Episode 688

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16th Oct 2025

'Monday Night Comeback,' the Miracle Mets won it all, and the longest collegiate field goal - This DiSH for Oct. 16

In 2006, Chicago mounted a comeback against Arizona despite six turnovers and zero offensive touchdowns.

In 1969, the New York Mets won the World Series.

In 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood atop the medal podium with an iconic show of defiance.

In 1976, Abilene Christian’s Ove Johansson kicked the longest field goal in college football history.

In 1964, the Boston Patriots and the Oakland Raiders played to a 43-43 tie at Fenway Park. That's the highest scoring tie in NFL history.

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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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