Most Memorable Moments in Sports
 

This is a thread to post videos and reminisce and discuss memorable and/or great moments in sports. Boozinbloozin gave me this idea by posting this following video in another thread:

The magic starts around 3:30


Man, what an unbelievable finish. Pacers-Knicks were an awesome 90's rivalry with the whole Reggie Miller-Spike Lee thing and some great games. This was game 1 of the 1995 Semi-Finals. The first Reggie 3-pointer was a great shot, but it is unheard of and incredibly ballsy to do what he did next. Steal the inbound pass, then run BACKWARDS to the 3-point line and drill a 3. 99.99999& of the time a guy is just gonna go for the 2 pointer. I can't believe he had the guts and confidence to go for the 3. Then again, that's why he is the best 3 point shooter ever (maybe Ray Allen). Terrible in-bounds pass by Anthony Mason, he was falling in bounds as he passed it lol. No idea what he was doing. Then after Reggie tied the game and they fouled for some reason, you could just sense the energy get sucked out of Madison Square Garden as John Starks went to the foul line. He wanted no part of those foul shots and missed both and Reggie Miller sealed it by easily sinking 2 of his own foul shots. One of the most incredible endings ever to a game.

I don't know if this was the greatest fake punt in the history of the NFL but it has to be pretty high up there.

I'll try to post what I think are the most iconic moments in all 4 major NA sports. All of them pretty much go without saying.

I don't remember seeing that fake punt dj, but that's awesome. Lol I spend a lot of free time looking up fake punts and kicks and tricky plays on youtube. They are awesome. Always fun to see a punter get in the endzone, they get no recognition.

Wow Thom Yorke, great choices. Not sure I can think of any more iconic videos in their respective sports than the ones you posted.

Though it happened before I was born, the Buckner play is awesome for me as a Mets fan. Can't help but feel bad for Bill Buckner though, he had a solid career but he will only be remembered for that one crucial mistake. I think it would have been a closer play at first base than most people realize though. He was playing pretty deep in the infield and was behind the bag and Mookie Wilson was fast and was booking it down the line.

Man, that Jordan shot. First off let me say that Michael Jordan is the definition of a champion. He is a hero and there will never be another MJ. I can't even express how awesome he is. I do wish that was his actual final NBA shot as far as legacy goes, but I don't think anybody holds his Wizards stint against him. I'll never hate on an athlete for continuing to play the game they love (unless they are drama whores like Favre). Probably a lot of people forget that he was the one who made the great defensive play to strip Malone at the other end. Just coming down the court, was there any doubt who was taking that last shot? And was there any doubt he was going to drill it? Just such a signature shot to put an exclamation point on his 6th title and the best career ever.

Here's some of my favourites though:


The World Juniors are HUGE in Canada and Jordan Eberle solidified himself quite possibly as the best WJC Canadian in history with his play in that tournament, and would only add to it in the tournament the year after.


This was absolute insanity. Heat check!


Best Superbowl in recent memory.

Also the blown perfect game for Galarraga, but there was no good video of it on youtube.

The king of media drama himself making one of the defining clutch catches of his career. The 1998 NFC playoffs against the Packers. With less than two minutes left to go and the 49'ers down by 4. On a 3rd and a 3 yards to go Young throws a strike to the future hall of famer. You can skip to around 7:50 but to get the actual feel you should watch the begining of the drive. Owens has since went on (despite always getting critisized by the media for his controversial behavior) to land hiself 1rst or 2nd to only the great Jerry Rice. In every receiving record imaginable. With Randy Moss being tied with him in a couple categorys. At any rate ive always been a fan of his and this is one of the plays that definatley go's down in the books as miraculous. Its often refferred to as The Catch 2. If your familiar with football the first catch was the Dwight Clark catch in the end zone that defeated my Dallas Cowboys. Anyway hope you enjoy the footage.

there was a famous one from Buffalo Bills when they were in the Super Bowl but I can't remember all of the details of it to save my life.

Wide right!

lol yeah that too but I was referring to a hail mary pass that Jim Kelly pulled off in the superbowl though.

