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This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY IN 1985, Green Bay and Tampa Bay played in the ‘Snow Bowl’ featuring 14 inches of snow and 36,000 empty seats in Lambeau. In 2007, the LSU Tigers beat Tennessee in the SEC...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 2013, Auburn stunned top-ranked Alabama with a 109-yard return of a missed field goal. In 1974, Notre Dame led 24-0 when Southern Cal ripped off 55 consecutive points in 17 minutes to...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1934, the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears in the first NFL game played on Thanksgiving. In 1992, New York Jets defensive lineman Dennis Byrd was paralyzed when he collided with his...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1974, Clint Longley replaced an injured Roger Staubach and rallied the Dallas Cowboys for what NFL FIlms called ‘The Greatest Thanksgiving Day game’ ever. In 1996, Kansas City running back Marcus Allen...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1994, Miami’s Dan Marino fake spike play resulted in the game winning touchdown over the New York Jets. In 1980, Chicago’s Dave Williams ended the Thanksgiving day game against Detroit with a...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1998, referee Phil Luckett misheard Pittsburgh’s Jerome Bettis call of ‘Tails’ on the overtime coin toss. It cost Pittsburgh the game. In 2010, Auburn erased a 24 point deficit against Alabama to...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1971, undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska beat #2 Oklahoma in college football’s ‘Game of the Century.’ In 1950, a blizzard and brutally cold temperatures provided a stark backdrop for two football games. First...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1963, two days after the assassination of JFK, the NFL made the controversial decision to play games. Dallas was in Cleveland but because they represented the city where the President had been...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1984, Doug Flutie found Gerard Phelan on the final play to win ‘The Miracle in Miami.’ In 1991, Michigan’s Desmond Howard returned a punt 93 yards for the touchdown and then struck...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. 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...