British Fans’ First Time Seeing Legendary Sports Moments! (Reaction)

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[@robertdedrick7937]

Demo your Tenn Vols are the #1 overall seed in the baseball playoffs ! 64 teams starts Fri . Broken into 16 pods of 4 teams to start. Then head to head for sweat 16, then two 4 team pod (elite 8) then head to head (national championship).. Head to head is best of 3 game series, pods are double elimination tournament .

[@PickpocketJones]

I'd just like to say in reverse (was thinking this was US sports highlights) that Aguero crushing the hopes of ManU on the final day was one of greatest moments of Schadenfreude in sports history. Watching Old Trafford going nuts when they saw City down 2-1 then flashing back to them after City took the lead is burned in my brain. Some of the juiciest 'other people's misfortune' I've ever seen.

[@randalljackson7726]

The baseball player, that said “I’m the luckiest man on earth. Was Lou Gehrig, a great baseball player. In 1939 he made a speech. He quit baseball because he had ALS disease and now people call it Lou Gehrig disease. Died soon afterwards.

[@brettg274]

Many say his career would eclipse Babe Ruth himself had it not been cut short.

[@atljbb85]

Grew up getting chills every time I heard that speech.... my father was recently diagnosed with als.... it hits a lot different now

[@jacekatalakis8316]

That final speech absolutely needs a deep dive as well. For some context. Valvano had terminal cancer. He was speaking at the inaugral ESPY, and told the audience he did not care about the autocue saying he had 30 seconds left. I'm in tears watching the full speech right now while typing this. Jimmy V was, still is, and forever will be inspiring. He is gone, but not forgotten at all. More people need to hear his 1993 ESPY speech. More people need to take home the message it gives. He makes the audience laugh and cry, he takes a shot at Dick Vitale, and nobody cared he overran his time slot. He would die 58 days later.

[@knoxvillain865]

that video was edited so well.

[@ericbieber3074]

A lot of these are about context: 20:00 is an incredible moment. It was the first game in the New Orleans Superdome after hurricane Katrina. The Saints were unable to play in their home stadium for the whole of 2005 because of the damage.

[@ccormx]

Do we go into Astros after Harvey? Hope so. #HTownTilIDrown

[@ryanc9888]

The punt was blocked by Steve Gleason and just 5 years later in 2011 he was diagnosed with ALS and now is essentially paralyzed.

[@psymar]

At 8:07 I remember this one! High school softball playoffs, not sure if county level or state level, but the girl hit a game-winning home run... and hurt her leg running to first. She couldn't continue, and if she didn't touch every base, the run wouldn't count. If her teammates or coaches helped her, she'd be called out and the run wouldn't count. So then the opposing team asked: can *we* help her? And the umpires couldn't find a rule against that.

[@JPMadden]

At 4:45, that's Ray Bourque hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time at age 40 in the last game of his 22-year Hall-of-Fame career. (Colorado captain Joe Sakic had won it previously, so he graciously allowed Bourque to be the first to raise it). Bourque scored more points than any defenseman in NHL history, while also playing elite defense from the day he entered the league at age 18. He joined the Boston Bruins (my team) in 1979 when I was 9 and was traded away in 2000 several days after my 30th birthday, because the team was going downhill. He reluctantly requested a trade and they accommodated him. He might have an equal, but there can be no athlete in any sport who performed at an elite level and gave everything he had every game for such a long time. Grown men throughout New England shed tears of joy when Ray won the Cup. He was (and remains) so beloved that the city of Boston held a celebration for him and the Cup he won playing elsewhere. At 6:35, that's the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match from 1973, in which 29-year-old Billie Jean King defeated 55-year-old Bobby Riggs. She was the one of the highest-ranked women, or the highest, in the world, while he had been the highest-ranked man in 1946 and 1947. He publicly insisted that women's tennis was inferior and challenged the best players to face him. He first defeated the great Margaret Court, who might not have been in peak shape after giving birth. The match with King, which had a winner-take-all prize of $700,000 in today's money, was viewed by 50 million Americans and 90 million more worldwide. King's victory increased acceptance of women's tennis and sports in general. At 17:35, that's baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, when he famously said "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth." His playing career had just ended and he would die 2 years later of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known in the U.S. as "Lou Gehrig's disease." When he said that, he knew he was seriously ill, and might have already known it was terminal. At 21:40, that's "The Catch" by Willie Mays of the New York (baseball) Giants in the 1954 World Series. At 22:41, that's the Boston Bruins fighting with some fans at the end of a game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 23, 1979. At least some arenas used much lower glass back then, and the seats were elevated there, allowing the players to easily climb over. One of the players, Mike Milbury, infamously hit a guy with his own shoe. (Several months ago, during one of the commemorations for the Bruins' centennial season, they had some of the players from that team on the ice. Milbury walked out holding a shoe in his hand.) At 23:26, I believe that's the "Punch-up in Piestany" in Czechoslovakia at the 1987 World Junior (under age 20) Championships between Canada and the Soviet Union. There is no fighting allowed, now or then, in international competition (technically, it's not allowed in the NHL either, but it's only a 5-minute penalty, so we say it's allowed). The fight lasted 20 minutes and resulted in both teams being ejected from the tournament. The Soviet Union had already been eliminated from medal contention, but Canada had not; they might have won gold. At 24:21, that's Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins scoring a goal in overtime to win the 1970 Stanley Cup. The goal was dramatic, but the series was a 4-game sweep. At 35:24, that's basketball coach Jim Valvano, shortly before he died of cancer at age 47.

