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From Ancient Glory to Modern Triumph: Sports History Unveiled
Flashback to 2001, when The St Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner was the lead blocker for a play against the Atlanta Falcons. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro
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January 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Flashback to 2018, when DC United's Wayne Rooney showed he still had some gas in the tank with two beautiful plays against Orlando City SC. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro content. 

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January 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Flashback to 1993, when amateur street fighter Brian Sutherland decided he wanted to take on professional boxer Kenny Rainford in Sutherland's professional debut. 56 seconds later, Sutherland's boxing career came to an end.

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January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Flashback to 1986, when WDIV in Detroit ran a promo featuring Chet Lemon of The Detroit Tigers. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content.
January 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Flashback to 1984, when The Boston College Eagles beat The Miami Hurricanes on a last second touchdown pass by Doug Flutie to Wide receiver Gerard Phelan. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content.

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January 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Flashback to 1989, when Tommy Morrison entered his match with a record of (17-0 15 KO) vs Harry Terrell (16-14 8 KO) Morrison would continue an impressive win streak by rattling off 10 more wins before losing to Ray Mercer.

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January 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Flashback to the 1989 AFC championship game, when the Cleveland Browns took on the Denver Broncos. The Broncos would win the game 37-21. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content.

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January 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Flashback to 1990, when The Milwaukee Bucks Cadillac Anderson took down The Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan during game 2 of their playoff matchup. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content.

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January 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Flashback to 1999, when The Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez struck out 17 New York Yankee batters in a complete-game victory. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content.

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January 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Flashback to 1983, when The Buffalo Bills Darryl Talley sacked The San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content
January 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Flashback to 2006, when Manchester City's Ben Thatcher delivered one of the most vicious fouls in Premier League history on Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes. Thatcher would be suspended for 8 games as a result of the play.

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January 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Flashback to 1967 when Muhammed Ali entered his battle with a record of 28-0 (22 KO) vs Zora Folley (74-7-4 40 KO) for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Ali would win via KO in the seventh round.

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December 28, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Flashback to 1996, when The Minnesota Timberwolves Tom Gugliotta goes behind his back vs The Chicago Bulls. Gugliotta played 13 years in the NBA for The Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks.
December 26, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Flashback to 1996, where we take a look at a CNN news report on Arizona State University's quarterback Jake Plummer. Plummer would go on to have a 10-year NFL career playing for The Arizona Cardinals and The Denver Broncos.

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December 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Flashback to 1982 when Miami pulled off "The Grand Illusion" trick play against Wichita State at the 1982 College World Series. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content

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December 24, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Flashback to 1997, when The San Antonio Spurs' David Robinson put the ball into the hoop after a third effort vs The Minnesota Timberwolves. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content
December 22, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Flashback to 2013 when The New York Red Bulls' Juninho received a red card for kicking the ball at Sporting KC keeper Jimmy Nielsen. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content
December 22, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Flashback to 1992, when The Oakland Athletics Rickey Henderson hits a home run with style against The Kanasas City Royals. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content
December 18, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Flashback to 1990, when The Chicago Blackhawks head coach Mike Keenan went after the time keeper after a Chicago goal was waived off against The Boston Bruins. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content

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December 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Flashback to 1980, when The Philadelphia 76ers Dr.J. (Julius Erving) dunked twice on The Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during game 5 of The NBA Finals. The Lakers would defeat the 76ers 108-103.
December 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Flashback to 2008, when Manchester Uniteds Paul Scholes scored an absolute beauty against Barcelona during The Campions League Semi-final 2nd Leg. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content
December 15, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Flashback to 2007, when The Phoenix Suns Leandro Barbosa throws an incredible pass to Amar'e Stoudemire in a playoff matchup vs. The Los Angeles Lakers. Don't forget to follow Historical Sports Goon for more retro sports-related content
December 9, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Flashback to 2006, when Michael Essien of Chelsea FC scored a beautiful goal vs. Arsenal. Essien over his career played for the Ghana national team, Bastia, Lyon, Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Panathinaikos, Persib Bandung and Sabail
December 7, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Flashback to 1986, when Trevor Berbick defended his heavyweight crown against Mike Tyson. Berbick entered the match with a record of 31-4-1 (23 KO), while Tyson came in with a record of 27-0 (25 KO).

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December 6, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Flashback to 1989, when The Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. hit his first MLB homerun off Eric King of the Chicago White Sox. Griffey would play 22 MLB seasons, hitting 630 home runs for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox.
December 5, 2024 at 7:28 PM