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| Here's a good one. One that will facilitate a ton of controversy, argument, and possible food throwing (it did all of those here at Pub Headquarters). What is the single greatest sporting event and/or sporting performance in the past 100 years or so? Lots came to mind early, a few others filtered in to fill out the brackets. Some of the latter candidates were quite worthy in said tournement. Here's the call... |
| Kurtz Region |
| SB XXV Wide Right '89 Series Quake Game Flyers vs. CCCP '97 Bulls v Pacers (7) Giants v Colts '86 Penn St v Miami Miracle Meadowlands The Drive Flutie Hail Mary '87 Cup Phi v Edm (6) Bobby Thompson '81 Eagles v Cowboys Thrilla in Manilla Jenner '76 '01 Series NY v Arz (6) Tiger 1st Masters |
Wide Right Flyers vs. CCCP Giants v Colts The Drive Flutie Hail Mary "Shot Round World" Thrilla in Manilla Tiger 1st Masters |
Wide Right The Drive "Shot Round World" Thrilla in Manilla |
Wide Right Thrilla in Manilla |
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| Regional Analysis: Tough match up for both John Elway's 98 yard 'Drive' game, and also the incredible Doug Flutie Hail Mary pass to beat Miami. In this bracket, the Pub's vote would have been a tough call between Bobby Thompson's 'shot heard round the world' playoff home run, or the Thrilla in Manilla. For more on those events, click on the pictures. |
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| PK Region |
| '95 WS Cle v Fla (7) Hextall's Goal '00 NJ V Phi (7) '03 Brett Boones HR '86 Bears Super Bowl Reggie 3 HR's Joe Carter WS Fab Five Time Out Bonds Breaks MaGuire Jeffrey Maire Game SB XXXIV Rams v Ten Valvano's NC State WIn '99 NFC TB v Rams Jesse Owens '36 '94 Stanley Cup (7) '88 SB Skins v Broncs |
'95 WS Cle v Fla (7) '00 Cup NJ V Phi (7) Reggie 3 HR's Joe Carter WS Jeffrey Maire Game SB XXXIV Rams v Ten Jesse Owens '36 '88 SB Skins v Broncs |
95 WS Cle v Fla (7) Reggie 3 HR's SB XXXIV Rams v Ten Jesse Owens '36 |
Reggie 3 HR's Jesse Owens '36 |
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| Regional Analysis: This bracket to us seemed harder to determine. The great finish to the 95 world series at the plate, Brett Boone's shot off Tim Wakefield to eliminate the Sox, Mr. October's charisma, Joe Carter jumping for joy in Toronto, or speaking of running wild, how about Jimmy V's search for somebody to hug after NC State triumphed in the NCAA's. In the end though, tough to knock Jesse's feat (or feet)... |
| Davis Region |
| '99 Flyers 5 OT Fog Bowl 2002 Bobsled Team '75 WS Fisk Fair '72 USA v USSR Aaron 715 '93 Bills v Oilers Cal-Stanford Immaculate Reception 04' Red Sox Run The Catch LLWS Lakewood SB XXXVI Pats v Rams McGuire's 63rd Music City Miracle Bobby Riggs v King |
Fog Bowl '75 WS Fisk Fair '72 USA v USSR '93 Bills v Oilers '04 Red Sox Run The Catch SB XXXVI Pats v Rams Music City Miracle |
'75 WS Fisk Fair '93 Bills v Oilers '04 Red Sox Run Music City Miracle |
| 75 WS Fisk Fair Music City Miracle |
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| Regional Analysis: We'll admit, a head scratcher here. A tiring hockey game, maybe the greatest baseball game of all-time, a controversial Olympic US nightmare, CRAZY finishes in California and Buffalo, a catch that ignited a franchise, a Super Bowl that fell one yard short, or just a miracle in general. We think Frank Wycheck is a class act, but better than Fisk madly waving his shot fair? |
| '80 USA v USSR Jack's '86 Masters Nadia Perfect 10 Hagler v Leonard '76 Franz Klammer Lewis v Schmelling Secretariat's Belmont '92 Kentucky v Duke Cal 2131 Pine Tar Game SB IV Jets v Colts Fumblerooski Tyson v Douglas '88 WS Gibson HR '86 WS Buckner Mark Spitz 7 Gold |
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'80 USA v USSR Hagler v Leonard Lewis v Schmelling Secretariat's Belmont Cal 2131 SB IV Jets v Colts Tyson v Douglas '86 WS Buckner |
'80 USA v USSR Secretariat's Belmont SB IV Jets v Colts '86 WS Buckner |
'80 USA v USSR SB IV Jets v Colts |
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| Regional Analysis: The Pubmaster personally oversaw this region. We thought our array of sporting events was excellent with Olympics, golf, boxing, horse racing, college hoops, baseball moments, and the NFL all represented. Honestly, we'd be happy with any that made the final four, and of course am partial to the 1986 World Series, where Mookie Wilson's routine grounder in game six (above) made history... |
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| Jessie Owens 1936 Berlin Games |
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| The Final Four: What Jessie Owens accomplished at Berlin, just prior to Hitler's run through Europe, surpassed sport. That performance was paired with the NY Giants win in the Super Bowl, courstesy of Scott Norwood's last play FG going 'wide right'. Click on the photos for more. Below, our field of 64 pitted the Music City Miracle against the 1980 USA hockey team beating the powerful USSR team in Lake Placid. It's the NFL vs. the world games for all the dough... |
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