[@treyeskridge1354]

yeah I was totally coming here to do a lot of this, albeit different clips, cant believe my eyes glossed over Orr. Only passed his statue a million times and have heard the call. Mind you, not a Bruins fan, but still super iconic

[@psymar]

At 10:51 that's Kirk Gibson. He hurt his left hamstring stealing second base in game 5 of the NLCS, and hurt his right knee sliding into second in game 7. So naturally, he couldn't play in the world series. Well, his team was trailing by a run in game 1, when in the 9th inning, with two out, the opposing team issued an intentional walk to another batter because the next guy up was a much weaker hitter. Unbeknownst to them, Gibson had told his manager he was available to pinch-hit if needed, so the manager put him in. Normally guys who hit big home runs say they weren't up there trying to hit a home run, just make good contact, etc etc. Gibson has since stated that he was absolutely trying to hit a home run, because he knew if the ball was hit into play, he'd be out at first because he could barely walk, let alone run. But Gibson hit the 7th pitch off opposing pitcher and hall of famer Dennis Eckersley out of the park for a game-winning home run. He didn't play again in the Series but his team went on to win 4-1.

[@eddiekaveney9561]

Mike Davis was not intentionally walked but he did walk, which is ironic because he had a bad year that year and Eckersly was lights out unstoppable when he came in to finish a game. That moment still brings me to tears

[@DirtyJerseyProductions]

The speech at the end was Jim Valvano, aka Jimmy V, the former NC State basketball coach who was dying of cancer at the time. It is an amazing speech that everybody should hear

[@fpl_mccolby]

The great thing is, you could probably do a full video on each and every one of these moments. All of them were iconic, or at least the highlight representation of an athlete's career. The Jim Valvano speech at the end might be the most well-known speech in American sports history. It was made at the 1993 ESPY Awards. Valvano had been suffering from bone cancer and died only a few weeks after the ceremony. During his address, he annouced the launch of the V Foundation, which has raised nearly $400 million over the years for cancer research. The speech is replayed regularly, especially during the annual Jimmy V week on ESPN, in fundraising efforts. He's the coach running around at 19:08 seconds after North Carolina State pulled off a huge upset to win the 1983 NCAA basketball championship. The man was known to have one of the most playful, endearing personalities in all of sports.

[@thomasbrown9599]

At 13:53 that is Bobby Thompson for the NY Giants winning the National League Pennant to go to the World Series, the following clip is Travis Ishikawa for the SF Giants to win the National League Championship Series (the Pennant) and go to the World Series

[@WahooSerious]

That coach was yelling about being 40 is because the reporters were going after his players

[@psymar]

31:51 That's the Immaculate Reception. Steelers were behind in the final seconds, quarterback heaved the ball downfield for his receiver, defense batter the ball down... into the waiting arms of running back Franco Harris, who was really only supposed to be blocking for the wide receivers, but instead took the deflection in for a score.

[@RealDiehl99]

This was like a highlight reel of highlights! What a great compilation!

[@wandering_penguino]

The guy speaking at the end is Jim Valvano. He also had a moment where he is running around the court with his hands on his head after NC State won the National Championship in basketball. When he gave that speech it was at the 1993 ESPY's right after they won and he was terminally ill with cancer.

[@_RM99]

33:59 That Sidney Crosby golden goal at the 2010 Olympics against The States is probably the peak of Canadian Sport

[@psymar]

At 4:47 I believe that's Nadia Comăneci, the first gymnast (of either gender!) to be awarded a perfect 10 by the judges, back when that was the limit to gymnastics scoring. And she did it at the Olympics in the team event with her team behind late; I think she was last to go and won them the gold. The scoreboards actually weren't set up to display a 10, so instead her score was displayed as 1.000, and people figured it out.

[@RealDiehl99]

Not positive but I think future USA Olympic gymnastics coach, Bela Karolyi coached Comaneci prior to leaving Romania. He has had some legendary moments as a coach!

[@bereasonable8018]

I remember being quite young watching that Olympics with Nadia scoring the perfect 10. It was unheard of because of the contentious rivalries between some countries and people believed rivals would never score fairly. But then of course she performed flawlessly in her routines.

[@notmyrealname1730]

And she was just 14 years old at the time.

[@egadgo]

That speech at the end is worth a reaction in and of itself. Check out the Jimmy V speech!

[@cygnusx-3217]

Good to see you boys back. Now a bit of criticism. You're covering 20% of the screen. The old configuration was better.

[@psymar]

35:10 Cal Ripken Jr. there broke the MLB record for consecutive games played previously held by Lou Gehrig at 2130. Ripken extended it to 26-hundred-something.

[@eurofritz4617]

The one clip where the offensive lineman were carrying the QB down the field was after Marshall Thundering Herd QB Byron Leftwich broke his shin in the game and his lineman carried him down the field to the new line of scrimmage.

[@psymar]

At 4:38 I'm guessing that's Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics. At 4:43 that's Joe DiMaggio being honored after the end of his 56-game hit streak. He broke the record of Wee Willie Keeler, 45, which spanned parts of two seasons in 1896-97, and only one player since has had even a 40-game hit streak, Pete Rose in 1978 with 44.

[@psymar]

30:59 That's Bill Mazeroski after his walk-off Game 7 home run in the 1960 World Series. The footage was thought lost to time until recently, when Bing Crosby died. Bing just happened to be a huge Pirates fan, and also rich enough to have equipment for recording TV footage, and he'd stored the footage in his wine cellar, where the cool, dry conditions had preserved it beautifully.

