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Today in Sports History: March 31st
(The aftermath of Rockne's fatal crash) 3/31/1931 - The Gipper dies in plane crash A verdant pasture near Cottonwood Falls, Kansas was the site of college football's first and arguably biggest tragedy. TWA Flight 599, carrying Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne, crashed there when one of its wings...
Today in Sports History: November 23rd
(Howard after his 93-yard TD. Photo by Brian Masck, Getty Images) 11/23/1984 - The Pass One of the most thrilling games of all time ends with a game-winning Hail Mary from Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie. The TD gave the Eagles the win and launched the legend of Flutie, who would do little...
11/23/1984 - The Hail Flutie Game
(A collage of Flutie's final TD. Screen images courtesy of CBS4 News, Boston) It may be the most famous moment in the history of college football. A November 1984 contest between No. 10 Boston College and No. 12 Miami had all the scoring a fan could possibly want. The Eagles got off to a 14-0...
Today in Sports History: September 25th
(Carter posterizes Frederic Weis. Photo by Gary Cameron, Reuters) 9/25/1965 - Paige pitches at age 59Satchel Paige becomes the oldest person to play in an MLB game. At age 59 (or 60 depending on where you read it) Paige was brought in by the last-place Kansas City Athletics, who figured he could...
Today in Sports History: July 2nd
(Artest accepting his L.A. uniform. Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein, Getty Images) 7/02/1903 - Delahanty found under Falls In one of the most bizarre and intriguing ends of a career in history, Ed Delahanty of the Washington Senators is found dead underneath Niagara Falls. He was 35. Delahanty had...
Today in Sports History: October 29th
10/29/1996 - NBA announces 50 greatest In commemoration of the league's 50th anniversary, the National Basketball Association announces a list of the 50 greatest players of all time. Also announced were the 10 greatest teams of all time -- one of which was the '95-96 Bulls team that had just won 72...
Today in Sports History: September 26th
(Paul Brown in front of several demo Bengals helmets) 9/26/1967 - Brown and Bengals born again The city of Cincinnati, Ohio is given an American Football League team -- the tenth and final in the AFL's existence. The team was later named the "Bengals," copying the name of the Cincinnati NFL team...
12/07/1963 - Instant replay at Army-Navy game
Happy birthday instant replay! On this day in 1963, this television technique made its debut during the annual Army-Navy football game. On a fourth quarter run by Rollie Stichweh, TV viewers were able to see the Army quarterback streak for a touchdown seconds after it happened. Because slow motion...
Today in Sports History: September 24th
9/24/1940 - Foxx hits historic blast Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx becomes the second player to join the 500 home run club, adding his name to a list that, at the time, only featured Babe Ruth. Foxx's shot off Philadelphia's George Caster came when he was 32 years and 337 days old. He was almost two...
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