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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 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...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1987, Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight was ejected from an exhibition game and then pulled his team off the floor. In 1949, Bill Veeck sold the Cleveland Indians to pay $2.2 million...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1982, the Cal Stanford game ends in the wildest and most dramatic way. In 1983, Billy ‘White Shoes’ Johnson reeled in Steve Bartkowski’s last second heave at the five and then scored...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1978, New York Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik fumbled on a failed exchange with Larry Csonka. Herm Edwards picked up the loose ball and scored the winning touchdown for Philadelphia. In 1989, US...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1985, Washington QB Joe Theismann suffered a career-ending injury in a Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants. In 1982, South Korean Boxer Duk Koo Kim died after slipping into...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1968, the Oakland Raiders dramatic comeback against the New York Jets was missed on the East Coast because they’d been switched over to watch ‘Heidi.’ In 2007, Tennessee put together a fourth...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1975, St. Louis Cardinal receiver Mel Gray scored the game tying touchdown against Washington … or did he? In 1957, the so-called unbeatable Oklahoma Sooners lost 7-0 to Notre Dame. Oklahoma’s 47-game...