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1/07/1990 - Flipper's TD kills the Giants
(Anderson races into the end zone for the game-winning score) With the game tied at 13 all, the Giants and Rams captains faced each other at mid-field. The coin flip in question would decide which team had possession in the sudden-death overtime. Rams lineman Jackie Slater called heads; the coin...
Today in Sports History: May 12th
(Joe Namath in a Rams uniform. Photo courtesy of Getty Images) 5/12/1970 - Banks deposits No. 500 Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks hits a home run off Pat Jarvis of the Atlanta Braves -- giving him 500 for his career. As historic a home run as this was in Cubs history, rough weather limited the...
Rams, Bucs, Browns, Chiefs: could any lose 20 straight?
The longest losing streak of all time is 26 games, set by the atrocious Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the 1970's. The Detroit Lions saw their losing streak stop at 19 games earlier this year, keeping them from becoming just the second team to ever lose 20 straight. If you were looking to see history this...
Today in Sports History: July 26th
7/26/1972 - Rams and Colts swap owners In a truly unprecedented move, Robert Irsay, the owner of the Baltimore Colts and Carroll Rosenbloom, the owner of the Los Angeles Rams, trade ownership of their NFL teams. Rosenbloom wanted to retain ownership of a team while living in a more profitable city,...
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