T.O. has always caught so much shit, some of it brought on by himself, some of it undeserved. I've always been an Owens fan and he is definitely better than Moss in my opinion. Randy was an absolute freak but all he did was run deep. He made amazing catches but Owens does so much more. He's one of the toughest WRs to ever play the game. I don't even care he has dropped a lot of balls cause most receivers don't have the nuts to go over the middle for 15 years like he has. T.O. is awesome and that catch ruled. He knew he was going to take a huge hit but put his body on the line for his team. I don't know if anyone realizes, but he was having a horrible game before that catch with a lot of drops. But if you are running a post route with safeties lurking over the top, you are fearless.



Who hasn't seen this 100 times? FLUTIE! Flutie was great, how can you hate the guy. He is the classic underdog story.


I feel for those Bills teams. 4 straight superbowl appearances, 4 straight losses.

Wow, I couldn't disagree more. I've been arguing Moss over Rice for years actually (which I know sounds like blasphemy, but I stand by that). The point is that there has never been an athlete like Moss to come into the league, ever, and there likely won't be for the forseeable future. His measurables are out of this world. He came in with a 50+ vertical and 4.2 speed, while being 6'4. There just isn't a way to cover that. Add in his hands and boundary awareness and the guy truly is a freak.

It's not a coincidence that he's played on the two highest scoring offenses of all time. Even when he's not making big catches he can completely take over games because he always requires special attention. Yes, TO has physicality over him, but frankly it doesn't really matter when you are so dominant in a certain asect of the game that you completely take the top off the defense everytime you're on the field. And he wasn't strictly about the long ball, although it was definitely his main draw.

And I'm speaking in the past tense because he's at one of those points in his career where he's clearly not trying right now. We've seen it before and we'll see it again. I have no doubts that if he wants to play again, he will go right back to dominating.

Moss over RICE??? :crazy: Man, I can't take anyone over Rice, ever. He is like the Michael Jordan or Gretzky of receivers.

I used to be a Moss over Owens guy, but after a point I couldn't defend his extreme lack of effort anymore. If Randy TRIED as hard as TO, he probably would be the greatest WR ever. He is a total freak, to be that tall and that fast with those leaps is just something we might not ever see again. And part of his game is being lazy cause he'll jog down field 4 times and then the 5th time he will accelerate and he'll blow by anyone. Those years in Minnesota were awesome, I still look up some of those highlight reels. Culpepper just bombing it to Randy and it was just impossible to overthrow him. He's the best deep ball WR ever, by far, but he just doesn't try half the time. Both are awesome future Hall-of-Famers but I gotta go with TO for his sheer toughness and more versatility at the position. When Owens came back from that broken leg with the Eagles to play in the superbowl, it made me a TO fan for life.

Lol, yep. I'm not a big stats guy at all, so I don't put much emphasis into Rice's records. I mean just look at the QBs the guy had throwing to him. I also disagree with Gretzky being the best hockey player but that's another story.

Moss does have character issues, there's no denying that. And yes he has been caught dogging it on plays when he's not happy. However, when he's in a situation he likes, there is no questioning his work ethic, and the guy is near impossible to stop. And he's done it enough times and in enough different places for me to label him as the best.

Fair enough. Like I said, it's picking between two automatic Hall of Famers so you can't go wrong with either.

Bobby Orr? Lemieux? Who you got as the best hockey player?

I see the argument your making with Moss. Definatley a freak of nature with his ability and height. Along with several other factors that contribute to his overall nack for the position. Ive always been a fan of his and have witnessed some amazing catches over the years. Still I think its a little early to annoint him the King of receiving ahead of Rice. You also have to take into consideration the era in which these two were playing in. At the begining and most of Rices career the game was not a pass dominant league. It was quite the opposite. Rice really didnt have all the natural abillity of a Moss. His work ethic was bar none and he had excellent route running abillities. Thats whats landed him the overall leader of the statistic books in almost every category there is. It wasnt until Young arrived to replace Montana that the epic west coast offense started to take effect. Which is exzactly the style of offense Brady and the Pats run. Point being in Rices day the yards were a little harder to come by for a receiver. However ive enjoyed and appreciate being able too watch both these great through the years.Its almost sad when you think what Moss could have accomplished if he applied hisself every down. But thats the Randy we all know and love though and openly admits he doesnt give it his all every down...which is actually funny to me. I still like the guy and enjoy his press conferences in which he taunts the media. Either way the guy can ball when he wants to but better than Rice????ehhh not sure if I would go to that extent. At any rate heres one of his epic rants..lol..

