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re: The most infamous plays in sports history
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:39 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:39 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
By infamous, I'm assuming you mean plays that are famous for being bad or dirty. With that in mind:
Butt fumble
Kermit Washington sucker punching Rudy T
Kaelin Clay's fumble against Oregon ( Maybe the dumbest football play I've ever seen)
Ray Chapman getting killed by Carl Mays
Eric Gregg's strike zone
Butt fumble
Kermit Washington sucker punching Rudy T
Kaelin Clay's fumble against Oregon ( Maybe the dumbest football play I've ever seen)
Ray Chapman getting killed by Carl Mays
Eric Gregg's strike zone
This post was edited on 6/9/21 at 11:41 am
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Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:46 am to WaterLink
I forgot about that play. Losing a NC bc you couldn’t field a pop up
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:48 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Oregon’s “recovered” onside kick vs Oklahoma in 2006
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:51 am to The Boat
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Oregon’s “recovered” onside kick vs Oklahoma in 2006
That was a really, really bad one that I forgot about. Very possibly the worst call in the history of college football. It didn't go 10 yards, Oregon touched it first, and Oklahoma recovered the kick. Oregon was awarded possession somehow. That felt like some dirty officiating.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:54 am to VADawg
Half of the respondents in this thread don’t know what “infamous” means.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:55 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I don't remember the exact details but I remember just a few years ago an idiot Bengals player lost his shite and got like 3 consecutive personal foul calls which put the Steelers in range for the winning score in a playoff game. That was one of the dumber things I ever saw
Posted on 6/9/21 at 11:56 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Braves and Cardinals - infield fly rule on Oct 5, 2012
YouTube
Also - although previously mentioned, Merkle's Boner has to be truly one of the most infamous plays in sports history:
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Also - although previously mentioned, Merkle's Boner has to be truly one of the most infamous plays in sports history:
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Merkle's Boner refers to the notorious base-running mistake committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs on September 23, 1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a game-winning hit led instead to a forceout at second and a tied game. The Cubs later won the makeup game, which proved decisive as they beat the Giants by one game to win the National League (NL) pennant for 1908. It has been described as "the most controversial game in baseball history".[1]
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:05 pm to Diseasefreeforall
The crazy part of that was how he tried to run really quick back to the bench! Like no one would notice it was him who made the tackle! Another interesting thing is it looked like the runner was going to be tackled by either the guy in front of him or the one chasing him. Both looked like they were closing in, so the tackle from the bench didn’t even seem necessary to stop the guy from scoring!
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:14 pm to FredBear
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I don't remember the exact details but I remember just a few years ago an idiot Bengals player lost his shite and got like 3 consecutive personal foul calls which put the Steelers in range for the winning score in a playoff game. That was one of the dumber things I ever saw
Vontaze Burfict and Adam Jones absolutely lost their shite. The Bengals should have cut both of them in the locker room after the game and they also should have fired Marvin Lewis that night, because it showed he had zero control of that team and the players had no respect for him.
Cincinnati was up 16-15, it was pouring down rain, and Roethlisberger had an elbow injury so bad that he quite literally couldn't throw the ball more than about 12 yards downfield. With less than 30 seconds left, Pittsburgh had the ball at the own 40ish yard line. Burfict knocked out Antonio Brown with a dirty cheap shot on a slant (1st penalty), and then Adam Jones started fighting with one of Pittsburgh's assistant coaches (2nd penalty). Pittsburgh gained 30 yards without completing a pass, kicked a FG on the very next play, and won the game.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:16 pm to CalLSU
No a single play, but Jan Van De Velde on the 18th at the British Open.
Fred Brown inexplicably throwing the ball to UNC
Jim Joyce blowing Armando Galarraga’s perfect game
Fred Brown inexplicably throwing the ball to UNC
Jim Joyce blowing Armando Galarraga’s perfect game
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:16 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Tyson's ear bite
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:17 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Wondo's 6 yd. miss vs. Belgium
This post was edited on 6/9/21 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:18 pm to High C
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Half of the respondents in this thread don’t know what “infamous” means.
"In-famous is when you're MORE than famous."
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:31 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Jerome Bettis fumble vs Colts
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:41 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Garo Yepremian in Super Bowl VII
Jackie Smith drop. Played HS football at Kentwood and college ball at Northwestern St.
Stanford-Cal “Band Game”
Jackie Smith drop. Played HS football at Kentwood and college ball at Northwestern St.
Stanford-Cal “Band Game”
This post was edited on 6/9/21 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:52 pm to blueridgeTiger
Of course, we should pay tribute to Leon Lett:
Posted on 6/9/21 at 1:00 pm to 1BamaRTR
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think most fans outside the Rams, Falcons, and Vikings fan bases think this should have been called.
Of course it should have been called. Completely irrelevant to the point.
It’s just not that infamous.
Again, put the Twins-Hrbeck play on the list if this one is that big a deal.
I get it that this is a LA board with tremendous recency bias though.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 1:04 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Final seconds of the "miracle on ice" hockey match
Posted on 6/9/21 at 1:29 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
in·fa·mous
adjective
adjective: infamous
well known for some bad quality or deed.
"an infamous war criminal"
Similar:
notorious
ill-famed
of ill repute
adjective
adjective: infamous
well known for some bad quality or deed.
"an infamous war criminal"
Similar:
notorious
ill-famed
of ill repute
This post was edited on 6/9/21 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:01 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Dude…. If that had happen to the Falcons you would have went bat shite crazy….. so STFU.
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