Episode 762

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30th Dec 2025

Bill Walton met Wilt Chamberlain, the NHL swallows up WHA, and the Myth of Baseball's Origins - This DiSH for Dec. 30

In 1968, LA Laker center Wilt Chamberlain gave HS Junior Bill Walton a little encouragement.

In 1978, the NHL swallowed up four WHA teams.

In 1990, Orlando's Scott Skiles dished out 30 assists to set a new NBA record.

In 1988, Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders capped the greatest season in collegiate football with a 5 TD, 222-yard performance against Wyoming and win in the Holiday Bowl.

In 1907, a commission tasked with 'discovering' the origins of baseball declared Abner Doubleday to be the inventor of the game.

In 1975, Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods was born.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 

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