Episode 702

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30th Oct 2025

Near tragedy on the ice, Death on the Gridiron in Georgia, and the Rumble in the Jungle - This DiSH for Oct. 30

In or around this day in 1935, Montreal Maroons player Herb Cain was nearly killed during a practice.

In 1897, University of Georgia football player Richard von Gammon died after suffering an injury during a game. It nearly led to college football being outlawed.

In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought for the Heavyweight title in Kinshasa, Zaire in 'The Rumble in the Jungle.'

In 1954, , the NBA used a 24 second shot clock for the first time and the first game that used it featured the Boston Celtics playing the Rochester Royals.

In 1963, a fight during an NHL game led to a needed change.

In 2013, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the Re/Max Long Drive Championship in a winner-take-all event.

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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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