The 10 Most Famous Curses in Sports History
The most famous curses in sports, from the Bambino and the Billy Goat to Bobby Layne and Béla Guttmann: how each one started and which are still running.
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The 10 Most Famous Curses in Sports History
The most famous curses in sports, from the Bambino and the Billy Goat to Bobby Layne and Béla Guttmann: how each one started and which are still running.
On This Date: Tom Dempsey Kicks a 63-Yard Field Goal (Nov. 8, 1970)
Miami Lost Its Star. Here Are 10 Teams That Won a Title Without Theirs
On This Date: Magic Johnson Announces He Has HIV (Nov. 7, 1991)
On This Date: Rutgers Beats Princeton in the First College Football Game (Nov. 6, 1869)
On This Date: George Foreman Wins the Heavyweight Title at 45 (Nov. 5, 1994)
On This Date: The Diamondbacks Beat Mariano Rivera to Win the World Series (Nov. 4, 2001)
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On This Date: Tom Dempsey Kicks a 63-Yard Field Goal (Nov. 8, 1970)
On Nov. 8, 1970, Tom Dempsey, born without toes on his kicking foot, made a 63-yard field goal on the final play to beat Detroit. It stood for 43 years.
On This Date: Magic Johnson Announces He Has HIV (Nov. 7, 1991)
On This Date: Rutgers Beats Princeton in the First College Football Game (Nov. 6, 1869)
On This Date: George Foreman Wins the Heavyweight Title at 45 (Nov. 5, 1994)
On This Date: The Diamondbacks Beat Mariano Rivera to Win the World Series (Nov. 4, 2001)
On This Date: Arkansas Beats Ole Miss in 7 Overtimes (Nov. 3, 2001)
On This Date: The Cubs Win the World Series, 108 Years Later (Nov. 2, 2016)
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The 10 Most Famous Curses in Sports History
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