Episode 829

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Published on:

23rd Mar 2026

North Carolina beat Wilt and the Kansas Jayhawks, Game Fixing Accusations leveled against Bear Bryant, and Gretzky eclipsed Gordie - This DiSH for March 23

In 1957, the North Carolina Tar Heels finished a perfect 32-0 after beating Kansas to win the National Title.

In 1962, a shocking exposé by The Saturday Evening Post was released with accusations leveled against Alabama Head Football Coach Bear Bryant and Georgia's Athletics Director Wally Butts colluding to fix a game.

In 1994, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scored career goal 802, passing his childhood idol Gordie Howe and becoming the all-time leading scorer in the NHL at that point.

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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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