OK - I'm trying an ambitious poll - Top 10 Events All Time

[Birdscribe]

Flasher, sweetie,

See above, "Miracle on Manchester"

Xan, doll ... I've been a Flames fan since I was 4. I've blocked out most Oilers accomplishments.

Sorry to hear that, Flash.

In this case, this should be among your top 3, watching the Oilers in full meltdown.

 

[93Devil]

Keep them coming. How did I not type Frazier? You can tell I was being pulled away a few times when I typed that up.

I will redo the thread on Monday with the additions and everyone can keep adding.

Thanks to everyone for the many events I forgot or just plain didn't know about. NASCAR and soccer, I'm looking in your direction.

 

[Flash]

Flasher, sweetie,

See above, "Miracle on Manchester"

Xan, doll ... I've been a Flames fan since I was 4. I've blocked out most Oilers accomplishments.

Sorry to hear that, Flash.

In this case, this should be among your top 3, watching the Oilers in full meltdown.

Yeah, and the Flames did finish better that season ...

 

[Chi City 81]

In no particular order

Steelers winning Super Bowl IX
The Mean Joe Green Coke commercial
Steelers winning Super Bowl X
Franco Harris revolutionizing the game by running out of bounds
Steelers winning Super Bowl XIII
Terry Bradshaw's first divorce
Steelers winning Super Bowl XIV
Lynn Swann running for public office
Steelers winning Super Bowl XV
The birth of Ben Roethlisberger

You forgot Bettis winning Super Bowl XL in his hometown. Did you know he's from Detroit?

 

[93Devil]

I think he was blue fonting my, at times, fanboy nature.

I was trying to narrow what Steeler moments most people would want to see, and think the IR and X are two good choices.

X gives you Swann doing amazing things, Lambert fighting, a comeback, blocked punt, plus what? 14-15 HOF players on the field?

 

[Chi City 81]

I think he was blue fonting my, at times, fanboy nature.

I was trying to narrow what Steeler moments most people would want to see, and think the IR and X are two good choices.

X gives you Swann doing amazing things, Lambert fighting, a comeback, blocked punt, plus what? 14-15 HOF players on the field?

I know he was. So was I.

 

[slappy4428]

JDV's three national powerlifting championships

Nice

 

[sportschick]

Poin ... stellar ...

Where's hockey?
Like ...

The 1972 Summit Series
Bobby Orr's flying goal
The Calgary Flames becoming the only team in history to win the Cup on Forum ice
Bobby Baun's game-winner (yeah, yeah, JR ... Leafs history ... some of it is important)
The 1987 Canada Cup

There's more ... dammit ... this cold is fogging my brain.

I mentioned the lack of hockey.

Also the Pens-Flyers playoff game that went 5OTs (or maybe 4) and lasted for almost 6 hours.

 

[93Devil]

I think he was blue fonting my, at times, fanboy nature.

I was trying to narrow what Steeler moments most people would want to see, and think the IR and X are two good choices.

X gives you Swann doing amazing things, Lambert fighting, a comeback, blocked punt, plus what? 14-15 HOF players on the field?

I know he was. So was I.

OK, Dr.

How about the day Jerry West was born?
Hot Rod Hundley gunning away?
Or WVU playing ND in the Fiesta Bowl?
Or Bevo Francis lacing them up for Rio Grande?

Sorry, I can't think of anything else wise ass for WV.

 

[Chi City 81]

I think he was blue fonting my, at times, fanboy nature.

I was trying to narrow what Steeler moments most people would want to see, and think the IR and X are two good choices.

X gives you Swann doing amazing things, Lambert fighting, a comeback, blocked punt, plus what? 14-15 HOF players on the field?

I know he was. So was I.

OK, Dr.

How about the day Jerry West was born?
Hot Rod Hundley gunning away?
Or WVU playing ND in the Fiesta Bowl?
Or Bevo Francis lacing them up for Rio Grande?

Sorry, I can't think of anything else wise ass for WV.

I don't give enough of a **** about West Virginia sports for that to be much of a putdown. Thanks for playing.

 

[Jim Tom Pinch]

I'd have to include an all-star game between MLB and Negro League starts from the 30s or 40s. Some of the talent on the field would have been amazing.

 

[93Devil]

Updated list so far.
There is plenty of room for more.