[@musicdaydreams2506]

The tennis player you thought was Arthur Ashe is actually Althea Gibson, if I’m not wrong.

[@JoeVideoed]

You are correct. She was the 1st African-American, male or female, to win the US Open; over a decade before Ashe.

[@bereasonable8018]

I'm a New Yorker, born and raised. In my life I've seen a few NY team moments/seasons that were amazing and thrilling to live through. That Jeremy Lin/Knicks 2012 run was quite a fun Cinderella story. The NY Rangers winning the Stanley Cup in 1994 - there's a really fun video about that season. NY Mets in 1986 - when the ball rolled between someone's legs to allow the Mets to win. And the two NY Giants Super Bowl wins in 2007 and 2012 over the Patriots (Tom Brady) were miracles. I'm sure there were more, but those stand out in my mind.

[@emorimiku]

the catch at 2:30 is from an NPB game in 2010 featuring the Hiroshima Carp and the Yokohama BayStars. The center fielder imitating spider-man is Masato Akamatsu he retired in 2019.

[@psymar]

At 18:53 that was the highlight catch by Dewayne Wise which, in the 9th inning, preserved Mark Buerlhe's perfect game in 2009, just the 18th in MLB history.

[@psymar]

At 5:30 that's Landon Donovan at the 2010 world cup; final game of the group phase, US were staring down elimination with a draw, but that goal not only qualified the US to the round of 16, it also allowed us to top the "EASY" (England, Algeria, Slovenia, Yanks) group with England 2nd, by a margin of goals scored as both drew each other, had 5 points, and had +1 GD.

[@mayorjimmy]

I remember watching that. It was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. My brother and I and everyone at the bar went nuts. We probably chanted U-S-A for 10 minutes.

[@Pravo13]

I was at the game :)

[@psymar]

Oh gods, 16:26, I remember that. 1996 opening ceremonies, nobody knew who the final torchbearer would be, and there were dozens of names people thought of, but when we saw it was Ali, nobody could argue. I was 8 years old watching that, and I was shocked, because I'd heard all about the great Mohammad Ali, but I'd never seen him. And I couldn't believe that this old man with his shaking hands was The Great Muhammad Ali.

[@hfsjfc8111]

Guys, I'm very impressed with your knowledge. I've seen you all from just about the beginning of your channel. Being able to recognize all the plays, players, moments, etc. is awesome. Pat yourselves on the back. You've come a long way. My missing moment would be Senna's Fuji rain race, if I remember correctly, him just passing all the drivers with ease, to win(?). Keep up the great work and you will be able to talk sports with everyone in the world.

[@jkuzem96]

Ooo this one is a hefty boi, excited for it

[@DNReacts]

Settle in and enjoy!

[@psymar]

At 10:15 that's Kerri Strug, landing a fantastic vault to win team all-around gold for the US.. despite a broken ankle!

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

Damn son

[@paulvanegeren1227]

She injured her ankle on her previous vault but her team needed a big score on her second vault, shown here. She had to be carried to the platform to receive her team gold medal. An electrifying performance!

[@dannycarlow8204]

And Bobby Hill blew his load.

[@srellison561]

Came here to say that.

[@psymar]

24:41 That's Bob Beamon at the Mexico City Olympics of 1968. He not only won gold by 71cm over silver, he broke the world record by 55cm with a jump of 8.90 meters, *to this day* the Olympic record and second longest in history (with record-legal wind).

[@psymar]

At 7:11 that's T.J. Oshie at the 2014 Olympics beating the Russians in Russia. Game came down to penalty shots; format is 3 different players take the first 3 shots, if still tied it's one shot at a time but you can use any player. Oshie scored the first penalty for the US, the russians missed. US miss, Russia miss. US miss, Russia tied it. Oshie took every US shot from there on, with the Russians now going first. Round 4 both missed. Round 5 both made, round 6 both made, round 7 both missed, round 8 Oshie won it. So we won the shootout 4-3, with all 4 shootout goals from T.J. Oshie. Had he missed any of the first 3, the US would have lost; had he missed the fourth the shootout would've continued. Clutch.

[@johnciolfi5085]

@18:53, that catch by Dewayne Wise, on top of being a spectacular play, also saved a perfect game for his pitcher, Mark Buehrle, who completed the perfect game two outs later.

[@vortexathletic]

Ooo, I absolutely love this video! The creator did a great job including multiple sports. Every great moment pre-2020 is on here!

[@darrinlindsey]

@ 22:12 I think you missed one of the most amazing baskets ever, by Dr. J, (Julius Erving). It was back before the days of 24 hour sports news. Yet it was talked about for days.

[@nathanpitek3177]

For a little context of the guy saying he’s 40, basically the media was attacking his players, and when you get down to it these are college kids. Kids. People sending death threats and all sorts of shit happens like it’s a pro sport and their coach basically had enough of the media fanning the flames and said “come after me, I’m a man, not one of these actual kids who are allowed to make some mistakes as amateurs” Things are changing a bit with the money but back in 2007 it truly was amateur

[@areguapiri]

They are not kids.

[@nathanpitek3177]

@@areguapiri bruh. They 18. Unless ur 12 you know that’s basically a kid and not catching a ball isn’t worth a death threat

[@nathanpitek3177]

@@areguapiri bruh. They 18. Unless ur 12 you know that’s basically a kid and not catching a ball isn’t worth a death threat

[@EamonnJCF]

@@areguapiri They're 18-22 year olds who do nothing but play sports. They're kids lol.

