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The most memorable plays in sports history....name yours!

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JManInPhoenix said:
Norwood's field goal attempt at the end of the Jan 91 superbowl with seconds left.
While the play itself wasnt spectacular, everything was riding on it (Norwood makes it, Bills win; Norwood chokes, Giants win).
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I forgot about Norwood!

I hope he's doing well. The whole country made fun of him for years.
 
rudeguy said:
I grew up in the Joe Montana, John Elway, Jerry Rice NFL age. Funny thing is I can't think of a specific play that I remember from that entire time.

But I do remember Nolan Ryan pitching in baseball and him and Ventura's little scuffle. That's the most memorable sports plan I can think of off the top of my head.

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What are yours?
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You know that they've interviewed Ventura about this and he said that about 1 second in he was already thinking "what the hell am I doing, charging Nolan Ryan?" and allowed himself to get beat up.
 
I remember vividly watch the 93 World Series and Joe Carter's home run.

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

But growing up watching Michael Jordan's career was probably my favorite. We were watching a legend while he was still playing, and what's even more amazing is that we knew he was a legend even when it was happening. That's like watching Babe Ruth.
 
i am playing first base and this fat kid hits a line drive over my head, out into right field. i nonchalantly turn around and see that our right fielder is barreling towards the ball. i'm like "what the heck?", so i look back up towards home plate and notice that the fat kid has only made it about halfway to first.

so i'm like "there is NO way this will work", but i scoot over to the bag and face out towards right field. our right fielder fields the ball cleanly on the first or second bounce and heaves the ball towards me with all he's got. the sun is setting out in right field so it's darn near impossible to follow the ball but i manage to keep an eye on it. it is coming in hot and low so i streeeeeetch out as far as i can and grab at the ball as it bounces right in front of me...

... and i managed to snag it and hold onto it JUST before the fat kid made it to first. the ump didn't believe i held onto it so he didn't call out right away, but i turned around and showed him the ball and his eyes got real big and he called the out. the fat kid was shocked and out of breath. our right fielder was jumping up and down and pumping his fist like he'd just won the pennant. the rest of our team was either screaming or laughing or both.

it was just another out in just another meaningless hot stove game, but that is the most memorable play i have witnessed or been involved in in any sporting event.

phil mickelson's masters win in 2004 is a close second.
 
Gibson's homer off Eckersley would have been too far-fetched even for a movie. It was an amazing thing to watch. Always wondered why Eck didn't walk Gibson with first base open.

James Harrison 100 yard int return for a TD in the Super Bowl. 5 players made contact during the runback and he was simply not going to be denied. That was a 14 point swing in the game, as Arizona was on the 2.

The Immaculate Reception, of course.

Bill Mazeroski's home run to end and win the 1960 World Series. The Yankees outscored the Pirates 55-27 in the Series. The Yanks were incredibly favored and should have been, but the Pirates squeaked out 4 close wins to the Yanks 3 blowout wins.
 
This is the one that sticks out in my mind:

In the 2006 Divisional Playoff Champ Bailey thought he had a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown but the Patriots Ben Watson chases him down and tackles him at the one-yard line.
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In person, the 49ers win over the Saints in the playoffs a couple years ago. Candlestick was absolutely insane and I still get some chills reliving that.
 
This was the most memorable for me, probably because it was one of the most bizzare catches I've ever seen in football. Favre to Antonio Freeman in overtime against Minnesota. I remember watching this live, the camera was fooled for a second and everyone assumed it was a dead play but then, touchdown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQmyLLxRNcA
 
EagleKeeper said:
Miami vs Pats
snowplow kick
Saw it in person
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Jesus was Shula pissed and he kind of had a point, I guess it was unfair but so was going down to play the Dolphins in the old orange Bowl, the one enclosed end bounced the sound around like all hell and the local fans knew it and proceeded to howl whenever the opposing team was down there making it next to impossible to use a snap-count..
 
"The Steal", Dave Roberts pinch running in the bottom of the 9th, everyone knew what he was going to attempt but he got it done anyway. Also another clutch moment when 5 innings later Ortiz hits the winning HR to start the only time a team was down 0-3 in a series and came back to win it, 2004 forever..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ-VM4UDq-E
 
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