Some of Your Greatest Sports Moments... Let's Hear them

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I watched it live when I was 10 years old. It gave me chills and made me tear up. 52 years later I still get chills and I still tear up. Probably the greatest athlete of all time(sorry, Jim Thorpe). RIP Big Red.



https://youtu.be/AG_27cCW5bw

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I literally fell off the edge of my seat and was on all fours in front of the TV for the final minute. I don't believe in miracles but this was the closest I ever came to believing.


https://youtu.be/8gfD134ED54

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Back when I used to watch All-Star Games... This was the first one I remember watching and the one that will remain with me forever. An iconic moment for a young Reds fan...


https://youtu.be/FtkU3apSMHw

[Ky Fried Redleg]

You know, sometimes the most unexpected moments are the best moments. This was enough to make a 60 year-old cry ... (Click on
" Watch on You Tube" to view)


https://youtu.be/0_jwfytkw8w

[WrongVerb]

I was at this game. Funny enough, my friends wanted to leave before the 4th quarter. But I convinced them to stay, because, years earlier I had left a Reds game where they scored 5 in the 9th to come back and beat whoever, and I had left early to listen to the end of the game on the radio. I vowed I would never leave a game like that again.


https://youtu.be/U14orBc2xws?si=Qlme-2L8FxnnQbpA

[WrongVerb]

I was at this game as well. Top row of the stadium, but I was there. It was electric. Everyone knew he was going to do it, and the place went insane when he did.


https://youtu.be/dWdtSTfAbR8?si=ahWuyPnSmYXFnEdc

[WrongVerb]

I was also at Johnny Bench's final home game as a Red. Another indelible memory.


https://youtu.be/Ptv8UF8f7Xo?si=OXuNxSbG1dXxKVq0

[WrongVerb]

A few more that I revisit from time to time:

Someone posted Miracle on Ice, so I won't post that again. Suffice it to say, that was probably THE greatest American sports moment in history.

Second greatest American sports moment was Jesse Owens winning gold in front of Hitler's face:


https://youtu.be/N0ouprKFnl4?si=Y4ZB6pV9pg718HnJ

Some of my personal favorites:

(I absolutely love the audio call here; one guy absolutely loses his mind)

https://youtu.be/8GKmkD1pUG0?si=IGhU2uAsvOyr1QMt

(Metcalf's chase down here is off the charts)

https://youtu.be/J62GsevPwiQ?si=J92365gDnGpLxqBu

[WrongVerb]

I gotta include a couple of Elly highlights:


https://youtu.be/W3bvOAB8Vuc?si=TN705tVol3-f43HT


https://youtu.be/GT42mCeAII4?si=8HZQaeQQefhGnTD1

[dfs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPsMjcSSAjI

Yeah. It was a short stroll, but that's what made me root for this franchise for my life.

The 1994 world cup. I was in Pontiac for the US-Swiss tie and then days later in a bar packed with Swiss fans watched the US beat Columbia to send both the Swiss and the US through to the next round.

Yes, that was the auto goal game that resulted in Andres Escobar being executed on the streets of Columbia, but it was a great moment as a sports fan.

[texasdave]

This play culminated a 4-play touchdown drive after Pitt took the lead late. I was deflated after the Pitt touchdown, and then suddenly on Cloud Nine.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQURzonIIE

[Roy Tucker]

Back when I used to watch All-Star Games... This was the first one I remember watching and the one that will remain with me forever. An iconic moment for a young Reds fan...


https://youtu.be/FtkU3apSMHw

I was at that game with my little brother and my first game at Riverfront. I had just graduated from high school and was on my way to being a hippie. I booed Richard Nixon when he threw out the first pitch. Rose scoring that run was one of the most exciting plays I’ve ever witnessed in person.

[Boston Red]

Dream Game in 1983. Louisville vs. Kentucky for the Mideast Regional Championship. Kentucky refused to schedule Louisville despite Louisville becoming arguably the best program in college basketball (Louisville winning this game sent them to their 5th Final Four in 11 years). Extra sweet beating smug old Joe B. Hall. Well, it seemed that way at the time to a young kid, at least. Joe B. and Denny went on to become great friends and do a radio show together, and I even saw old Joe B. in Louisville gear later in life, because his son in law was on Bobby Petrino's staff at Louisville in the mid-2000s. But this day in 1983 was a SUPER sweet day to be a Louisville fan!


https://youtu.be/wLYSB0Spv2I?si=A0nCogFGoBKulRb_

[westofyou]

I was at this World Cup Game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ug-W90F7w

This 1972 playoff, Coleman K's 13


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDs2aG3whDo

1971 AS Game still my biggest moment


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_DuSLorLpE&pp=ygUSMTk3MSBhbGwgc3RhciBnYW1l

My only WS Game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz5oFXvaMuY

But the best fan moment was seeing 15K go crazy when Rowdy Roddy bloodied the Macho Man at the Cow Palace


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHn5XL0KT20

[dubc47834]

I have 2 moments that I'll remember forever.