[@psymar]

At 1:43 that's Boise State. They were the first team from a non-"Power 5" conference to make a BCS bowl; the format at the time was that there were only 2 teams to the championship game with no other playoffs, but the rest of the conference champions and a couple wildcards would get to play in these other showcase matchups. Most people thought Bouse State didn't belong, and even Vegas had Oklahoma as 7½-point favorites, so this was a huge upset on the grandest stage that paved the way for other non-power 5 teams to make what we now call New Year's Six bowls.

[@jerrypilarz3076]

As a Sooner watching that, I remember plopping back in my chair, letting out a big sigh and saying out loud “Sometimes, ya just get beat.” What a game. College football 😎

[@nickb2049]

I'm not positive, but wasn't Utah the first "bowl buster" when they beat Pitt in the Fiesta Bowl?

[@notmyrealname1730]

​@@nickb2049You are correct. And Pitt didn't belong on the same field that game as Utah destoyed them.

[@damonx6109]

The clip with all the hockey players fighting was the World Juniors final between Canada and Russia. You guys need to do a video about that. Both teams just starting fighting. They shut the lights off in the arena and then the fighting got worse and even more violent. It was 1987 and the Canadian player would all go on to be NHL superstars. It was called the "Punchup in Piestany."

[@misterkite]

@10:18 Kerri Strug.. she sprained her ankle and damaged the tendon in an earlier attempt... which is why she's hopping on one foot at the end there. She had to be carried to the winner's podium to claim her gold medal.

[@bluebear1985]

4:54 Ray Bourque was a legendary defenseman in the NHL. He put up good numbers over the years, but during his time with the Boston Bruins, he could never quite win that Stanley Cup he wanted, even though he went to the final with them twice. Finally, after a 22-year career, but this time with the Colorado Avalanche, he finally got to cap off his career with that Cup in 2001. In this clip, you see Avalanche captain Joe Sakic handing the Cup to Bourque because he felt he needed to be the first one to lift it after waiting to do so for so many years.

[@psymar]

13:56 That was 1951, the Giants and Dodgers finished the regular season in a tie for first in the National League back when there weren't any playoffs besides the World Series. Back then this was resolved by a 3-game series, this was Bobby Thompson in the bottom of the 9th in game 3 hitting a walk-off home run.

[@psymar]

At 5:15 that's Jackie Robinson, first black player in what was then considered the Major Leagues. (MLB has since classified certain Negro Leagues as being Major Leagues prior to Integration.)

[@Steve-gx9ot]

So who was the first white player in professional baseball and who was the furst Asuan and whoops was the first Husoanic? Don't be racia much

[@nickb2049]

@@Steve-gx9ot what are you on about?

[@teelink204]

​@@Steve-gx9ot there was no first white player. The first Asian player and Hispanic players(I assume that's what you mean) aren't widely recognized seeing as how the color barrier had already been broken allowing them to play. By Jackie Robinson.

[@DNReacts]

Grow up

[@psymar]

At 20:16 that's a very fast runner, Terrence Long, who was already at 2nd base when the ball was caught in right field. Normally him getting to third would be automatic. Normally, however, Ichiro Suzuki isn't in right field. This was the play that made everyone realize Ichiro wasn't just good at hitting. Said Ichiro in a postgame interview: "I don't understand. Why did he run when I was going to throw him out?". And the answer, of course, is he's never seen anyone make that fast and accurate a throw from right field to 3rd base.

[@psymar]

19:25 Usain Bolt's 9.58 was in 2009, in Germany I think. 19:28 This is Joe Carter in I believe 1993, having just hit only the second World-Series-winning walk-off home run ever in Game 6. (Bill Mazeroski did it in Game 7 in 1960.)

[@zacknoffsinger1641]

I know I'm really late to this one, but I've been around since day one. You guys are the best. I just wanted to let you know that appreciate your love for the calls. I was so proud when you predicted the Joe Buck call. The next level is recognizing when your favorite announcers are paying homage to their favorite announcers. That is my absolute favorite.

[@psymar]

At 6:07 that's Brandi Chastain scoring the World Cup-winning spot-kick in the 1999 final against China for the U.S.'s second Cup in only 3 editions of the women's tournament.

[@nickb2049]

also it was in front of a sold out Rose Bowl. and one of the largest crowds for an international soccer game, men or women.

[@Timmycoo]

The Felix Baumgartner jump actually had a pretty scary moment where he was in a spin and it started to put him out of control during his freefall, so he didn't break the record for longest freefall, held by Kittinger since 1960. Really good video. Lots of moments I recognize and some that I don't.

[@kevinmassey1164]

After taking a pretty careful count I can say with confidence I was watching 53 of those moments as they happened. That does not count a bunch that I saw as highlights as they happened while watching another game or later that day. I did include the Miracle on Ice even though that was tape delay. Some of the most memorable for me would include The Immaculate Reception, Sea of Hands, The Catch, Riggins, the Blackhawks stunning Boston fans, who were a minute and change from forcing Game 7 only to see Chicago score 2 quick goals to win another Cup. Mets win Game 6 (Buckner), Mario undressing Stars D in Finals……

[@benluecken2839]

2:40 This clip actually has an amazing backstory. "The Bob Emergency" by Jon Bois is an awesome video that features this as one of the stories in it. One of the craziest achievements in sports history, you guys should seriously consider reacting to it, its incredible.

