Episode 749

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15th Dec 2025

Bill Walton vs. Tommy Burleson in St. Louis, the worst basketball game of the 20th Century in Knoxville, and Santa pelted in Philly - This DiSH for Dec. 15

In 1973, #1 and seven-time National Champion UCLA played #2 NC State in a made for TV event in St. Louis.

On that same day, Temple traveled to Knoxville to play Tennessee in what turned out to be one of the worst games played in the 20th century.

In 1968, Philadelphia Eagles fans booed Santa Claus and pelted him with snow balls.

In 2019, the Raiders played their final home game in Oakland.

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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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