Pro Football
Ice Bowl
Jets - Colts - Broadway Joe
Immaculate Reception
Steelers - Cowboys SB X
Redskins - Broncos - Doug Williams
Chargers - Dolphins - Winslow
Rams - Patriots - Brady's first
49ers - Cowboys - The Catch
Colts/Giants OT game in '57
Houston Oilers vs Dallas texans 7 quarter Championship game


Pro Basketball
Wilt's 100
Bird vs. Nique game seven
Jordan's jumper vs. Jazz
Jordan's 63 vs. Celtics
Magic's 42 as a rook vs Sixers
Suns - Celts 3 OT
Havlichek Stole The Ball
Bird steals the pass, underneath to DJ...
Reed's one good leg

Boxing
Ali - Frazier I
Ali - Frazier II
Ali - Frazier III
Hearns - Leonard
Hearns - Hagler
Tyson - Douglas
Tyson - Spinks
Schmelling - Louis II
Ali - Foreman
Patterson-Johannsen I
Patterson-Johannsen II
Patterson-Johannsen III

Pro Baseball
Maris 61
Larsen's perfecto
Bucky Dent
Bill Buckner
Nolan Ryan's seventh no hitter
Pete Rose passes Ty
Bonds passes Ruth
Ruth's called shot
Lou G.'s speach - Luckiest Man
Maz walks off the Yanks
Gibson off Eck
Ripkin passes Lou
Reggie, three swings, three jacks
Mantle hits facade
Game 7, 1991 World Series (Twins/Braves/Jack Morris)
Joe Carter
Kirby Puckett wins it for the Twins
Ted gets .400 in double header
Bobby Thomson


Tennis
Mac - Borg
Sampras-Courier (coach's death)
Davenport-Venus Williams most recent
Billy Jean vs Bobby at the Astrodome




College hoops
Duke - Kentucky
IU - Syracuse
NCState - Houston
GTown - Villanova
Chaminade - Virginia
UNC - GTown
Duke - UNLV
UCLA wins one more for Wooden
Walton's near perfect game
George Mason - UConn

College Football
OU - Nebraska - Rogers
Ohio State - Miami
Stanford Band
Flutie - Miami
Boise State - OU
Nebraska goes for two
Tie one for the Gipper - Notre Dame Mich State
Appalachian State over Michigan at the Big House

Golf
Tiger's first Master's win
Tiger shreds Pebble Beach
Jack in 86 at the Masters
Watson's chip at Pebble Beach
Van De Velde's collapse at the Open
Byron Nelson's tournament winning streak, final tourney

Olympics
Strug nails the landing
Jessie Owens in front of Hitler
Ben Johnson
USA Hockey, Lake Placid, USSR
Mark Spitz' seven gold medals



Pro hockey
Pens-Flyers playoff game that went 5OTs
Canada Cup, Gretz-Mario same line vs Russkies
The 1972 Summit Series
Bobby Orr's flying goal
The Calgary Flames becoming the only team in history to win the Cup on Forum ice
Bobby Baun's game-winner (yeah, yeah, JR ... Leafs history ... some of it is important)


Soccer
Maradona-England in 1986
Zizou's headbutt
Man United - Bayern Munich in 1999
Liverpool-AC Milan in 2006
Miracle at Manchester
U.S. Women vs China shootout


Horse racing
Secretariat's 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes

Skiiing
Vingko Bogatai's fall off the ski jump on Wide World of Sports

Racing
A.J.'s fourth Indy win
Dale Earnhardt winning the Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt dying on the final lap of the Dayonta 500 in 2001
Alan Kulwicki winning the 1992 Winston Cup title
Michael Schumacher winning his seventh F1 title
Any title or significant race won by Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt, Richard Petty and Rick Mears
The F1 race that included the accident which took the life of Aryton Senna
IRL and CART splitting in 1995 (idiots)
The German CART race where Alex Zanardi crashed and was miraculously saved
The Indianapolis Grand Prix where the tires stunk and hardly any drivers competed

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Watson-Nicklaus Turnberry 1977

 

[Huggy]

They weren't great fights - the Long Count controversy in the second one notwithstanding - but the two Dempsey-Tunney fights would have been great events to cover.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Tennis - The battle of the sexes
Football - Ice Bowl
Baseball - Bobby Thompson's HR, Game 6 of the 1986 series
Hockey - US over Soviets in 1980 Olympics
Track and Field - Jesse Owens at 1936 Olympics
NASCAR - Earnhardt dies at Daytona
Boxing - One of the Ali-Frazier fights
Basketball - NC State over Phi Slamma Jamma or Villanova over Georgetown

