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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1997, Auburn’s kicker Jaret Holmes booted the game winning field goal to stun Alabama.
In 2012, Mark Sanchez fumbled the football after running into his own offensive lineman. It soon became known as the ‘Butt Fumble.’
In 1962, the Detroit Lions sacked Green Bay QB Bart Starr 11 times and won their Thanksgiving day game 26-14.
In 1950, the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest scoring games in NBA history.
In 2003, the NHL played its first regular season outdoor game.
And in 1808 or 1809, Norway’s Olaf Rye took to the air wearing a pair of skis to put in the history books the first ever ski jump.
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.