[@jordanscarantino4336]

If you wanna feel old, Chris Davis (who ran back the Auburn kick-six) has a son that's gonna be playing college football soon

[@cygnusx-3217]

If you go back to your reaction to perfect games from a week or two ago, this (18:52) is the spectacular 9th inning catch that saved Mark Buehrle's perfect game. This is literally the greatest catch in MLB history.

[@WTDProductions]

Thanks for watching my video! I’m in the process of making an updated version with all the new things that have happened in the last 5 years + stuff I didn’t have the first time. I’m also adding small text at the top for some brief context for each clip

[@DNReacts]

You’re welcome! Thank you for creating it. Will be interested to see the updated version 😀

[@WTDProductions]

@@DNReacts I’ve been watching your reactions for a while so this was cool to see!

[@DNReacts]

@WTDProductions that’s great to hear, thank you for the support 🙏🏼

[@thegoodrevtim]

Dont forget to include Lamar Jackson's long run against the Bengals 2019, the "oooh he broke his ankles"-run

[@vtjbproductions]

I really hope you guys do some type of deep dive into the New York Yankees, they’re the team with the most history and most championships in all of American professional sports

[@psymar]

At 31:21 that's The Flip by Derek Jeter in the 2001 playoffs against Oakland. It's important to note here he is a shortstop, and as such had absolutely no business being anywhere near close enough to make that play. The ball was hit to right field, and the first baseman was supposed to relay the throw home from the right fielder, and the pitcher was standing a few feet back of the first baseman as back-up. Jeter had gone over to the pitcher's mound to watch the play, immediately realized the right fielder's throw was going to airmail everybody, and took off at a dead sprint to not only intercept the throw, but somehow contort his body to throw it to home plate with enough speed to get the runner out. Credit also the catcher for being in position and looking the correct direction, I think a lot of catchers wouldn't have been ready for that throw!

[@danbaker300]

The Donovan goal at 5:35 was the one that kept the USA from crashing out in the group stage in 2010 - stoppage-time goal to beat Algeria after draws with England and Slovenia. Penalty kick at 6:10 was the winner for the 1999 Women's World Cup. 18:27: the context here is that Michigan had just gone for it on 4th down. The referees measured and despite there being clear daylight between the nose of the ball and the sticks, they gave Michigan the first down anyway. So Jadeveon Clowney decided he was getting it back for South Carolina. 22:28: No, the quarterfinal run was 2002 (Korea/Japan). 2014 was the one where Tim Howard made a million saves against Belgium in the round of 16 but the USA lost in extra time. 35:48: That was the Rapinoe-to-Wambach goal that forced penalties against Brazil in the 2011 Women's World Cup quarterfinals, deep into stoppage time. That Brazil team was an absolute joy to root against; they constantly took dives (eventually earning the tying PK+red on one), and then when they got ahead in extra time they were blatantly faking injuries to waste time (one of their players literally jumped up off the stretcher the instant it crossed the sideline). Fortunately, the refs caught on and added a *lot* of stoppage time - and the USA needed all of it. Then in the shootout, Brazil's keeper couldn't stay on her line to save her life; she was off the line early on every single kick (with one being retaken because of it).

[@bigernmacrackin6176]

These need context, the play at 18:53 where you guys said nice! Saved a Perfect Game for Mark Buehrle in the 9th inning. A weird thing about that game was the pitcher was number 56, the umpire was 56 and the Sox scored 5 runs on 6 hits. Great game to watch