 

[Songbird]

Hulk Hogan beating the Iron Sheik for the heavyweight championship that Sunday morning on All-American Wrestling on USA :D

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Pro Football
Ice Bowl
49ers - Cowboys - The Catch

Pro Basketball
Jordan's jumper vs. Jazz
Havlichek Stole The Ball
Bird steals the pass, underneath to DJ...
Reed's one good leg

Boxing
Ali - Frazier I
Ali - Frazier II
Ali - Frazier III

Pro Baseball
Bill Buckner
Gibson off Eck
Reggie, three swings, three jacks
Mantle hits facade
Game 7, 1991 World Series (Twins/Braves/Jack Morris)
Bobby Thomson


Tennis
Mac - Borg
Billy Jean vs Bobby at the Astrodome

College hoops
Duke - Kentucky
NCState - Houston
GTown - Villanova
Duke - UNLV
George Mason - UConn

College Football
OU - Nebraska - Rogers
Stanford Band
Flutie - Miami
Appalachian State over Michigan at the Big House

Golf
Tiger's first Master's win
Tiger shreds Pebble Beach
Jack in 86 at the Masters

Olympics
Jessie Owens in front of Hitler
USA Hockey, Lake Placid, USSR

Soccer
Maradona-England in 1986

Horse racing
Steve Rushin marries Rebecca Lobo

Racing
Dale Earnhardt dying on the final lap of the Dayonta 500 in 2001

 

[93Devil]

Hulk Hogan beating the Iron Sheik for the heavyweight championship that Sunday morning on All-American Wrestling on USA :D

I think that was a WWF Pay Per View.

If wrestling was included...
Slaughter declaring War on the Iron Shiek
Snuka off the top of the steel cage against Backlund
Piper hitting Snuka with a coconut
Crippler Stevens pile driving Snuka three times on a concrete floor.
Hogan slamming Andre
A good young Andre match

 

[93Devil]

I guess you wanted to cut some fat off of the list?

Pro Football
Ice Bowl
49ers - Cowboys - The Catch

Pro Basketball
Jordan's jumper vs. Jazz
Havlichek Stole The Ball
Bird steals the pass, underneath to DJ...
Reed's one good leg

Boxing
Ali - Frazier I
Ali - Frazier II
Ali - Frazier III

Pro Baseball
Bill Buckner
Gibson off Eck
Reggie, three swings, three jacks
Mantle hits facade
Game 7, 1991 World Series (Twins/Braves/Jack Morris)
Bobby Thomson


Tennis
Mac - Borg
Billy Jean vs Bobby at the Astrodome

College hoops
Duke - Kentucky
NCState - Houston
GTown - Villanova
Duke - UNLV
George Mason - UConn

College Football
OU - Nebraska - Rogers
Stanford Band
Flutie - Miami
Appalachian State over Michigan at the Big House

Golf
Tiger's first Master's win
Tiger shreds Pebble Beach
Jack in 86 at the Masters

Olympics
Jessie Owens in front of Hitler
USA Hockey, Lake Placid, USSR

Soccer
Maradona-England in 1986

Horse racing
Steve Rushin marries Rebecca Lobo ::)

Racing
Dale Earnhardt dying on the final lap of the Dayonta 500 in 2001

 

[Songbird]

Hulk Hogan beating the Iron Sheik for the heavyweight championship that Sunday morning on All-American Wrestling on USA :D

Hulk Hogan beating the Iron Sheik for the heavyweight championship that Sunday morning on All-American Wrestling on USA :D

I think that was a WWF Pay Per View.

If wrestling was included...
Slaughter declaring War on the Iron Shiek
Snuka off the top of the steel cage against Backlund
Piper hitting Snuka with a coconut
Crippler Stevens pile driving Snuka three times on a concrete floor.
Hogan slamming Andre
A good young Andre match

Nah, it was free TV, on USA. I remember vividly. Hulk fought out of the Cobra Clutch, then point-wagged his index finger to the crowd, which screamed and roared him back to strength, and he proceeded to beat the crap out of the Shiek, culminated with an off-the-ropes jumping leg drop 'cross the chest into a pin. One of my favorite Sunday mornings of childhood.