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Of course the 1969 Cubs here. Life hasn't been the same.

1969 Blackhawks also.
 

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dale murphy was my first sports hero.

the 1985 sugar bowl (vols 35 miami 7) changed my life
 

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My first player that I followed was Mickey Mantle. Back in the old days we only got 1 game a week on Saturday and it was always the Yankees.
 

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1990 Red Sox was the first team I followed. But that just means they were the hometown team when I was nine, not that they did anything special to make me a fan. Can still name the batting order from a 10-game winning streak they had that year
 

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Never watched football or cared about sports until I saw The Super Bowl Shuffle by the '85 Bears.

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I remember watching Larry Bird's A Basketball Legend video. My favorite part was when he told Xavier McDaniel where he was going to shoot the ball. Sure enough he shot and made it in that exact spot. It also showed where he and Dominique went back and forth in a playoff game. Bird had most of his points in the 4thQ while Dominique had almost 50. I've been hooked on Boston sports since.
 

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bird/mj /bo jackson/montana

anyways i have a fond memory of bird doing an interview and shooting 3s and the ball come backs to him and the guy ask how does that happen and larry says--that he grew up with no rebounder so he can shoot where the ball hits the bottom of the net and returns to him

I was young but remember that, you guys tell me if it was sham or not
 

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Canada/Russia 1972.......no sporting event has ever come close to the drama and finish.
Akin to Miracle on Ice for the USA, except this was Canada's game.

Hockey Fan ever since.
 

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canada/russia 1972.......no sporting event has ever come close to the drama and finish.
Akin to miracle on ice for the usa, except this was canada's game.

Hockey fan ever since.

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Frank Thomas.......


I grew up in Williamsport PA, home of the Little League World Series, I played in "Original League" and played first base. He was on the cover of a LLWS Program, and found out he was a first baseman too. White Sox were my first favorite team.
 

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John Elway... The Drive

Michigan Hoops.. 1989

live in NE OHIO so I took the hated teams...
 

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Mickey Mantle #7/baseball
Joe Namath, The Super Bowl "Guarantee"/football
Walt "Clyde" Frazier/basketball. No one ever had an any better NBA Final Game 7 performance, 36 pts, 19 assists, 12-12 FTA to defeat Jerry West and the Lakers, for the Knicks 1st NBA Title.
 

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