Throwback to January 31st, 1991. (14) Michael Adams becomes the shortest player to ever record a triple-double. The 5'10 point guard puts up a career high 45 points, grabs 11 boards and dishes out 12 assists in a Nuggets win over the New Jersy Nets.
5'9 Isiah Thomas of the Sacramento Kings broke the record in 2014 when he had a triple double performance against the Washington Wizards.
On January 18th, 1998 The Boston Celtics raised the # 00 to the rafters of the Boston Garden, in honor of Center Robert Parish. Chief owns the distinction of having played the most games in NBA History with 1, 611. Did you know there is only one other team that has retired the # 00 Jersey. Can you name the team & player. Free Blaze up for grabs. Let’s have a killer week dudes!!
Did you guys know the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got their 1st win as a Franchise against the New Orleans Saints? After a 0-26 start, to the Bucco Bruce era, the Buccaneers topped the Saints 33-14 on Dec. 11th, 1977. Tampa’s Defense led the victory parade that day with 6 interceptions, including 3 returned for touchdowns.
Can anybody name the Quarterback who steered the last place Bucs offense that day? His 2nd quarter Touchdown pass to Morris Owens was the teams 1st TD in 11 quarters. More on Morris in a future Blaze Post. Happy Sunday Dudes!
OTD Throwback 33years to January 17th, 1988 and the infamous 'Fumble' from (44) Earnest Byner in the AFC Championship. The fumble with 1 minute left sent the Broncos to their 2nd straight Super Bowl.
Truth be told the Browns wouldn't have even been in the game if it wasn't for Byner. He led the Browns that day in both rushing & receiving. His 138 yds & 2 TD's in the 2nd half brought the Browns back from a 21-3 halftime deficit.🏈🏈
On This Day in 1990 Don Nelson coached the Golden State Warriors during a 144-105 blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers. He became the 2nd Man in NBA History to have both played & coached in at least 1,000 games. Can you dudes name the 1st man to accomplished this feat? Happy Friday Folks!
On This Day in 1973 The Miami Dolphins topped the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII. With the win, the Dolphins finished the season at 17-0 securing the first & only undefeated season in NFL history. MVP that game was safety Jake Scott who intercepted two passes with 63 return yards including a 55 yard return in the 4th quarter. R.I.P to the original # 13. I know my Grandfather was crushing some Beers that day.
Quick little side stat for ya dudes. The 84 degree Kickoff Temperature that day in the LA Coliseum is still the highest of any Super Bowl.
Today we’re blasting back to the January 10th, 1982 AFC Championship Game played between The San Diego Chargers & Cincinnati Bengals. Otherwise known as the ‘Freezer Bowl’ it’s the coldest game played in NFL history with the wind chill factor. -59 Degree Wind Chill. What!!! The Bengals dominated the Chargers that day on the Frozen turf of Riverfront Stadium, earning the trip to Super Bowl XVI with their 27 - 7 Victory. Just the week prior the Chargers had battled the Dolphins in 84 Degree Miami during the All-Time NFL Game known as the ‘Epic In Miami.’ Stay Tuned for our Deep Dive into that heartbreaking Miami loss in Blaze Issue # 13…
Little bit of a Blaze Mystery Monday for ya guys. When we found out today was Garrison Hearst’s Birthday we went back into the Blaze Files to find this image of Garrison from a 1991 Georgia Bulldogs battle with the Auburn Tigers. Man, Garrison was tops in Tailback swag of the early ‘90s. But, we wondered. What’s up with that Black Heart Patch on his jersey? A proper blurry Youtube dive took us to November 16th, 1991 and a 37-27 Bulldogs win in Athens. Turns out most of the Georgia players were wearing the patch. We’ve got some FREE Blaze going to any fan out there who can tell us the meaning behind the Black Heart? b.t.w. I haven’t found the answer yet either.
December 31st, 1988 - The FOG BOWL - Soldier Field- This has to be one my earliest and most memorable NFL moments from being a youngster. Coach Buddy Ryan was back in Chicago to take on his arch nemesis Mike Ditka & the Bears in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game. An eerie fog began to roll in right before halftime, with the Bears ahead 17-6. The Fog was so thick the coaches couldn’t even see what was happening from the sidelines. Verne & Terry in the CBS press box couldn’t see 10 ft in front of them! The Bears ended up holding on for a 20-12 victory. They hosted the 49ers in the NFC Championship the next weekend, but were routed 28-3 by Montana & Co. Imagine all the Talking Heads if they had the Internet back then. Happy New Years Dudes!!
Over his 24 seasons Phil started 716 career games. That’s good for 5th All-Time in MLB History. What’s crazy is that he didn’t start his 2nd game until he was already 28 years old! He’s also the last pitcher to Both Win & Lose 20 games or more in the same season. He went 21-20 in 1979 for the last place Atlanta Braves.
Happy 54th Birthday Bill Goldberg!! I’ve got an Issue of Blaze going to the reader who can tell us to what Team & in what Round of the 1990 NFL draft the Georgia Bulldog Defensive Tackle went. ?!? Did you know Goldberg was the 3rd to last pick in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft, after being selected by the Carolina Panthers? He never played for them.
In 1979, Seattle Mariners Shortstop Mario Mendoza reached career highs in plate appearances, hits & rbi’s. He hit safely in 74 of 373 plate appearances to finish with a .198 batting average for the season ,making him only the fourth major leaguer to play as many as 148 games in a season and fail to break .200. The Mexican League Hall of Famer earned the nickname ‘Manos de Seda’ or Silk Hands for his Defensive Abilities at Shortstop. Have a good weekend Dudes!
