Episode 780

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17th Jan 2026

Error-filled Clown Shows and a College Basketball Points Shaving Scandal - This DiSH for Jan. 17

In 1971, Jim O'Brien kicked the game winner in an error-filled Super Bowl V.

In 1999, Minnesota's Gary Anderson picked a bad time to miss his first field goal in two years.

In 1988, Cleveland's Earnest Byner fumbled inside the five to give Denver the ball and the Browns missed out on a Super Bowl.

In 1951, a points shaving scandal rocked college basketball.

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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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