The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal on November 20, 1982.
Given the circumstances and rivalry, the wild game that preceded it, the very unusual way in which The Play unfolded, and its lingering aftermath on players […]

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Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini is a former Italian-American boxer from Youngstown, Ohio. He held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship for two years in the 1980’s. Mancini inherited his distinctive nickname, “Boom Boom”, from his father, veteran boxer Lenny “Boom Boom” Mancini, who laid the foundation for his son’s career. The name, however, perfectly suited […]

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Nadia Elena Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals, and the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event.
She is one of the best-known gymnasts in the world and, along with Olga Korbut, is credited with popularizing the sport around the world.
At the age […]

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Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr. is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Before joining the NBA, the 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) point guard enjoyed success in NCAA college winning the title in 1979 with Michigan State University.
With the Lakers, the 6′9″, 225 pound Johnson established a […]

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the USA’s premier professional men’s basketball league, comprised of 30 teams. It is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States. The NBA is one of the four major North American professional […]

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Jesse Martin at age 17, departed Melbourne, Australia on December 7, 1998 to begin his solo, non-stop journey around the world in his 34-foot (10 m) sloop Lionheart-Mistral. Approximately 11 months later, on 31 October, 1999, after circumnavigating the world he arrived back in Melbourne and (literally) sailed into the record books at age 18. […]

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The Rumble in The Jungle was an historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali, who became the second fighter ever, after Floyd […]

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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was best known for his fighting style which he described as “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”. His movement is often described as a dance. Throughout his career Ali made a name for himself with great handspeed, as well as fast feet and taunting tactics. While […]

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The Blue Flame, driven by Gary Gabelich, a Croatian-American from San Pedro, California, was the high-performing, ultra high-speed, rocket-powered vehicle which achieved the world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 28, 1970. The Blue Flame’s record 1014.656 km/h (630.478 mph) lasted for 13 years and was set as an average […]

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Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber. Joe Louis is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions who has ever lived. He was praised and loved by America, until the day of his death. He held the title for […]

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