Episode 648

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6th Sep 2025

Steve Yaeger's near tragedy turned into revolutionary piece of equipment, Cal Ripken becomes the Iron Man, and the Lester Hayes Rule goes into effect - This DiSH Sept. 6

In 1976, LA Dodger Steve Yaeger nearly died but he turned his horrific injury into a new piece of equipment.

In 1995, Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken became Major League Baseball's new Iron Man.

In 1924, St. Louis Browns pitcher Urban Shocker pitched both games of a double header.

In 2004, Tiger Woods lost his number one ranking after holding it for 264 consecutive weeks.

In 1975, tennis player Martina Navratilova applied for asylum in the US.

In 1978, Adolf Dassler died.

In 1981, the NFL put the Lester Hayes rule into effect.

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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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