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In 2006, #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Michigan in the ‘Game of the Century.’ There were 81 combined points and 900 combined total yards. In 1967, #1 UCLA vs. #2 USC in the ‘Game of the Century.’ OJ Simpson had the game winning score on one of the greatest runs in college football. In 1985,...
In 1968, the dramatic finish to the New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders game was not seen on the east coast, replaced by the made for NBC movie “Heidi.” In 1991, Detroit Lions offensive lineman Mike Utley was paralyzed during a game against the LA Rams. In 1973, Miller Barber won the 144-hole World Open...
In 2013, two weeks before the ‘Kick Six’, Auburn had another miracle finish to beat Georgia. In 1957, the Oklahoma Sooners lost for the first time in four years. In 1975, St. Louis Cardinal receiver Mel Gray caught the game tying touchdown, but it was more a phantom catch than a real catch. The Cardinals...
In 1953, a first half injury to Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham led to the first face mask being added to a helmet at halftime so he could play the second half. In 1992, Alan Kulwicki nursed his car around Atlanta Motor Speedway to win the points championship by the slimmest of margins. In 1960,...
In 1970, the plane carrying Marshall’s football crashed short of the runway, killing all 75 aboard. In 1988, the plane carrying Davis Love, Jr, and three others crashed short of the Jacksonville, FL airport, killing all aboard. In 1899, the Sewanee football team completed a tour of playing five games in six days. They won...
In 1994, Michael Schumacher beat Damon Hill by one point to win the Formula One. In 1977, Houston Oilers Head Coach Bum Phillips said Oakland’s Ray Guy had to be puttiing helium in the football. In 1967, Indiana Pacer Jerry Harkness hit the longest shot in professional basketball history. In 1947, Wataru Misaka became the...
In 2016, Pitt beat #2 Clemson in Death Valley, coming up with a goal line interception, stopping them on a late 4th and 1, and getting a game winning 48-yard FG. In 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. In 1990, Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Buddy Ryan promised to put Washington Redskins in...
In 1911, Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School upset powerhouse Harvard 18-15. In 1985, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh died after being involved in a car accident on the 10th. In 1990, Kansas City’s Derrick Thomas sacked Seattle QB Dave Kreig seven times to set an NFL record that still stands. In 1961, a...
In 1928, Knute Rockne delivered his ‘Win one for the Gipper’ speech to fire up his Notre Dame team to go beat Army. In 1984, Maryland erased a 31-point halftime deficit against Miami to win 42-40. In 2018, Davidson rushed for 789 yards in a 56-52 loss to San Diego. In 1957, Charlie Sifford became...
In 1974, Michigan State upset #1 Ohio State. The Buckeyes final TD was denied. It took 45 minutes for game officials and the Big Ten commissioner to determine who actually won it. In 1984, Julius Erving and Larry Bird got in a fight in the Boston Garden. In 1946, in a game between #2 Notre...