One Sporting Event You Could Witness Firsthand

[Grahambo]

Apologies for starting another thread but the threads started by TheFlyingAlamo and rtrn2glory got me thinking about the one single sporting event in the history of ever that you could be at, what would it be?

Here's the scenario: You wake up one morning and get out of bed, only to find Christopher Walken sitting in a chair, in the corner of your room. He says to you that he has access to the time machine from Bill and Ted but it can only bring you to ONE sporting event that the world has ever seen. He offers you this one chance. Its whatever sport you want, from whatever era. You get sideline seats. Front row. Doesn't even have to be a big time event like a Game 7 or Ali/Frazier. It can be a random game but something you've read about or heard and wanted to see.

Just ONE sporting event. Not one game per sport, just ONE.

 

[NDohio]

Miracle on Ice.

 

[irishMT]

1980 US-Russia hockey

 

[Damion704]

One of the A&M ND Cotton Bowls

 

[irishfan]

NFL: Pats/Raiders playoff blizzard
MLB: 2013 WS clinching game at Fenway

Miracle on Ice as was mentioned above would be amazing. ND/WVU in 88
ND/UCLA 88 game win steak would be sweet too

 

[Irishnuke]

 

[NDohio]

Just ONE sporting event. Not one game per sport, just ONE.

NFL: Pats/Raiders playoff blizzard
MLB: 2013 WS clinching game at Fenway

Miracle on Ice as was mentioned above would be amazing. ND/WVU in 88
ND/UCLA 88 game win steak would be sweet too

Somebody can't follow directions very well ......

 

[RyCo1983]

Love Christopher Walken.
I'd ask the man to take me to the Chicken Soup Game.
There's tons of games I'd choose...so that'll be it today.

 

[Jackalope1977]

Miracle on Ice.

This was my first thought also but I feel guilty not picking a ND game.

 

[West Coast Domer]

Kirk Gibson's HR in 1988 in game 1 of WS.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

For me, it HAS to be "Disco Demolition Night."

 

[Kingbish01]

The Steelers Super Bowl victory over Arizona........Hands down!!! Great finish, and would have been a great night to party after.

 

[irishfan]

Somebody can't follow directions very well ......

Ya reading comprehension was never my strong point. I guess if I had to pick one I'd go with miracle on ice

 

[BobD]

Opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympics so I could assassinate Hitler.

Seems strange, but that's the first thing that came to mind. Oh well, I'm wierd like that.

 

[Grahambo]

Opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympics so I could assassinate Hitler.

Seems strange, but that's the first thing that came to mind. Oh well, I'm wierd like that.

Kind of funny you brought up the 1936 Olympics because I just watched a trailer for a movie titled Unbroken which is the story of 1936 Olympian Louie Zamperini who was a runner and WWII POW. I posted the trailer in the Greatest Athlete thread. Definitely worth the 3 minute watch.

 

[BobD]

Kind of funny you brought up the 1936 Olympics because I just watched a trailer for a movie titled Unbroken which is the story of 1936 Olympian Louie Zamperini who was a runner and WWII POW. I posted the trailer in the Greatest Athlete thread. Definitely worth the 3 minute watch.

I just went to that thread and watched it. Looks like a great movie. What a life story.

 

[Classic Irish]

Secretariat's 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes and thereby capturing the Triple Crown.

 

[tadman95]

Tiger's final round of the '97 Masters.

 

[ptrigger]

1966 Chicago City Championships

Polk High vs Johnson High

Al Bundy stats:

Carries: 3
Yards: 3
Receptions: 1
Touchdowns: 4

 

[rtrn2glory]

2004 Game 4 WS...Sox break the Curse

actually started tearing up and i wasn't even there

 

[GreenSox04]

has to be the miracle on ice, just has to be. i couldn't even imagine what id do if i got to see that in real time.

 

[NDWorld247]

2004 Game 4 WS...Sox break the Curse

actually started tearing up and i wasn't even there

I cried like a baby. Not so much for me, but for all the old timers like my grandfather that waited so long for it to happen.

Games 4 & 5 of the ALCS that year would have been awesome too.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

Ohio St - Mich st this past year.....Seeing the faces of 1000's of Buckeye fans would have been priceless.

 

[Jackalope1977]

has to be the miracle on ice, just has to be. i couldn't even imagine what id do if i got to see that in real time.

This is one of those questions where there is no wrong answer but anything but this is a wrong answer.

 

[Irish#1]

Too many to choose from, so I'll name a few.

76 Series when Reggie Jackson hit three homers. Watched it on TV
73 Sugar Bowl ND vs. Bama for the NC. Watched it on TV
74 ND ends UCLA's 88 game win streak. Watched it on TV
52 Yankees Don Larsen's perfect World Series game.
76 NCAA Championship. IU finished perfect season. Watched in on TV
85 Larry Bird lights up the Hawks with 60 points
54 IHSAA Championship game. Tiny Milan HS (only 73 boys) upsets mighty Muncie Central to win the tournament. Played in historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in front of 15,000 fans. The movie Hoosiers is based on this.
80 Miracle on ICE. Watched on TV.

 

[NDRock]

31-30.

Fuck Jimmy Johnson

 

[GoIrish41]

This is one of those questions where there is no wrong answer but anything but this is a wrong answer.

?????? Why would this be a wrong answer. One of the biggest upsets in sports history. I don't get it?

 

[Jackalope1977]

?????? Why would this be a wrong answer. One of the biggest upsets in sports history. I don't get it?

I'm saying Miracle on Ice is for sure the choice.

 

[Bishop2b5]

1966 Chicago City Championships

Polk High vs Johnson High

Al Bundy stats:

Carries: 3
Yards: 3
Receptions: 1
Touchdowns: 4

Ding ding ding! We have our winner.

 

[RuntheBall]

Bannister breaking the four-minute mile. Not even close.