Great Sports Moments timeline
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Babe Ruth's Called Shot
It was October 1, 1932, when the Yankees met the Cubs at Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the World Series. The Yankees had won the first two games and... Read more
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Jesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at 1936 Summer Olympics
In 1936, Owens arrived in Berlin to compete for the United States in the Summer Olympics. Adolf Hitler was using the games to show the world a... Read more
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Lou Gehrig Delivers His "Luckiest Man" Farewell Speech
Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the... Read more
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Jackie Robinson plays in first game as a major leaguer with Brooklyn Dodgers
In his first season, with Eddie Stanky entrenched at second base for the Dodgers, Robinson was forced to play first base. On April 15, 1947... Read more
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New York Giants win NL Pennant on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
There's a long drive... it's gonna be, I believe...THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS... Read more
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Willie Mays Makes "The Catch" In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series
The Catch refers to a memorable defensive baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the... Read more
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Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points Against the New York Knicks
Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, took place between the Philadelphia... Read more
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Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston for Heavyweight Title
From 1960 to 1963, the young fighter amassed a record of 19–0, with 15 knockouts. He defeated boxers such as Tony Esperti, Jim Robinson, Donnie... Read more
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Bob Beamon Long Jumps 29 ft. 2 1/2 in. to Shatter the World Record
Bob Beamon long jumped 29′ 2 1/2 inches to shatter the world record by more than two feet. On October 18, 1968 at Summer Olympics in Mexico... Read more
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"The Fight of the Century" Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali
Fight of the Century was the promotional nickname given to the first boxing match between champion Joe Frazier (26-0, 23 KOs) and challenger... Read more
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Franco Harris Makes The "Immaculate Reception"
The Immaculate Reception is the nickname given to one of the most famous plays in the history of American football. It occurred in the AFC... Read more
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Hank Aaron Hits Home Run No. 715, Breaks Babe Ruth's Record
As the 1974 season began, Aaron's pursuit of the record caused a small controversy. The Braves opened the season on the road in Cincinnati with a... Read more
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Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman Battle in the "Rumble in the Jungle"
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on 30 October 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic... Read more
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"Thrilla in Manila" third match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of... Read more
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1975 World Series Game 6 Red Sox 7 - Reds 6
I was 10 years old when this game happened. I remember staying up very late to watch this game and was so excited when Fisk hit his game ending... Read more
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Dwight Clark Makes "The Catch" of a Joe Montana Pass to Win the NFC Championship Game
The Catch refers to the winning touchdown reception by Dwight Clark off a Joe Montana pass in the January 10, 1982, NFC Championship Game between... Read more
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Cal vs. Stanford: "The Play"
The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford... Read more
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The "Hand of God" and "Goal of the Century": Diego Maradona's Goals Beat England 2-1
AKA The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century. The Hand of God, one of the most controversial goals, was scored as the result of an illegal (but... Read more
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Michael Jordan's Shot Beats Cleveland to Win the Best-of-Five Series 3-2
The Shot is the name given to a game-winning basket made by Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls in the fifth and final game of the first round of... Read more
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Muhammad Ali lights the flame at the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an... Read more
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Kerri Strug's One-footed Vault Propels the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team to Gold
Kerri Strug was an gymnast for the 1996 U.S. Women's Olympic team. Upon her first attempt Strug under-rotated the landing of her first attempt,... Read more
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Michael Jordan Beats the Buzzer to Defeat Utah in Game 6 of the NBA Finals
The Bulls returned to Utah for Game 6 on June 14, 1998 leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the... Read more
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Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single-Season Home Run Record
There was much media speculation as to where Maris’ HR record would be broken in 1998, and a debate as to who would break it, Ken Griffey, Jr. or... Read more
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Final Play of Super Bowl XXXIV: Mike Jones Makes "The Tackle"
People ask me all the time what was gonna happen in overtime. Even to this day, I never [thought] past the last play [in my mind]. We knew we had... Read more