This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1978, New York Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik fumbled on a failed exchange with Larry Csonka. Herm Edwards picked up the loose ball and scored the winning touchdown for Philadelphia.
In 1989, US soccer’s Paul Caligiuri scored what many believe to be the greatest and most important goal in US history.
In 1969, Pelé scored his 1000th goal.
And in 1995, the Baltimore Stallions won the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup, becoming the first and only American based team to win the CFL championship game.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.