OT - All-Time Best Games in Sports

[brian1961]

A. Baseball: the 1952 World Series

B. Hockey: the Stanley Cup finals in the early 90s where the Patrick Roy-led Canadiens seemed to win game after game after game in overtime.

C. Hockey: I cannot remember the year or possibly years, but some of the early 50s Montreal Canadien Stanley Cup playoffs where Rocket Richard scored several of his 6 overtime game-winning goals.

D. There was a Cubs - Reds game around 1977 that was very high scoring on both sides, with the Cubs somehow coming out on top that time.

I could name several truly classic auto racing gems, but methinks this would not be the proper forum. No disrespects. ---Brian Powell

PS---this may not be germane, but the 1976 Olympic Games 5000 meters final, with Finland's Lasse Viren somehow staying ahead of New Zealand's Rod Dixon and Dick Quax. I saw that on TV---wow.

Another 2 running gems were a 1969 Pac 10 race between Washington State senior Gerry Lindgren and Oregon freshman Steve Prefontaine. Dead heat after 6 miles, though they gave the nod to Mr. Lindgren.

1973 NCAA Cross Country championship---again, Oregon's Steve Prefontaine, now a senior, fought it out tooth and nail for the six mile race with Western Kentucky's Nick Rose. Pre finally pulled ahead in the last mile.

Boy, I wish I'd been there for those last two. For all of these, really. If you've read what I've written, consider yourself a real die-hard connoisseur of good sports talk.

Take care and keep warm and safe, guys. ---Brian Powell