Tag Archives: Greatest Moments

The Sports Archives History Lesson – Stanley Cup Playoffs Closed Due To Flu

The year was 1919 and the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) were a very talented hockey team.  They became the first American based team to win the Stanley Cup by beating the Montreal Canadiens (then of … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Duke’s 1992 Overtime Win Over Kentucky

In one of the most amazing games ever played, the Duke Blue Devils came away with 104-103 overtime victory against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the 1992 NCAA tournament. Number 2 Kentucky had just taken the lead with 2.5 … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Montreal Canadiens Overtime Playoff Victories

Who better than the Montreal Canadiens to represent the NHL in the most playoff overtime victories on route to the Stanley Cup? It was 1993 and the Canadiens battled through every post-season series despite ending up with a 16-4 playoff … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Hockey’s Bobby Orr Stanley Cup Winning Goal

Bobby Orr joined the NHL Boston Bruins in 1966 at a time when the Bruins had not won a Stanley Cup since 1941.  Orr was one of the greatest players to ever play the game and remains the only defenseman … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Bob Feller

Bob Feller was a great baseball pitcher that played 18 years for the Cleveland Indians.  He was born and raised in Van Meter, Iowa and became know as “The Heater from Van Meter” for his high velocity fast ball. He … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – The Knicks and Heat Rivalry

It was Game 5 of the second round of the 1997 NBA playoffs featuring the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat.  It was going bad for the Knicks and the Heat had a commanding lead heading into the final … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Rifleman

Do you remember the 1950’s Western series, ‘The Rifleman’?  We all remember Chuck Connors shooting that rifle like it was a six-shooter.  Did you know that Chuck Connors played professional baseball and basketball? Born Kevin Connors, Chuck started out with … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Casey Stengel Comeback

The year was 1958 and the New York Yankees were at the top once again having easily won the American League pennant early on. This did not work to their advantage however, because as the season wound down, the Yanks … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Attitude Change for Golf’s Tommy Bolt

Tommy Bolt won the National Open Golf Championship in 1958.  Prior to that, Bolt missed the championship a couple of times allegedly due to his terrible temper.   Often called the “terrible tempered  Mr. Bolt”, he would at times, break all … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Boxing’s Chuck “Rocky Balboa” Wepner

Former heavyweight boxer and US Marine, Chuck Wepner, had his 15 minutes of fame back in 1975.  Actually, to put it more accurate, it wasn’t 15 minutes, it was 15 rounds of fame. 1975 was the year that Wepner, also … Continue reading

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