Cleveland beats Philly without throwing a pass, Butch Reynolds awarded $27 million, and Wilt and Kareem's Collegiate debuts - This DiSH for Dec. 3

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1950, the Cleveland Browns beat the Philadelphia Eagles without throwing a single pass.

In 1992, sprinter Butch Reynolds was awarded $27 million in a lawsuit against the IAAF. He still has not seen any of that money.

In 1956, Wilt Chamberlain made his collegiate debut for Kansas.

In 1966, Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, made his collegiate debut at UCLA.

In 2000, for the first time in NFL history, four running backs ran for 200+ yards.

And in 2018, for the first time in a decade, a soccer player not named Messi or Ronaldo won the Ballon d'or.

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