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Not sure if it's in, and the recorded version cut out the error, but given we had the Indy 500 at the weekend, the eulogy that Sid Collins gave for Eddie Sachs in 1964 absolutely, absolutely deserves a place on this list. For context, Sachs and Dave MacDonald were killed in a first lap horror crash. Collins, who was at the time the chief announcer, or Voice of the 500, delivered an on air eulogy for Sachs that had, in 1964, 30,000 people writing in to request a transcript of the eulogy. I'll put it here, from Wikipedia: "It is with deepest regret that we make this announcement. Driver Eddie Sachs was fatally injured in the accident on the mainstraightaway." Silence was heard on-air for about five seconds, and at that point, Collins chimed in with a solemn, unprepared eulogy:[28] You heard the announcement from the public address system. There's not a sound. Men are taking off their hats. People are weeping, over three hundred thousand fans, here; not moving; disbelieving. Some men try to conquer life in a number of ways. These days of our outer space attempts, some men try to conquer the universe. Race drivers are courageous men who try to conquer life and death, and they calculate their risks. And in our talking with them over the years, I think we know their inner thoughts in regards to racing: they take it as part of living. No one is moving on the race track. They're standing silently. A race driver who leaves this earth mentally, when he straps himself into the cockpit, to try what for to him is the biggest conquest he can make, is aware of the odds, and Eddie Sachs played the odds. He was serious and frivolous. He was fun. He was a wonderful gentleman. He took much needling and he gave much needling. And just as the astronauts do perhaps, these boys on the race track ask no quarter and they give none. If they succeed they're a hero, and if they fail, they tried. And it was Eddie's desire, I'm sure, and will to try with everything he had, which he always did. So the only healthy way perhaps we can approach the tragedy of the loss of a friend like Eddie Sachs is to know that he would have wanted us to face it, as he did: as it has happened, not as we wish it would have happened. It is God's will, I'm sure, and we must accept that. We're all speeding towards death at the rate of sixty minutes every hour. The only difference is that we don't know how to speed faster, and Eddie Sachs did. So as since death has a thousand or more doors, Eddie Sachs exits this earth in a race car. And knowing Eddie, I assume that's the way he would have wanted it... ...Byron said 'who the gods love, die young'. Eddie was 37. To his widow Nance we extend our extreme sympathy and regret. And to his two children. This boy won the pole here in 1961 and 1962 [sic],[28] and was a proud race driver. Well, as we do at Indianapolis and in racing: as the World Champion Jimmy Clark I'm sure would agree, as he's raced all over the world: the race continues. Unfortunately today, without Eddie Sachs. And we'll be restarting it in just a few moments. Sid Collins, 1964. Sid would take his own life in 1977 after being diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. Sid flubbed a little bit and messed up when he spoke about Sachs pole positions so the recording has a few (I think five?) seconds of silence. Or, for a lighter note, and it may be in the video (I'm only halfway through as of this comment), the 1982 Indy 500 finish, specifically the radio broadcast. There's a video of the last several dozen laps. THe IMS Radio crew rightly won awards for that. Context for this one, not as sad as the above. Gordon Johncock (yes that is his name, don't laugh)a and future 4 time winner Rick Mears were locked in a duel to the finish, both pitted and came out as the two leaders, and both had nobody in front of them. The IMS Radio crew did an amazing job as the laps wound down, and both Johncock and Mears were running nose to tail. Gordy was quicker and able to pull just enough at the very end of the 5/8ths of a mile straights and the short chutes to just fend off Rick who would close up down the straight. Gordy and Rick were at times side by side but Gordy would pull just ahead. It would turn out to be Gordy's second and final win, his first was the tragic 1973 Indy 500, marred by rain and two fatal accidents, one to Swede Savage and another to a crew member who was hit by a fire truck rushing up the pit lane to get to Savage's wreck. Also 1992, both the radio and TV broadcasts. Paul Page, the chief announcer in 1982, had moved to TV by this time. Bob Jenkins took over (yes that one, NASCAR legend and Indy fanatic at heart), had taken the slot Page vacated in 1988. Both are amazing calls in their own way. Page and Jenks (who was the turn 4 announcer for the radio in 1982) were involved in the two closest Indy finishes of all time.

[@adamplace1414]

I've genuinely watched this video before you guys reacted to it. Pretty good as these things go, and it showed me a few I didn't know about too.

[@dannycarlow8204]

Secretariat winning the '73 Belmont is a top 20 all time moment. Deeney's goal at the death is another one of my favourites.

[@phunkjnky]

18:22 Jadaveon Clowney... of the University of South Carolina, in perhaps the greatest instance of over-hype on social media over just one play, parlayed this single play into the overall number one draft pick, and while he has been a more than serviceable player, he wasn't worth the number one overall pick.

[@BHox01]

18:52 is one of the most clutch moments is sports history. Dewayne Wise had just come into the game as a defensive replacement to hopefully close out the 18th perfect game in mlb history and that was the first ball in play he saw. Just an unbelievable ask and he still got it done. Like many clips here, it deserves a deep dive all on its own.

[@gregcable3250]

Very good. Need to lengthen the footage of both Canada hockey goals--the first to beat the Russians--Mario Lemieux to Gretsky, back to Lemieux for the score (the two best on the same team workin' it), and Sidney Crosby's golden goal for the Olympic gold.

[@psymar]

At 22:16 the US actually only made the Round of 16; we've only made the quarters twice, in 1930 (finished 3rd) and 2002. But it was a huge win because Ghana had knocked us out of the world cup like 3 times in the last 4 cups or something.

[@JoeVideoed]

The 1930 WC didn't even have a quarterfinal cause so few teams made the trip to Uruguay. There were 4 groups; the US won their group & went straight to the semis.

[@frankd1286]

Wow!!! Thanks guys. Great video. Enjoyed your reaction. Haven't seen a lot of those in many yrs. Take care!

[@rath7948]

The Miracle on Ice, no question.

[@wd6919]

The sprinter was Jesse Owens in the Berlin Games before WW2

[@HeavenhoundGiuseppe]

Mount Rushmore for Pittsburgh sports is The Immaculate Reception (by far the greatest moment in Pittsburgh sports forever), Bill Mazeroski's home run in the bottom of the 9th of game 7 to win the 1960 World Series, James Harrison's 100 yard pick six in Super Bowl 43, and the winning Big Ben to Santonio Holmes TD from the same game. Mount Rushmore across all sports I follow is the Miracle on Ice, Tiger Woods winning the 2019 Masters, The Immaculate Reception, and Ayrton Senna finally winning his home Brazilian GP in 1991.

[@timmethy]

The worst moment for Raider fans.

[@clemsonfan322scstrong]

Btw Barry Bonds breaking the HR record doesn’t count since he was on PED’s. So Hank Aaron is the true HR king

[@EamonnJCF]

The greatest video on youtube.

[@JoeVideoed]

The guy who created it is an Oregon Duck, so that's why the Kenny Layton interception in is there against Washington along with some other memorable Portland sports moments (I live just east of there in Troutdale). Yet he's conscious enough about international sports to throw in some great moments from rugby, cricket, Aussie football & the Felix freefall. This is where I 1st saw the last second Watford goal. A truly remarkable collection. He's the same guy who's done the College Football Miracles series; check that out, y'all.

[@dovifan468]

Gotta add the 2013 Freedom 100 finish. One of the greatest race finishes of all time.

