NFL's Longest Game Ever Played - This DiSH for Dec. 25

This Day in Sports History

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1971, the Miami Dolphins outlasted the Kansas City Chiefs in the longest game ever played in NFL History.

In 1862, a baseball game was played on Hilton Head Island, SC in front of at least 10,000 but some accounts put the number who watched it around 40,000. It was an important game in the development of the game we watch today.

In 1956, Gordie Howe scored 3 and assisted 3 others in a Detroit Red Wings 8-1 win over the New York Rangers.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND

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.

STEVE WHITE BIO

The host of 'This DiSH' is me, Steve White. I've spent most of my life behind a microphone. As a kid, I realized the power of the spoken word, hanging out with my dad while we talked to people around the world via ham radio. Later, I put that penchant for communication into practice and ventured into radio and TV. I've worked for a few television stations in North Carolina doing sports reporting and anchoring before transitioning to voiceover in 2015.

'This Day in Sports History' evolved from a lifetime of watching, listening to, and going to ballgames, reading books, magazines, and newspaper articles about my favorite teams and sports heroes. It's not only a labor of love but a voyage of discovery, finding those forgotten tidbits or fascinating things I never knew.

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