For sure. It was Moss, Owens, Harrison and Holt for the receivers of their generation, all guarunteed HOFers.

For me it's Orr, hands down. When people think of best player, all they really think about is offense and records. Orr gave you the best of both worlds, offensively and defensively. Gretzky is definitely the best offensive player ever but Orr is up there for the best of all time in both areas. Not to mention he was tough as nails and would fight regularly, something you can't say about Gretzky.

Also, Orr also revolutionized the game like no one else. Puckmoving defensemen seem to be all the craze today, and the piece that every team covets. That isn't possible without Orr. He was the first to rush the puck up the ice regularly, but still get back to help out defenisvely. He influenced Bourque/Coffey, who influenced Leetch/Niedermayer, who influenced Keith/Doughty, etc. Gretzky had his impact on the game for sure. He really paved the way for behind the net playmaking and hitting the trailer on odd-man rushes, but Orr changed the definition of an entire position, and completely changed gameplans.

And the last main point is supporting cast. Orr had Esposito, but not a whole lot else on those Bruins teams. Gretzky on the other hand basically had a dream team in Edmonton. I mean, they won the cup a couple years after trading Gretzky.

I wouldn't say I completely disregard stats, but I really put minimal weight into them, so it's pretty tough to have an argument with me about Rice vs. Moss because stats always seem to be the backbone of any Rice argument. When I'm evaluating players I'm basically only going off of what I see of them, how much they help their team, and how well they hold up year to year. When I look at Moss, the measurables speak for themselves. And when you look at the long list of players that have had success when Moss was on their team and then have basically disapeared afterwards, his impact on his team is pretty easy to see.

And yes, he's one of the best for quotables too. :laughing: I thought this mix sums him up pretty well:

Lmao!!...Man I love that guy..Im all for the player taunting the media and speaking their mind. It never gets old watching the Moss's, T.O.'s, and other players stirring up the wasp nests. Of course you have to have the talent to back it up. You cant be an average caliber player and expect to survive the return fire from the media. I think it brings a whole nother approach to the game and makes it all that more interesting. T.O. use to say if you want me to shut up..then shut me up. Some players like Rice just had that quiet classy demeanor about them. Which is fine and very respectable, but I also like the loud flambouyant ones. They seem to get under the skin of their opponent and use it to their advantage during a game.

This is memorable, although probably my most hated sports moment ever:



WHY, Rick Pitino?! Why did you not defend the inbound pass?! :(

Sorry for the music but this is the best video I can find of this happening without actually looking lol.

That whole game was amazing.

damn that was nice, I can't believe I missed that.:banghead:

Oh man...I just knew the Steelers were gonna pound the ball down their throat and score another T.D. When that fumble happened I realized that was more than likely it for them. Funny I still couldve won some money if I would hav bet on a spread. In the Super Bowl thread you can see my 31-24 score prediction. Something I dont normally try an do but just had a feelin it was gonna be a high scoring game. With the final 31-25

Yeah that play was GIGANTIC. So fitting it would be Clay with the big play too. Steelers had momentum going and were driving for another score and Matthews just comes up with another huge play.

Derek Redmond after injury in the '92 Olympics

I don't remember the exact season when this happened if it was 08 or 09 but this play was pretty damn awesome. He's definitely MVP material.

Oh for sure he is MVP material, best player in the NHL hands down.


Anyone else remember this dunk? Just awesome. Vince in his prime was so fun to watch. Love how after the dunk Vince and KG go into Boss mode and get so amped up.

rofl did he really just push that guys face down?

****ing hilarious....I don't remember seeing that at all. I didn't keep up with 2000's dream team

That was a really moving vid to watch of Redmond Dirty. I think any athlete of any level would find that inspirational.

Apologies for the Creed music but that is definitely inspirational.

