Episode 837

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31st Mar 2026

Notre Dame Football Coach Knute Rockne killed in a plane crash, Duke rallied from down 22 to win, and Calvin Peete won the Players Championship - This DiSH for March 31

In 1931, Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne was killed in a plane crash in Kansas. The crash led to reforms in airplane design and construction.

In 2001, Duke rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat Maryland to advance to the NCAA Championship game.

In 1985, golfer Calvin Peete won the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass for his first PGA Tour win.

In 1974, the Toronto Northmen of the new World League of American football signed three Miami Dolphins to play for the team. Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Paul Warfield. They never played there though. The team was forced to relocate to Memphis.

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