[@Whatdoyouwant904]

The Boise State vs OU clip didn’t even show the best part, after that touchdown they decided to go for the 2 point conversion to win right there instead of go into overtime and they got scored to win the Fiesta Bowl, which at the time was the 2nd most prestigious bowl game behind the national championship game.

[@vortexathletic]

They showed it later in the video, I haven’t finished the reaction yet; but the original video has it later

[@tdsportscards]

You need to watch the Jimmy Valvano speech...somewhat short but very moving

[@philb2085]

Kirk Gibson's walk-off home run in the 1988 World Series. Lump in throat everytime.

[@matthewhunt7665]

Dale senior winning the Daytona 500 finally.

[@bluebear1985]

23:22 This was from the 1987 IIHF World Junior Championships. It was a brawl known as the Punch-up in Pestany, in what was then still part of Czechoslovakia. Many players on the ice for both Canada and the Soviet Union were involved in this. As a result of this, both teams were disqualified from the tournament. It's quite the bizarre story if you want to read further into this incident.

[@bluebear1985]

22:41 This was from a 1979 game between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. Things got so out of hand, a few players climbed into the stands to fight with a few fans. Boston's Terry O'Reilly is who you see climbing up a few rows. Also from that same brawl, Mike Milbury took a spectator's shoe off and hit him several times with it.

[@psymar]

At 16:20 I'm pretty sure this was the celebration after Japan beat 3-time champions USA in the 2011 Women's World Cup final, played a few months after the big earthquake/tsunami that messed up the Fukushima power plant.

[@justinoren718]

Best part about the kick 6 is that crazy catch they had vs Georgia in this video was the week prior to the kick 6

[@ryanc9888]

I love how they pause the video so they can give context to the soccer clips and in the comments everyone is giving them context on the American sports clips lol

[@cdubs9918]

So many moments where I remember exactly where I was, who I was with.

[@TheAcgtrs]

Boston Bruins versus the New York Rangers, the game was over, and a spectator grabbed at one of the players. So the Boston Bruins went into the stands, and started to fight the audience. One of the greatest fights you could ever imagine.

[@user-kv6wh5ut6o]

13:48 always makes me so happy, no matter how bad my day has been. 😂😂

[@hvhtim]

you both should definitely do a deep dive on 8:10 it was called Lin-sanity when Jeremy Lin went on a run with the New York Knicks

[@bereasonable8018]

I remember it well. I have yet to find a video that did those moments justice.

[@AndrewL209]

I love this compilation

[@jimleinonen7096]

Greatest sports moments. Many but start with Kirk Gibson home run in World Series versus Dodgers. Also, Texas Rangers one out from winning World Series against St. Louis Cardinals. Franco Harris TD catch against Raiders.

[@MonsieurBooyah]

the hockey player in the stands wasn't just one. it was the whole bruins team in the stands of madison square garden after a rangers fan stole one of their sticks at the end of the game. it was NOT smart to start a fight with the entire 70s bruins lineup at once

[@eligap4839]

22:09 that is my first memory of the World Cup I was 8 years old

[@alexandersackett745]

10:58 this is a walk off homer in game 1 of the 1988 World Series by Kirk Gibson. Gibson had been the mvp for the dodgers before he got injured in the championship series against the Mets. Game 1 he was in the batting cages and said and I quote “I have one good swing in me” they were facing the Oakland athletics in this series who won I think 104 games I’m probably wrong but they were the clear favorites. Gibson hit this home run basically on two bad legs and this was a turning point and the dodgers won in 5

[@mortensen1961]

You're right, the A's were the heavy favorites in the '88 World Series. The Gibson Limp-off basically shocked them so much that they never recovered.

[@Divamarja_CA]

As an A’s fan, this was a crushing moment. But as a baseball fan in general, I marvel.

[@johncentamore1052]

Gibson wasn't even in the dugout or suited up. I've heard stories he wasn't even in the stadium, but was listening to the game on the radio. Mgmnt asked the broadcast team to basically put a call out for him to come to work. True? Dunno. Makes for a great story. But I do remember watching the game. My father commented, his only option was a home run, because he would have been thrown out at 1st from anywhere else in the stadium, his legs were so bad.

[@mortensen1961]

@@johncentamore1052: He was actually in the training room getting his legs iced. Rumor has it that he was watching the game from a monitor in the training room when he heard Vin Scully state that Gibson will not be playing that night. Gibson reportedly yelled "MY ASS!!", had the ball boy get his uniform and set up the practice tee. And, as they say, the rest was history. .

[@erikbyrge2024]

13:53 Booby Thompson NL Pennant Home Run 1951 Playoff against Brooklyn Dodgers! 16:40 Playoffs! 22:41 1980 Bruins Fights NY Rangers Fans in the Stands at MSG!

[@rodneysisco6364]

I get really excited watching soccer ( football ) videos where a player lies on the field ( pitch ) screaming in fake pain for 5 minutes because an opposing player looked at him .

[@EwAndIReact]

The Auburn - Georgia game was the week before the Kick 6. Back to back games for those game.

[@psymar]

At 3:00 I think that is MLB, a season opener in the Tokyo Dome. A few years they sent two teams over to play a couple regular season games a couple weeks before the rest of the season started.

[@DNReacts]

Ahh ok! Thanks for the info!

[@redboyprime]

@@DNReacts It actually wasn't an MLB game. It was made by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp's Masato Akamatsu kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5LboXShhLyBg5Isi=KC52FO34CJ76Eglc

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

@@DNReacts It's actually Masato Akamatsu of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

[@areguapiri]

Good stuff for true sports fans. Some good older clips too.

