T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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04-26-18 11:18 AM - Post#255916
In response to rbg
Silk scored the USA's first goal in the game against Sweden. Defenseman Bill Baker was the player who scored the equalizer from just inside the blue line with under 30 seconds left to tie the game. He was the extra skater when goalie Jim Craig came off the ice.
Baker went onto the pros, but did not have much of a career
Baker beat Sweden's goalie, Pelle Lindbergh, who later played for the Flyers. Lindbergh was the Vezina Trophy winner in 84-85, leading the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals where the team lost to the Oilers.
Lindbergh died from a car crash in South Jersey in November 1985. He had been at a team party and his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit.
Great recall, rbg. Poor Lindbergh. Was in the middle of a fine career when that accident ended his life. I also seem to recall the great* Mikko Leinenen—later of the occasionally over-achieving New York Rangers—playing for the Finland team that took the silver. (All of this is mental recall. No online searching for me.)
* I use this term loosely.
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Streamers
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04-26-18 11:27 AM - Post#255917
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
Lindbergh was driving a Porsche Turbo that most drivers caouln't control at speed in those days when sober, let alone intoxicated.
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Okoro Dude
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04-26-18 12:23 PM - Post#255925
In response to Streamers
Agree with Miracle on Ice and the Hassan Duncombe putback. I also loved the Penn-Princeton game where Penn trailed by 14 with 7 or so minutes left and came back to win (Osmundsen 4 point play kicked off the rally). Other broader sports favourite was watching Nicklaus on the back nine winning the '86 Masters. Still gives me goosebumps.
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frank
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04-26-18 03:00 PM - Post#255951
In response to Okoro Dude
in December 1958, my best teenage friend and I took the train from Baltimore to New York to see what turned out to be The Greatest Game Ever Played, the Colts-Giants NFL championship. It was this game that put the NFL on the map. I still have a piece of the (wood) goalpost from the game, signed by John Unitas and Art Donovan. IMHO, Unitas remains undoubtedly the best quarterback ever.
Also, on the subway after the game, my friend and
I sang "Maryland, My Maryland" all the way back to Penn Station. If we tried that these days, we'd have have physically pummeled, or shot, before the first stop.
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palestra38
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04-26-18 03:02 PM - Post#255952
In response to frank
Now that is an awesome story.
In terms of the biggest games I have attended---I already mentioned the Kentucky-Duke final and I was at the 2 day rain delayed Phillies-TB finale in 2008.
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Ben Franklin
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04-26-18 04:19 PM - Post#255959
In response to palestra38
Vince Young to the corner to beat "The Greatest College Team of All Time".
Tracy Porter pick six to seal the Saints' first Super Bowl.
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Old Bear
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04-26-18 07:08 PM - Post#255963
In response to Ben Franklin
I thought it was Jay Berwanger's game against Michigan which won him the first Heisman Trophy.
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Ted
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04-27-18 11:10 AM - Post#256017
In response to Ben Franklin
My personal top 5 (FWIW), in chronological order only:
1) 1/28/1971 - Penn beats Princeton in OT (my personal choice for best Penn game ever at the Palestra).
2) 5/19/1974 - Flyers beat Boston to win Stanley Cup (sorry P38).
3) 10/12/1980 - Phils beat Houston in 10, to win their 1st pennant in 30 years.
4) 11/13/1982 - Penn beats Harvard 23-21, to win its 1st Ivy FB championship in 23 years.
5) 2/4/2018 - Eagles win the Super Bowl!
PS - I agree with Frank that Johnny Unitas is the greatest QB of all time, but that's probably just the old codger in me.
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10Q
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04-27-18 11:18 AM - Post#256019
In response to Ted
The only one on your list that I can relate to is the 82 game. Gosh that was fun.
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Charlie Fog
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04-27-18 11:21 AM - Post#256020
In response to 10Q
Was that game close to a sell out, or is my memory off?
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palestra38
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04-27-18 11:21 AM - Post#256021
In response to 10Q
Of course, Restic is still rolling in his grave over that one. If we had any integrity, we would forfeit the win!
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Silver Maple
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04-27-18 11:23 AM - Post#256022
In response to Charlie Fog
Was that game close to a sell out, or is my memory off?
I don't know if I'd say it was close to selling out, but I was sitting in the upper deck.
What a memory.
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Ted
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Greatest Sports Moment
04-27-18 11:32 AM - Post#256023
In response to Silver Maple
Approx 35,000 were in attendance that day, but it sure felt like a sellout!
Edited by Ted on 04-27-18 11:33 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Ted
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04-27-18 11:45 AM - Post#256024
In response to 10Q
Too young to remember the '71 Penn-Princeton game?
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Charlie Fog
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04-27-18 12:08 PM - Post#256028
In response to Silver Maple
Was that game close to a sell out, or is my memory off?
I don't know if I'd say it was close to selling out, but I was sitting in the upper deck.
What a memory.
Me too
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10Q
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04-27-18 12:39 PM - Post#256032
In response to Ted
Too young for admission to Penn. Hence no connection to the game.
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1979Quakers
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Re: Greatest Sports Moment
04-27-18 01:09 PM - Post#256034
In response to 10Q
Two great college basketball upsets come to my mind. December 23, 1982, when NAIA Chaminade stunned the world and beat top-ranked Virginia (with Ralph Sampson), 77-72. Or, the game that, theoretically, ended the ten year run of UCLA when, on March 17, 1977, unranked Idaho State shocked the Bruins in the 2d round of the NCAA Tournament, 76-75.
Shifting college sports to football, who can forget 41 point underdog Stanford's 24-23 upset of USC in 2007.
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Cvonvorys
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Re: Greatest Sports Moment
04-27-18 01:38 PM - Post#256039
In response to 1979Quakers
Speaking of college football, the original "Catholics vs. Convicts" game was something special. ESPN has a great 30 For 30 episode on this.
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10Q
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04-27-18 02:21 PM - Post#256045
In response to Cvonvorys
I prefer the Miami/Nebraska Orange Bowl when Tom Osborne eschewed the extra point and national championship for a failed 2 point try.
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Ted
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04-27-18 04:09 PM - Post#256049
In response to 10Q
Forgot to list Secretariat's 31 length Belmont victory in 1973, in which he broke the world record for that distance by almost 3 seconds. Chick Anderson's great call of the race still
gives me goosebumps.
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