Speaking of inspirational... Jimmy Valvano. And it reminds me of this famous clip from the '83 National Championship game.

Dude :ar_15s:

Good call, there is nobody like Iron Mike. Sometimes I feel bad for the guy, other times I think he deserves the troubles that have come upon him. As a boxer though, nobody was more fierce or ruthless in their prime. Like a lot of guys will say stuff just for hype or that they don't really mean, but iron Mike was just RAW. When the dude said he wanted to kill people in the ring, I think he really meant it. Like Mike said, he was a "nigga." In Mike's own words, he was a street hoodlum. It's like he didn't grow up understanding how to say things politely or even caring. I don't know, I love mike as a personality and he was so great for boxing and in my opinion the all-time knockout king.

You are right though, boxing is dead. Seems like MMA has just completely wiped boxing out. I think a lot of it has to do with Mayweather though. Cause in the past decades you had these great boxers that were just so memorable. Ali, Frazier, Liston, Foreman, Douglas, Lennox Lewis, Tyson, Hopkins, Jones Jr, De La Hoya etc. And Mayweather is great but he isn't like the rest of those all-time greats. He doesn't knock anyone out, he dances around the ring and wins split decisions and kills half the crowd by boring them to death. He just runs his mouth like an idiot and I don't know how he gets the pay per view crowds that he does but more power to him. He's just such a complete douchebag, I don't think he has any friends or fans lol. And he is scared to face Pacquiao who is really the best in the business, he just doesn't run his mouth all through the media. I don't see boxing ever being relevant again. Especially cause it's all pay per view and stuff and people can see a lot of MMA guys on regular TV like Spike or whatever.

Dude, look up Brian Kenny - Floyd Mayweather interviews. There's a couple of them but they are hilarious I think. :rofl:

Just watched some tape of Mayweather-Kenny interviews. A well spoken champ he is not in the least. Good thing they dont get paid for their self reservation and intellect, I admire his passion though for what he does. Unorthodox methods of thinking paves the way for drama, and drama's entertaing to a large number of people. In whatever industry that drama finds itself in..it just makes for excitment. Thats the impression I get from him. I bet he's a trip to drink with. But someone you would have to take in small doses. Its easy to see the reason he would alienate friends of any kind. I think its funny though and id definatley drink some beer with the guy.


Heres some epic footage of the drama king himself doing what he does best. This was during his days in Philly and fued with Mcnabb. It cracks me up to watch his outbursts and borderline insane type behavior. I think he's just passionate as well for his profession. His feelings were very much worn on his sleeves and just didnt know or care about the rational approach one should take. As far as expressing his opinion or views causing him to earn his place in history. As one of the biggest troublemakers in football. Still do what do..I think its funny
. Most people of great passion are often misunderstood in all kinds of different professions. The extremist addictive type personalities are the biggest contributing factors of sucess and self destruction. These all or nothing attitudes fuel their ambition to be te best and go that extra mile. But at the same time make it hard to decifer whether the bridges they burn in the process are worth the price their paying. Heres a prime exzample of this type of behavior thats always fun to watch.

Phelps glorious displays swimming butterfly in last years olympics. Videos will follow :).

The last super bowl that my Cowboys were in. About midway in the 3rd quarter with the Steelers driving down the field. Dallas was in need of some help from their deffense to get the momentum back in their favor. The 13 to 7 score certainly left room for a Steeler t.d. to pave the way for a late game comeback. However just in the nick of time a Larry Brown interception delivers a blow to their confidence that allowed Dallas to regain control of the game. Definatley the turning point in the game. Allowing history to run its course and granting Dallas their 5th Super Bowl victory. (Interceptions around 14:00 mins in)

Wasn't alive for this but:

2008 Beijing Men's 4x100 Relay
Alain Bernard: "The Americans? We're going to smash them."


2007 Fiest Bowl - Oklahoma vs. Boise State
4th and 18: Hook and Ladder
4th and 2 in OT: HB Pass
2pt Conversion FTW: Statue of Liberty


Super Bowl XLII - New England vs. New York Giants
"The Helmet Catch"


Jason McElwain "J Mac" - Hoop Dream