Richard Petty's Illegal Winning Car, Mike Leach's Fake Script, and a 12-year old helped the Yankees - This DiSH for Oct. 9
This Day in Sports History · Thrive Sweet Productions
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Show Notes
In 1983, Richard Petty's STP Pontiac won the race but a post-race inspection uncovered a larger than legal engine.
In 1960, 26-year old New York Titan OL Howard Glenn died after a game in Houston.
In 1999, then Oklahoma assistant coach Mike Leach put into action a plan to get Texas to discover a fake script to gain an advantage against the Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry game.
In 1934, St. Louis Cardinal Ducky Medwick was pelted with produce after sliding hard into Detroit third baseman Marv Owen.
In 1996, 12-year old Jeffrey Maier reached over the wall to assist New York's Derek Jeter in hitting a home run.