Larry Bird's left-handed game, Eddie the Eagle takes flight, and MJ wears #12? - This DiSH for Feb. 14

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1986, Boston Celtic Larry Bird played most of the game shooting with his left hand.

In 1988, Britain's Eddie 'the Eagle' competed in ski jumping in the Calgary Olympics.

Also in 1988, Bobby Allison and his son Davey finished one-two in the Daytona 500 but this race is known for happened much earlier in the race.

In 1975, the San Diego Conquistadors beat the New Jersey Nets 176 to 166 in quadruple overtime. It was the highest scoring game in ABA history.

And in 1990, Michael Jordan wore number 12 for the only time in his professional basketball career. 

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