I can't remember the year, either 1987 or 1988, but my family are huge STL Cardinal fans. They took us to a Cardinal-Reds series at old Busch Stadium. I didn't really follow a team at that point. Eric Davis robbed a home run, then hit the game winning home run. I was an ED and Reds fan from that moment on.

My second moment is the Watshot. Christian Watford hitting the game winning shot against UK. I was at home sick with pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital the next day. I was laying on my couch watching the game. I remember when he hit that shot, I just jumped off the couch trying to scream but not much came out. I began crying, my wife came in and asked what the hell I was doing, LOL. Where our program was at at that time, that shot is one of the bigger moments in IU basketball history. I ended up going to the ER the next morning, I blame Christian Watford...LOL

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I gotta include a couple of Elly highlights:


https://youtu.be/W3bvOAB8Vuc?si=TN705tVol3-f43HT


https://youtu.be/GT42mCeAII4?si=8HZQaeQQefhGnTD1


I love Benson in the dugout after the steal of home. He has his hands on his head like he's in disbelief of what just happened.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPsMjcSSAjI

Yeah. It was a short stroll, but that's what made me root for this franchise for my life.

The 1994 world cup. I was in Pontiac for the US-Swiss tie and then days later in a bar packed with Swiss fans watched the US beat Columbia to send both the Swiss and the US through to the next round.

Yes, that was the auto goal game that resulted in Andres Escobar being executed on the streets of Columbia, but it was a great moment as a sports fan.


Foster scoring on the Moose wild pitch to clinch the '72 pennant was one of the happiest days of my life. It was also my first taste of alcohol. I had just turned 10 years old. My pawpaw came up behind me and poured his beer over my head in celebration. Tears of joy mixed with tears of Pabst Blue Ribbon... like I said, one of the greatest days of my life. RIP, Paps.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I was at that game with my little brother and my first game at Riverfront. I had just graduated from high school and was on my way to being a hippie. I booed Richard Nixon when he threw out the first pitch. Rose scoring that run was one of the most exciting plays I’ve ever witnessed in person.

I LOVE YOU!!! I booed him from my pawpaw's living room.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I was at this World Cup Game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ug-W90F7w

This 1972 playoff, Coleman K's 13


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDs2aG3whDo

1971 AS Game still my biggest moment


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_DuSLorLpE&pp=ygUSMTk3MSBhbGwgc3RhciBnYW1l

My only WS Game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz5oFXvaMuY

But the best fan moment was seeing 15K go crazy when Rowdy Roddy bloodied the Macho Man at the Cow Palace


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHn5XL0KT20

WOW... $2.00 ticket for the ASG. The first ticket I bought was a "Top Sixer" at Riverfront in August of '71 . $3.00

[Ky Fried Redleg]

My favorite fight... Buster fought the fight of his life. Dominated Iron Mike and sent Mike to the canvas for the first time in his career. I think Buster was something like a 43:1 underdog . I went bonkers when Tyson was counted out.


https://youtu.be/TZynr1TNV_g

[Ky Fried Redleg]

July 25, 1974--- The most thrilling Reds game I ever listened to, and that's saying a lot. Reds tally 5 in the bottom of the 9th off of Randy Moffitt(Billie Jean King's brother), with Doggie going yard for the one on, two out game winning blast to centerfield. I lost my everlovin' mind... and so did Marty and Joe, as you hear in the radio call below(it's the very first call in the greatest highlights collection below). ENJOY!!!


https://youtu.be/3_4KXvKn1Qs

[Ky Fried Redleg]

6/16/78 --- A baseball legend pitches his first and only no-hitter, and the first no-hitter ever pitched in Riverfront Stadium. He was , indeed, Terrific !!!


https://youtu.be/Lel9Wlo3Jys

[WrongVerb]

My favorite fight... Buster fought the fight of his life. Dominated Iron Mike and sent Mike to the canvas for the first time in his career. I think Buster was something like a 43:1 underdog . I went bonkers when Tyson was counted out.

