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In 1973, the Sunshine Showdown in Jamaica between Joe Frazier and Joe Foreman. After Foreman put Frazier on the mat, Howard Cosell screamed, ‘Down Goes Frazier!’ In 1989, Super Bowl XXIII in Miami between San Francisco and Cincinnati. But there was more going on in Miami that week that nearly caused the game to be...
In 1952, Seattle University shocked the Harlem Globetrotters 84-81. In 1979, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII. The game is known for Jackie Smith’s dropped TD pass. In 1990, John McEnroe became the first player ever disqualified from the Australian Open for misconduct. In 1984, Bobby Knight unloaded on Michigan...
In 1970, Muhammad Ali vs. Rocky Marciano in the ‘Super Fight.’ This was a movie version of a computer generated outcome between the two heavyweights. In 1968, UCLA played Houston in the Astrodome in college basketball’s ‘Game of the Century.’ Elvin Hayes outdueled Lew Alcindor to snap the Bruins 47-game winning streak. In 1996, Fox...
In 1974, Notre Dame beat UCLA 71-70 ending the Bruins 88-game winning streak. In 1975, UCLA legendary big men Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played against each other for the first time in the NBA. In 1981, Muhammad Ali talked a suicidal man off a ledge in Los Angeles. In 1983, minor league hockey player...
In 1971, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 to Super Bowl X. This was also the first Super Bowl that featured a halftime show. In 1958, Willie O’Ree became the first black player to play in the NHL when he played for the Boston Bruins. In 1896, the University of Chicago played the...
In 1971, Jim O’Brien kicked the game winner in an error-filled Super Bowl V. In 1999, Minnesota’s Gary Anderson picked a bad time to miss his first field goal in two years. In 1988, Cleveland’s Earnest Byner fumbled inside the five to give Denver the ball and the Browns missed out on a Super Bowl....
In 2000, Paul Azinger won the Sony Invitational. It was his first win in 7 years and it came three months after his good friend Payne Stewart died in a plane accident. In 1977, the smooth-swinging Bruce Lietzke won the Tucson Open for his first tour win. In 1905, the Dawson City Nuggets traveled 4000...
In 1967, the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles. In 1997, Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman kicked a courtside camera guy. In 1990, the origin of the ‘Trent Tucker’ Rule. In 1878, Harvard’s Fred Thayer patented his new invention; the catcher’s mask.
In 1973, the Miami Dolphins beat Washington 14-7. It would have been 17-0 if not for Garo Yepremian’s unfortunate error. In 1995, Roberto Duran fought Vinny Pazienza for the second time. In 1954, former New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe. In 1976, NASL’s Chicago Sting drafter Playboy Playmate Marilyn Lange.
In 1991, Bo Jackson injured his hip and ended his football career. In 1999, Michael Jordan retired for the second time. In 1968, Minnesota North Star Bill Masterton was knocked out on the ice and never regained consciousness. He died on the 15th. In 1974, the Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota to win their second consecutive...