best sports memory

[the addict]

What is the one game/play/ending that you'll never forget where you were regardless of how much time goes by

If you think of how many snaps/pitches/shots we watch in a lifetime, our brain only retains a small percentage of them....

My Papa, My dad, my brother, and myself...we just had this conversation and literally we all had different moments we remembered......my papa's was almost all baseball...seems like baseball was a way of life for that generation



if someone asked me why sports entertain and are such a big part of my life, I'd say it's because of the unpredictable and the unexpected



These I remember vividly like it was yesterday...not sure why the mind retained these above all else


-Bryce drew from Valparaiso hitting the game winner in the tourney game when Noone knew who "valpo" was....


-Luis Gonzalez bloop hit vs Yankees to win the WS....I remember mixed feelings....I hate the yanks..but wanted them to win for 9/11....


- the #3 car crashing into the wall in what turned out to be earnharts last moments...


- when Polamalu picked off Flacco in heinz field and flew into the end zone on their eventual superbowl title run....I was at the game and I've never seen a place like that and never will again...I believe that was the year....I remember the play/reaction vividly....but not the whole day or game..



- call ripken Jr breaking the record...what a class act...I was a huge fan of his



Anyone wanna share please do....I hadn't even been aware of some of the things my dad and papa were talking about...learned a lot

 

[Scrapman]

antonio free man making catch from brett favre best ever game i never saw was listening on radio won the game vs rival vikings


other was my own phillies winning the WS VS Royals what a win it was best two teams they said ever to match up Lefty Steve TUG MC Graw Mike schmidt pete rose fuck secretary of defense CF forget his name

other NFL plays so big wins super bowls some reguakr seson ones many base ball plays and NBA too cant just say only one over half my life watching sports playing sports and fucking betting on em.

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[the addict]

Yup that is what I mean...you say over half your life watching sports...hundreds of thousands of shots and snaps and pitches....the ones you remember are a unique group for whatever the reason it is you remember them

Thanks for sharing

What catch with freeman? The one where the ball kinda laid on him and he got up and scored when everyone thought he was down?

 

[Penguinfan]

Friday June 12th, 2009 sitting in section 217C of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

 

[The Joker]

Watching Jim Furuk make the final putt at Ryder Cup. Was 20 or so feet away. The crowd went insane.

 

[JOSHNAUDI]

Sid Bream in the Matrix

 

[PaSprint]

In baseball hard to not put this one at the top.
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Hard to believe that with 2 bad wheels he did this against probably the best closer in the game at that time. Still stands the hair up on my neck watching it.


In football, by far my fondest memory.

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Good ole Jimmy running his mouth all over the news that they were going to destroy Penn State. And even after the game all he could say was "the best team didn't win."

 

[the addict]

I am a younger poster, so I was not alive for a lot of the great moments but a lot of those I remember or have watched the highlights...

Wasn't eckersly nearly unhittable for a stretch?



Miracle on ice I'm sure would been something to be around for

 

[MadJack]

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[The Joker]

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So all of those then? :0003

 

[Old School]

Friday June 12th, 2009 sitting in section 217C of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

8:00 PM ET, June 12, 2009
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan

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DET	0	0	1		1

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	Points	Goals	Assists
PIT	E Malkin 36	S Crosby 15	E Malkin 22
DET	H Zetterberg 24	J Franzen 12	H Zetterberg 13

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M. Talbot (Penguins - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

E. Malkin (Penguins - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 1

J. Ericsson (Red Wings - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

 

[redsfann]

best sports memory

Iowa 12 Michigan 10.
Number 1 rated Iowa beats number 2 rated Michigan with a last second FG in October, 1985.
The starting QB for Michigan that day? Jim Harbaugh.
A close 2nd was the Tate to Holloway last second Hail Mary to beat LSU in the Capital One Bowl in 2005.
Was fortunate to be at both games [emoji41]


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[hedgehog]

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[IE]

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[Morris]

I was at the Glens Falls Civic Center when Mike Tyson was clearly defeated. The judges awarded him the victory and the crowd booed. They knew who actually won the match!

This was early in his career and the rest is history.

 

[the addict]

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I had never seen this prior to now....awesome footage


For some reasons I can never see Jacks videos ??




I was in Pitt for triple play last year...it was pretty crazy environment



I'll do 'the boys' answer since he's unavailable

He said to tell everyone- on his 50th birthday, he was present for the nfl's first official "forward pass"..

 

[jrtemple]

30th September 2012 - Miracle at Medinah

Bubba getting the crowd going wild
Rory Mcilroy turning up with minutes to go because he set his watch to the wrong time zone!
Ian Poulters 5 straight birdies to give him and Rory Mcilroy a 1 up win over Jac Johnson & Jason Dufner
The U.S. led 10?6 and required 4? points to win the Ryder Cup but allowed Europe to wear Seve's colors and have his logo on their bags and on their Sleeves, this gave them all they needed.
Phil's chip just missing the hole on 17th but he could do nothing but show his appreciation to Justin Rose when he holed his putt from 50 ft
And Jos? Mar?a Olaz?bal in tears after Martin Kaymer won the Ryder Cup, not just because they won, but because his best friend Seve was looking down on them.

I was lucky enough to get tickets for the Sunday at Gleneagles in 2014 which was a lot easier for Europe, unfortunately I haven't been lucky this year for Minnesota, it should be a closer match on U.S soil but team Europe are just to strong.

 

[Double Two]

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Me Too IE!!! :yup No matter how many times I watch the replay I always get emotional when Big Red is @ the top of the stretch & Chick Anderson says "He is moving like a tremendous machine".