I called this. Watched the press conference the day before, and it was obvious that Tyson wasn't mentally prepared to fight, while Douglas had that "eye of the tiger" thing going on. I was young and in Ohio, so no clue how to bet on it, but I would have done so, even though I don't bet on sports at all.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I called this. Watched the press conference the day before, and it was obvious that Tyson wasn't mentally prepared to fight, while Douglas had that "eye of the tiger" thing going on. I was young and in Ohio, so no clue how to bet on it, but I would have done so, even though I don't bet on sports at all.

Buster's mother had died just a month or so prior to the fight. Buster was never going to lose this fight. He was exceptional . He jabbed Tyson into oblivion all night and then finished him late. Buster was the far, far better fighter on that night. If he had prepared for his fights his whole career like he prepared for this one, James Buster Douglas would have been something special.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I woke up early on the morning of Jan 10, 1982. Couldn't sleep. It was ten below, with wind chills in the 30 below range in Central Kentucky, where I lived at the time. I put on some Rolling Stones("Tattoo You") and listened to it all morning. I think wind chill temps reached 59 below at Riverfront, with sustained winds of nearly 30 mph. Several fans were treated for frostbite. My Bengals had finally won their way to a Superbowl for the first time!!!



https://www.cincinnati.com/gcdn/-mm-/4df3f1ffbc0f84f0fcd5192b44960fd409f7ffb6/c=0-155-3530-2149/local/-/media/2017/01/24/Cincinnati/Cincinnati/636208912929433390-CINCpt-04-24-2016-Specbroad1-1-I018--2016-04-11-IMG-1982-Freezer-Bowl-1-1-MHDVHCGL-L789119576-IMG-1982-Freezer-Bowl-1-1-MHDVHCGL.jpg



https://youtu.be/gyEQXCqeB14

[RichRed]

John Riggins, who had been a track star at Kansas, could run by you or run over you, or both. I was 13 and it was my first time watching my team in the Super Bowl, and boy did I lose my mind. I still watch this clip several times a year.


https://youtu.be/UOue5GrL5pg?si=-L00TBbQ-meOJebv

[westofyou]

I woke up early on the morning of Jan 10, 1982. Couldn't sleep. It was ten below, with wind chills in the 30 below range in Central Kentucky, where I lived at the time. I put on some Rolling Stones("Tattoo You") and listened to it all morning. I think wind chill temps reached 59 below at Riverfront, with sustained winds of nearly 30 mph. Several fans were treated for frostbite. My Bengals had finally won their way to a Superbowl for the first time!!!



https://www.cincinnati.com/gcdn/-mm-/4df3f1ffbc0f84f0fcd5192b44960fd409f7ffb6/c=0-155-3530-2149/local/-/media/2017/01/24/Cincinnati/Cincinnati/636208912929433390-CINCpt-04-24-2016-Specbroad1-1-I018--2016-04-11-IMG-1982-Freezer-Bowl-1-1-MHDVHCGL-L789119576-IMG-1982-Freezer-Bowl-1-1-MHDVHCGL.jpg



https://youtu.be/gyEQXCqeB14

I was at this, moved west a few months later

It was a brutal winter

[Ky Fried Redleg]

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I was at this, moved west a few months later

It was a brutal winter

Was this the coldest you've ever been? I mean, the wind chill factor in Cincy was 30 degrees colder where I was, just a couple of hours south down I-75. And it was unbearable where I was. I didn't dare leave my house that day. Just opened the front door once, and that was enough for me. WOW, what a day!!! At the end of the day, as brutal as the weather was, I was a happy camper.

Also, did the brutal winter have anything to do with your move west? lol Or did work take you in that direction?

[westofyou]

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Was this the coldest you've ever been? I mean, the wind chill factor in Cincy was 30 degrees colder where I was, just a couple of hours south down I-75. And it was unbearable where I was. I didn't dare leave my house that day. Just opened the front door once, and that was enough for me. WOW, what a day!!! At the end of the day, as brutal as the weather was, I was a happy camper.

Also, did the brutal winter have anything to do with your move west? lol Or did work take you in that direction?

It was the coldest I've ever been for sure, including many Michigan winters (which were never ending and dirty snow) and yes the weather played a factor in moving, it was time to try something else and my parents and younger siblings moved west so it seemed like a good idea, as I had visited there twice in the two springs prior and was smittened

[WrongVerb]

I was at this, moved west a few months later

It was a brutal winter

Don't forget, The Freezer Bowl was one week after the epic Chargers-Dolphins game (think hook-and-lateral play) in the Miami heat and humidity. Imagine going from that to 30 below wind chills in one week. :yikes:

Oh, and one more thing...The Freezer Bowl was also the same weekend as the Montana-to-Clark touchdown pass (quite possibly the greatest play in NFL history) to propel the 49ers past the Cowboys and into the Super Bowl. What a weekend of football that was!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLsFSsHnoxM

[WrongVerb]

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Was this the coldest you've ever been? I mean, the wind chill factor in Cincy was 30 degrees colder where I was, just a couple of hours south down I-75. And it was unbearable where I was. I didn't dare leave my house that day. Just opened the front door once, and that was enough for me. WOW, what a day!!! At the end of the day, as brutal as the weather was, I was a happy camper.

Also, did the brutal winter have anything to do with your move west? lol Or did work take you in that direction?

I remember that time. I grew up in Dayton, and when the temperature got that low, little ol' Dan here decided he was going outside to play in it. Bundled up in long underwear, sweats, a snow suit, hat, scarf, gloves, opened the door, took two steps out, one breath in, the pins and needles burning his lungs, turned heel-to-toe and went right back inside, never to make that stupid mistake again. LOL

[UKFlounder]

Being at Johnny bench night when he hit thst HR was easily the greatest in-person memory of my life.

The 1995 SEC basketball tournament final, Kentucky vs Arkansas in a Georgia Dome. Kentucky had the great comeback win, but the atmosphere with those 2 fan bases packing the arena was terrific too.

[WrongVerb]

Being at Johnny bench night when he hit thst HR was easily the greatest in-person memory of my life.



I was there as well.

[Roy Tucker]

In person games:

1976 WS - game 2 - Yankees - got drunker than a skunk on Hudepohl and froze my butt off and made a successful pass at my soon to be ex-wife’s friend. Don’t ask. Bowie Kuhn in short sleeves. Reds win. Billingham beat Catfish Hunter.
1995 NLDS - game 3 - Dodgers - Reds won the series and Mark Lewis hit a GS. Sat by Marge and Dodgers GM walked past us to congratulate Marge who didn’t know who he was.
1995 NLCS - game 2 - Braves - Mark Portugal blew up in the 10th.
2010 NLDS - game 3 - Phillies - Reds sucked
2012 NLDS - game 5 - Giants - Posey hits GS but an epic game. The last great Reds game I’ve attended.
2013 WC - Pirates - another Reds suck. Dusty plays it like a regular season game.

Also 1999 game 163 - Mets - Al Leiter pitches the game of his life.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

It was the coldest I've ever been for sure, including many Michigan winters (which were never ending and dirty snow) and yes the weather played a factor in moving, it was time to try something else and my parents and younger siblings moved west so it seemed like a good idea, as I had visited there twice in the two springs prior and was smittened

Don't blame you one bit. If there was a place in the country I would move if I ever leave here it will definitely be out west.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Don't forget, The Freezer Bowl was one week after the epic Chargers-Dolphins game (think hook-and-lateral play) in the Miami heat and humidity. Imagine going from that to 30 below wind chills in one week. :yikes:

Oh, and one more thing...The Freezer Bowl was also the same weekend as the Montana-to-Clark touchdown pass (quite possibly the greatest play in NFL history) to propel the 49ers past the Cowboys and into the Super Bowl. What a weekend of football that was!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLsFSsHnoxM

I knew, after watching that Miami-SD game, that the Chargers would be in big trouble the following week. They absolutely spent every bit of the gas they had left to win that Miami game. Winslow had to be assisted off the field. He gave all he had. Chargers had little else to give, plus they had to travel from the tropics to the arctic tundra. They had no chance, whatsoever.

[Kingspoint]

A few more that I revisit from time to time:

Someone posted Miracle on Ice, so I won't post that again. Suffice it to say, that was probably THE greatest American sports moment in history.

Second greatest American sports moment was Jesse Owens winning gold in front of Hitler's face:


https://youtu.be/N0ouprKFnl4?si=Y4ZB6pV9pg718HnJ

Some of my personal favorites:

(I absolutely love the audio call here; one guy absolutely loses his mind)

https://youtu.be/8GKmkD1pUG0?si=IGhU2uAsvOyr1QMt

(Metcalf's chase down here is off the charts)

https://youtu.be/J62GsevPwiQ?si=J92365gDnGpLxqBu

I don't think anything comes close to Secretariat's run at the Belmont Stakes as the greatest Sports moment in World History, unless you want to count Velvet's win at the "Grand National".

[Mutaman]

In person:

1. JB's 2 HRs in Game 4 of the 76 Series.
2. Affirmed beating Alydar in the 78 Belmont.
3. Reggies 3 HRs in Game 6 in 1977.
4. Chamblis' walk off to win the pennant in 1976 despite George Brett's heroics.
5. Ali coming back in the last round to beat Shavers at the Garden in 1977
6. The Slew and Justify wiring the Belmont to win their Triple Crowns.
7. Homer's first No-No at Pittsburgh.

[Roy Tucker]

Ohio State-Michigan game in 2014 (I think) when JT Barrett got hurt and Cardale Jones replaced him (and I sat in the student section). It was wild.

I thought the Buckeyes were toast but Jones played awesome and Ezekiel Elliott busted the game open with a long 4th quarter TD run. Led to a National Championship. Great fun.

[WrongVerb]

I don't think anything comes close to Secretariat's run at the Belmont Stakes as the greatest Sports moment in World History, unless you want to count Velvet's win at the "Grand National".

I highlight both The Miracle on Ice and Jesse Owens for their geopolitical implications. I would also say Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier was another great American sports moment, because of its politics. Secretariat destroyed the field at Belmont because all the good horses pulled out because they knew they'd lose. That race was like if Muhammad Ali was fighting the local boxing club champion.

As for the greatest sports moment in WORLD history, I couldn't fathom one. I presume it would be in soccer or cricket, since those are the two most popular sports in the world.

[Kingspoint]

In person:

1. JB's 2 HRs in Game 4 of the 76 Series.
2. Affirmed beating Alydar in the 78 Belmont.
3. Reggies 3 HRs in Game 6 in 1977.
4. Chamblis' walk off to win the pennant in 1976 despite George Brett's heroics.
5. Ali coming back in the last round to beat Shavers at the Garden in 1977
6. The Slew and Justify wiring the Belmont to win their Triple Crowns.
7. Homer's first No-No at Pittsburgh.

Wow!

That's impressive!

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I highlight both The Miracle on Ice and Jesse Owens for their geopolitical implications. I would also say Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier was another great American sports moment, because of its politics. Secretariat destroyed the field at Belmont because all the good horses pulled out because they knew they'd lose. That race was like if Muhammad Ali was fighting the local boxing club champion.

As for the greatest sports moment in WORLD history, I couldn't fathom one. I presume it would be in soccer or cricket, since those are the two most popular sports in the world.

His time in the Belmont has yet to be broken. What's it been? 52 years? And, he got that time racing against nobody, so he wasn't even being pushed other than his own desires. And, you can't use Lasix in New York like you can at the Derby and the Preakness, a reason why so many ignore the Belmont. It's more than just "they knew they would lose", which, of course they did, but they would have had to run a long race without the assistance of drugs that open up the lungs (this would put a great strain on their horses that they aren't used to doing), something 99% of horses use and have used forever, unless they are running in New York.

[Mutaman]

Secretariat destroyed the field at Belmont because all the good horses pulled out because they knew they'd lose. That race was like if Muhammad Ali was fighting the local boxing club champion.



Sham was a terrific horse who just happened to be born in the wrong year. His second to Secretariat in the Derby is still the 2nd fastest Derby ever I think.
He is one of only 3 horses to break 2 minutes in the Derby and Sham did it after breaking 2 teeth in the gate and bleeding throughout the entire race.

In the Belmont, Secretariat looked him in the eye and broke his heart.

[Mutaman]

Wow!

That's impressive!

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His time in the Belmont has yet to be broken. What's it been? 52 years? .

Neither has his time in the Derby and the Preakness been broken-He holds the records in all three Triple Crown races. But my favorite is that he still holds the record for the fastest mile and an eighth at Belmont Park and that's a distance that they run there almost every day.
He also ran 1⁄5 off the Arlington Park track record set by Damascus even though he had a bad start.
Secretariat was no slouch on the grass either-He beat world record holder Tentam by 5 lengths at Belmont setting a turf course record that stood for many years.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Sham was a terrific horse who just happened to be born in the wrong year. His second to Secretariat in the Derby is still the 2nd fastest Derby ever I think.
He is one of only 3 horses to break 2 minutes in the Derby and Sham did it after breaking 2 teeth in the gate and bleeding throughout the entire race.

In the Belmont, Secretariat looked him in the eye and broke his heart.


Sham was terrific. Just wasn't Secretariat. No Sham , or shame in that. Big Red was a beast for the ages.

[Kingspoint]

Neither has his time in the Derby and the Preakness been broken-He holds the records in all three Triple Crown races. But my favorite is that he still holds the record for the fastest mile and an eighth at Belmont Park and that's a distance that they run there almost every day.
He also ran 1⁄5 off the Arlington Park track record set by Damascus even though he had a bad start.
Secretariat was no slouch on the grass either-He beat world record holder Tentam by 5 lengths at Belmont setting a turf course record that stood for many years.

If you want some goose bumps, you can watch all 13 of Secretariat's races in order on youtube with the calls. It's an amazing half hour and well worth it.

[Mutaman]

Wow!

That's impressive!
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I also saw Jimi at a small club in Madison Wisconsin and Aretha at the Apollo.

[SunDeck]

I was at Riverfront the night Rick Wise no hit the reds, hit 2 HR and drove in 3/4 of the Phillies runs.

https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/rick-wise-no-hitter

And I got to see Pete hit 4,192 from the Red seats. It's incredible I got to go; he went O-fer the night before when I was at work slinging pizzas, but I went down to the ticket window first thing next morning and bought one for me and one for my older brother. I thought there'd be a big line but only maybe ten people were there with me when it opened.

My favorite epic sports event is probably Pryor/Arguello 1, the best fight I think I've ever watched. Of course, I wasn't there, but it was thrilling.

https://youtu.be/HJ5YYxnt6tA?feature=shared

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[Ky Fried Redleg]

If you want some goose bumps, you can watch all 13 of Secretariat's races in order on youtube with the calls. It's an amazing half hour and well worth it.


I've watched them all. Greatest athlete of all time(sorry, Jim Thorpe). Big Red's Belmont run still gives me goose bumps. Every. Single. Time. I cried the day he died.

[RedsBaron]

Secretariat's 1973 win at the Belmont Stakes ("tremendous machine") was probably the most dominant athletic performance I have ever seen. The 1980 "Miracle on Ice" was perhaps the greatest and most meaningful upset in any sport, ever. Many of the Reds' games already posted, including the 1972 victory in game five of the NLCS and Pete Rose's winning score in the 1970 All Star game and hit no. 4192 in 1985 were memorable events. I watched all those events on TV. I'll add a few other events below.
Maybe the most courageous performance I ever watched was from one of the smallest athletes. In the 1996 Olympics Kerri Strug tore two ligaments in her ankle, but she had to again do a vault if the USA would win the team gold medal. She stuck the landing, and the Americans won the gold. Coach Beli Karolyi had to carry her away as she couldn't even walk after that vault.
I grew up in and live in Huntington. My two most meaningful college football games were both Marshall University (my alma mater) games. After the tragedy of the plane crash, Marshall was college football's worst team during the 1970s, but "from the ashes" the Thundering Herd rose to win two NCAA Division 2 titles. In 1992, I couldn't attend the title game in person, as my wife had had a baby only two months earlier. We were in a local Sam's store where I was able to watch MU defeat Youngstown State 31-28 on a last second field goal. I still get tingles when I watch the replay of that kick. Four years later I was at Marshall's stadium as the Herd defeated Montana 49-29 for their second title (the game wasn't that close, as MU lead 46-6 in the 4th quarter, thanks in part to four receiving TDs by Randy Moss).
I am a Duke Law School grad. The 1991 Duke upset of UNLV followed by a defeat of Kansas for Duke's first national title was memorable, but even better was the repeat in 1992, highlighted by my favorite ever college basketball game, as Christian Laettner hit a game winning shot to defeat Kentucky, 104-103.
I was an ardent Oakland Raiders fan in the late 1960s into the early 1980s. While I thrilled to the "Sea of Hands" game in 1974, nothing was better than 1976: A last second victory over the Patriots, 24-21, dominating the Steelers 24-7 in the AFC title game, and winning the Super Bowl over the Vikings 32-14.
I am also an Indy Car fan. The 1982, 2006, 2011 (which I attended in person) and 2024 Indy 500s are particular favorites, but my all-time favorite Indy 500 was Rick Mears winning his 4th 500 in 1991.
However, none of the above events are my favorite. Nothing tops game seven of the 1975 World Series.

[Kingspoint]

I was at Riverfront the night Rick Wise no hit the reds, hit 2 HR and drove in 3/4 of the Phillies runs.

https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/rick-wise-no-hitter

And I got to see Pete hit 4,192 from the Red seats. It's incredible I got to go; he went O-fer the night before when I was at work slinging pizzas, but I went down to the ticket window first thing next morning and bought one for me and one for my older brother. I thought there'd be a big line but only maybe ten people were there with me when it opened.

My favorite epic sports event is probably Pryor/Arguello 1, the best fight I think I've ever watched. Of course, I wasn't there, but it was thrilling.

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Rick Wise is from Madison High School, the school district I lived in all 4 years I went to their rival Marshall. Wise was 14 years before me and led his Little League team from the Madison neighborhood to the 1958 World Series, the only time Portland had a team get to the Series. Wise had talent. Besides having the greatest ever single performance by any player in the history of Major League Baseball (next time a pitcher throws a no-hitter AND hits two homeruns, then someone can tie him for that honor), he made his Major League debut at the age of 18 years old (Bunning threw a perfect game that day). He didn't turn 18 until 3-1/2 months after graduating High School, having one of those mid-September birthdays.

Wise would hit two homeruns again during a game.

He also had another amazing performance against the Chicago Cubs, where he completed a string of retiring 32 batters in a row, four shy of Harvey Haddix's Major League record, also driving in the winning run in the 12th inning.

But, Wise is probably most famous for this, or infamous as it likely is...

The following season, Wise became an unwitting participant in one of the most one-sided trades in baseball history. The owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, Gussie Busch, ordered his team to trade its star left-handed pitcher, Steve Carlton, after a contract squabble. Since all of baseball knew of the trade mandate, teams drove very hard bargains, and the Phillies' offer of Wise was the best St. Louis could do.

[Kingspoint]

Maybe the most courageous performance I ever watched was from one of the smallest athletes. In the 1996 Olympics Kerri Strug tore two ligaments in her ankle, but she had to again do a vault if the USA would win the team gold medal. She stuck the landing, and the Americans won the gold. Coach Beli Karolyi had to carry her away as she couldn't even walk after that vault.

I was an ardent Oakland Raiders fan in the late 1960s into the early 1980s. While I thrilled to the "Sea of Hands" game in 1974, nothing was better than 1976: A last second victory over the Patriots, 24-21, dominating the Steelers 24-7 in the AFC title game, and winning the Super Bowl over the Vikings 32-14.


Great call on the Olympic moment. Amateur athletics is still the greatest events to watch when it comes to "heart". You can say the same about the "Miracle on Ice", the Marshall seasons, the Duke Championship, and more.

My favorite of all-time that I watched and enjoyed (though I agree about Secretariat at the Belmont as being #1 overall) was the Evening that all of the boxing Finals matches were done in the 1976 Olympics. I was at my girlfriend's house and we had it to ourselves, but I didn't miss a minute of any of the fights as we won, what was it, 6 Golds and 1 Silver? My High School buddies, Tommy and Johnny Sullivan had lost to two of the Gold Medal Winners in Cleveland just two months earlier during the Olympic trials, where Johnny broke his hand during his fight, and Tommy lost a close decision. Tommy had just graduated and Johnny the year before. I had just finished my Junior year. Girlfriend was upset, but I didn't care. She needed to understand priorities.

Those Raiders' teams were amazing. I had two Brothers-in-Law on those teams, Starters Art Thoms (LB) and George Buehler (LG). Thoms was told by the ref during the melee after "the immaculate reception", "If I change that call, we're (the umpiring crew) not getting out of here alive." That moment is actually on video. You can see the two conversing standing out of the way. And, he meant it, and Art Thoms knew that was the truth. So, the catch that never was robbed the Raiders of a 3rd Super Bowl Victory during that time.

[RedsBaron]

Those Raiders' teams were amazing. I had two Brothers-in-Law on those teams, Starters Art Thoms (LB) and George Buehler (LG). Thoms was told by the ref during the melee after "the immaculate reception", "If I change that call, we're (the umpiring crew) not getting out of here alive." That moment is actually on video. You can see the two conversing standing out of the way. And, he meant it, and Art Thoms knew that was the truth. So, the catch that never was robbed the Raiders of a 3rd Super Bowl Victory during that time.
The only disagreement I have is the assumption that the 1972 Raiders would have won the Super Bowl if they had defeated the Steelers. Maybe, but defeating the 1972 Dolphins was something no team did.
1974 is the season I think the Raiders should have won another Super Bowl. One of the "what ifs" I think about is that the NFL at that time did not seed teams according to their record. In 1974 the 12-2 Raiders hosted the 11-3, two-time defending champion Dolphins, while the 10-3-1 Steelers got to host the wild card Bills, a 9-5 team. Had teams been seeded per their records, Oakland would have hosted the Bills in round one while Miami would have hosted the Steelers. Hey, the Steel Curtain was so dominant at the end of the 1974 season Pittsburgh may, probably, still won it all, but the Raiders would have benefited from modern seeding.
Man, the Raiders of that era were fun to watch, with so many "name games": The Heidi Game, The Immaculate Reception, The Sea of Hands, Ghost to the Post, The Holy Roller, etc.
I envy you having Thoms and Buehler as in-laws. I imagine they have a wealth of stories to share. I enjoyed Ken Stabler's autobiography "Snake" and Peter Richmond's "Badasses" among other Raiders books.

