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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1981, a play called ‘Red Right 88’ doomed a promising Cleveland Browns season.
In 2006, it was the greatest Rose Bowl in a long history. Vince Young scored to give Texas the lead with less than 30 seconds left.
In 1976, George Blanda played his final game.
In 1984, Adrian Dantley hit 28 free throws in a game to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s record.
And in 2012, West Virginia beat Clemson 70-33 in the Orange Bowl. It was the most points scored by one team in a bowl game until 2018 when Army equaled that.
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.