Episode 774
Greatest Golf Match You've Never Heard About, 'The Drive', and 2 Shorties in 30 seconds - This DiSH for Jan. 11
This Day in Sports History · Thrive Sweet Productions
January 11, 202612m 51s
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Show Notes
In 1956, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Ken Venturi, and Harvie Ward played a memorable match that nearly nobody saw.
In 1987, John Elway engineered the 'Drive' on the road at Cleveland to advance to the Super Bowl.
In 1983, Edmonton’s Pat Hughes scored two short-handed goals in a span of 25 seconds, breaking a record set by Wayne Gretzky.
And in 1953, J. Edgar Hoover turned down a $100,000 offer to take over as chairman of the board of the International Boxing Club.