The Ice Bowl, The Fog Bowl, And A Tie In Basketball? This Day In Sports History podcast

The Ice Bowl, The Fog Bowl, and a Tie in Basketball?

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1967, the Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 to win the NFL Championship. It was the coldest game in NFL history and became known as 'The Ice Bowl.'

In 1988, the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a dense fog at Soldier Field.

In 1972, the plane carrying Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente to Nicaragua crashed, killing all on board.

In 1935, Notre Dame and Northwestern ended their basketball game in a 20-20 tie. It was the result of a scoring error. It's the only tie game in college basketball history.

Takeaways:

The Ice Bowl in 1967 was officially the coldest NFL game, with temperatures plunging to minus 16 degrees.
Despite the brutal conditions, over 50,000 fans packed Lambeau Field to witness this historic game.
The Packers' decisive touchdown at the end was a bold move by Coach Lombardi, eschewing a field goal.
In 1988, the Fog Bowl became infamous for players disappearing in thick fog during plays.
Roberto Clemente tragically died in a plane crash while on a humanitarian mission in 1972.
The only basketball game to end in a tie happened in 1935 due to a scoring error.

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