Great Sports Moments (1919-2008)

• 1919 Babe Ruth is sold to the New York Yankees
• 1932 Babe Ruth's Called Shot
• 1936 Jesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
• 1939 Lou Gehrig Delivers His "Luckiest Man" Farewell Speech
• 1947 Jackie Robinson plays in first game as a major leaguer with Brooklyn Dodgers
• 1951 Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
• 1954 Willie Mays Makes "The Catch" In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series
• 1961 Roger Maris Hits His Sixty-First Home Run, Breaks Babe Ruth's Single Season Record
• 1962 Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points Against the New York Knicks
• 1964 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston for Heavyweight Title
• 1967 Green Bay Packers win Super Bowl I, beating Kansas City Chiefs 35 - 10
• 1968 Bob Beamon Long Jumps 29 ft. 2 1/2 in. to Shatter the World Record
• 1969 Joe Namath guarantees Jets' win in Super Bowl III
• 1972 Franco Harris Makes The "Immaculate Reception"
• 1974 Hank Aaron Hits Home Run No. 715, Breaks Babe Ruth's Record
• 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman
• 1975 Carlton Fisk's Game Ending Home Run in the 1975 World Series, Game 6
• 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" third match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
• 1980 Miracle on Ice: USA defeats USSR for Gold Medal in 1980 Winter Olympics
• 1981 Wayne Gretzky Becomes First NHL Player to Break the 200-Point Mark
• 1982 Cal vs. Stanford: "The Play"
• 1982 Dwight Clark Makes "The Catch" of a Joe Montana Pass to Win the NFC Championship Game
• 1983 NC State upsets Houston in final second of 1983 NCAA Basketball Championship
• 1984 Doug Flutie of Boston College throws Hail Mary pass in win over Miami Hurricanes
• 1986 Michael Jordan Scores 63 Points in NBA Playoff Game Against the Boston Celtics
• 1996 Muhammad Ali lights the flame at the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 
• 1997 Tiger Woods becomes Youngest Player to Win The Masters, Shatters Record
• 1998 Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single-Season Home Run Record
• 2001 Barry Bonds Surpasses Mark McGwire's Single-Season Home Run Record
• 2007 Barry Bonds Breaks All-Time Home Run Record
• 2008 Michael Phelps Wins Eight Gold Medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics