My Best Damn Favorite Sports Play

It's been on FSN all night. Here's my most memorable plays off the top of my head:

* George Brett and Bret Saberhagen hugging after the final out of the 1985 World Series, Game 7, Royals 11, Cardinals 0
* George Brett's 3-run home run off Goose Gossage in Game 3 of the 1980 ALCS. Sent the Royals into the World Series for the first time.
* Joe Montana hooks up with Dwight Clark on "The Catch"
* Dr. J's reverse layup under the basket
* Dr. J's tomahawk dunk over Michael Cooper in the NBA Finals
* Dante Hall's amazing return against the Denver Broncos
* George Brett's pine-tar home run off Goose Gossage in Yankee Stadium
* John Stallworth and Lynn Swann's amazing Super Bowl catches
* Watching Nolan Ryan beat the hell out of Robin Ventura, who charged the moound
* The Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl would be on this list if I were old enough to remember it

 

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*Corey Tate's shot with 5.6 seconds left in double overtime that gave Missouri a 96-94 victory over 22-0 Kansas at the Hearnes Center.
* Kevin Cobb's 95-yard return in Memphis' upset of Tennessee and Peyton Manning. (He spun, bounced off his elbow and regained his balance during the return).
* Christian Laettner's shot to beat Kentucky ... I woke my mom up with my screaming and I wasn't a fan of either school.
* Francisco Cabrera sending home Sid Bream to beat the Pirates. (Again, I have no idea why I got so excited. My brother was the future Braves fan - for a little while anyway.)
* Jim Leyritz's home run off Mark Wohlers in the '96 World Series
* Devin Hester's kickoff return to open last year's Super Bowl
* Steve Yzerman's goal in double overtime to beat the Blues in Game 7 in 1996
* Michael Jordan switching hands on a layup in the NBA Finals against the Lakers
* Street Sense's come-from-behind win in the Kentucky Derby that was my first Derby bet. I had $10 in the first Futures pool so I got him at 10-1.
* Tadahito Iguchi's home run in Game 2 of the 2005 American League Division Series (because I saw it live and it got as loud I had ever heard a stadium get).
* Joe Montana hitting John Taylor to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl
* Henry Waechter's safety in Super Bowl XX. I know it happened a couple of years later with the Giants but at the time, I thought it was cool.
* Memphis State beating Alabama in 1986 (because I was there with my dad and got to hear Tide fans curse all around me. Maybe that doesn't fit in with a play though ... )