[Kingspoint]

The only disagreement I have is the assumption that the 1972 Raiders would have won the Super Bowl if they had defeated the Steelers. Maybe, but defeating the 1972 Dolphins was something no team did.
1974 is the season I think the Raiders should have won another Super Bowl. One of the "what ifs" I think about is that the NFL at that time did not seed teams according to their record. In 1974 the 12-2 Raiders hosted the 11-3, two-time defending champion Dolphins, while the 10-3-1 Steelers got to host the wild card Bills, a 9-5 team. Had teams been seeded per their records, Oakland would have hosted the Bills in round one while Miami would have hosted the Steelers. Hey, the Steel Curtain was so dominant at the end of the 1974 season Pittsburgh may, probably, still won it all, but the Raiders would have benefited from modern seeding.
Man, the Raiders of that era were fun to watch, with so many "name games": The Heidi Game, The Immaculate Reception, The Sea of Hands, Ghost to the Post, The Holy Roller, etc.
I envy you having Thoms and Buehler as in-laws. I imagine they have a wealth of stories to share. I enjoyed Ken Stabler's autobiography "Snake" and Peter Richmond's "Badasses" among other Raiders books.

Only because the Dolphins didn't have to face the Raiders in the '72 playoffs or during the regular season is the only reason they went undefeated. Ask Don Shula about his history with the Raiders. It's pretty ugly. OAK beat PIT in their building in the playoffs. Rare feat. OAK had 3 losses that season: @KC (they crushed them 3 weeks later 26-3), @DEN (they crushed them 4 weeks later 37-20), and Week 1 @PIT (they won 7-6 in the 1st Rd, except the refs were too chicken to make the right call). They would have beaten MIA like they often did. The '73 Dolphins team was much better and they did beat OAK badly in the AFC Championship game after PIT was thrashed by OAK in the previous week.

MIA avoided playing OAK in '71, too. They beat the Dolphins in the 1st Round in '74, and somehow MIA avoided playing them in the regular season again. OAK shutout PIT 17-0 in the regular season, but lost the AFC Championship game to them.

MIA finally played them in the regular season in '75 with the weakest part of the schedule, Week 1, but MIA still lost to them. CIN almost beat them in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, losing 31-28, after CIN had given OAK one of 3 regular season losses during the regular season 17-10. Raiders went on a 7-game winning streak after that CIN loss.

In '76 they took no prisoners, avenging their only loss of the season early in the year against the Patriots by getting past them in the 1st round of the playoffs. They then destroyed PIT in the AFC Championship Game and thoroughly dismantled the Vikings in the Super Bowl.

[Kingspoint]

I envy you having Thoms and Buehler as in-laws. I imagine they have a wealth of stories to share. I enjoyed Ken Stabler's autobiography "Snake" and Peter Richmond's "Badasses" among other Raiders books.Yeah, my sons spent about a month every Summer at their houses growing up, so that was great for all of them as there were cousins their own age (one became a Kicker for the Cowboys). I made certain that both of them were Raiders' fans, of course, though I never stopped being a Bengals' fan. The youngest one would go to Art's celebrity golf tournament every year in Reno so he got to meet other sports stars. The oldest lived down there with Art when he went to college and eventually law school (estate attorney/trusts).

[Mutaman]

The 1980 "Miracle on Ice" was perhaps the greatest and most meaningful upset in any sport, ever.


It was a bigger upset than most people realize. A few days before the Olympics started, the Russians played the USA in an exhibition game at the Garden which I attended. The Russians won something like 12 to 1. It was like watching a good NBA team playing a college team, it was literally men versus boys. But the boys sure grew up pretty fast. Obviously Herbie did not have his foot on the gas for that game.
They refer to that game in the movie Miracle, but they show a capacity crowd at the Garden. In fact there were only about 2000 people there.


"If you played the Russians ten games they'd win nine of them. But not this game, not tonight!"

Herb Brooks