Jimmy also won and lost titles in the NWA and WWA.

Miraculously, Jimmy Valiant, also known as the “Boogie Woogie Man” recently wrestled his last match on his 83rd birthday in South Carolina. It marked his 62nd year in wrestling.

Memory Lane ... In each column, I will look back at a former player, coach, manager or media personality from our yesterday.

Billy Cunningham was in a unique situation when he won a championship as a player and as a head coach of the Sixers. The “Kangaroo Kid” broke in with the Sixers as their top pick, and was their sixth man on the 1967 championship team.

As you may recall, Cunningham spent two years with the ABA’s Carolina Panthers before he returned to the Sixers for his final two seasons. He joined the team as an assistant coach and took over for Gene Shue early in 1977, and he retired after the 1985 season.

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