[@EShelby2127]

I was waiting for a George Best goal, dinking it over all the defenders. "Ballad of George Best" by Finbar Furry...

[@KevinQuinn81]

2:30 - In fairness, I've never seen that one before either. 4:37 - This set comes hard and fast. First is Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Next was a reel that commemorated Joe DiMaggio's record breaking and still record holding 56-game hitting streak. Then the Ballotelli "why always me' t-shirt goal celebration against United. Then Nadia Comăneci in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. 5:04 - That is Ayrton Senna on the left and Alain Prost on the right. Probably from Prost's final championship season in 1993. Y'all video box blocked out our view of Schumacher so I can't tell what he's wearing which would probably better peg the year. 7:10 - This was TJ Oshie (then of the Blues, now of the Capitals) in the EIGHTH round of the shootout during the group stage of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Olympic hockey group stage games go straight to a 3 round shootout if tied after regulation and they also allow shooters to repeat after the third round so Oshie took the first shot and scored and then took shots 4 through 8, scoring 3 of those five times while the Russians alternated using Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. Oshie was not very well known at the time but became a legend, at least to me for this performance. 7:27 - It's actually Althea Gibson. 7:44 - The black power protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics. There are a lot of great docs and videos out there about all the crap that they took for that but it is now looked at as a fantastic moment and a true image of how sports, culture, and politics are inextricably linked whether you like it or not. 9:22 - And to think, Leicester went from this moment, to almost winning the Championship the next season, to being in a Premier League relegation battle the season after that, to being Premier League Champions the year after that. All of that in a matter of 3 calendar years. 10:17 - Kerry Strug, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She had severely twisted her ankle and fell the vault before but the US needed her to stick the landing to win gold and she went back up there and nailed it on virtually one leg to take it home. 10:22 - Minneapolis Miracle. 2018 NFC Divisional Round. Legendary and unlikely moment but the Vikings would go on to get shellacked by the eventual champion Eagles in the Conference Championship. 12:01 - I have a good friend who went to this game and sat in the front row of the right field bleachers and can be seen jumping up and down when the ball goes over the wall. 13:58 - The New York Giants won the pennant over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the Shot Heard 'Round the World (the same nickname of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War) it was Bobby Thompson's game winning home run in the final game of the three-game playoff to determine 1951 National League champion. The Giants were big underdogs and would lose in 6 to the Yankees in the World Series but it was a huge moment in a fierce local rivalry that goes back to the beginnings of the National League and continues to be fierce long after the 2 moved to California. 14:22 - The Prayer at Jordan-Hare. Would have been the greatest moment of Auburn's season if not for the Kick 6. Yes. They were the same season. 20:01 - This was the Saints first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. They played a few home games at LSU as the Superdome was being repaired. This was a big healing moment for the team and the city and they even made a statue of this block outside the stadium. 22:10 - This was 2014 but they only made the second round although they did take Belgium to the brink during the game that saw Tim Howard crowned the US Secretary of Defense. 2002 was when they made the quarterfinals and lost 1-0 to Germany after we were the better team for a large portion of the game and a US shot was batted off the line by the outstretched arm of German Torsten Frings but the ref didn't see it. To Damo's point though, both 2010 with the Donovan goal and 2014 also helped garner attention for the team more because of how they played than how far they got. 35:24 - Former NC State head basketball coach Jim Valvano (Jimmy V) accepting the first ever Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the first ever ESPN Espy Awards in 1993. Drop everything you're doing and watch it now and then read a story about it for any further context.

[@nickb2049]

9:59 the context for this one is the Arizona Diamondbacks were only in their 4th season of existence and they made it not only to the World Series, but took the most successful team in baseball 7 games and then won with a bottom of the 9th walk off at home.

[@katwithattitude5062]

Plus this was also only a few weeks after 9/11 and they beat the New York Yankees.

[@moormanpa]

The John Brooks goal was from our opening match of the 2014 World Cup and earned a crucial revenge victory over Ghana after they'd eliminated the USA in the first round of the knockouts at the previous World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Ghana had also dealt the USA a death blow at World Cup 2006, beating them on the final day of the group stage to send them crashing out. After the opening match victory over Ghana in 2014, the USA advanced but then lost to Belgium in the first round of the knockouts. In 2002 Korea/Japan, we opened the tourney with a huge 3-2 upset of Luis Figo and Portugal whom many had picked as favorites to win it all that year. We then tied hosts South Korea and lost to Poland but still advanced to the knockouts where we beat Mexico 2-0 then outplayed Germany but lost 1-0. Sidenote from that match vs. Germany, our current manager, Gregg Berhalter, nearly scored the equalizer on a corner but was robbed when Törsten Frings' clearly handled the ball on the goaline to keep it out. We really should've won that game but simply did not finish our chances and then had the tough break of not being awarded a pen on what replay showed to be a clear handball. That said, one of our midfielders got away with a very blatant "hand of God" like clearance in our previous match vs. Mexico so we really couldn't be too upset. Regardless, 2002 was our best performance at a World Cup to date and really caused quite a stir back home. The last-gasp Donovan goal vs. Algeria in 2010 was another special moment, as England were set to win the group and we were going home until that moment. It was in added time, and England would've won the group had the result held, but with that goal, we actually went from going home to winning the group (but of course, we then lost to Ghana, in extra time, in the first round of the knockouts).

[@nathanschenck5608]

At 20:00 whenever people react to this video sometimes don’t know the full scale to that play for the saints. This was the first game back in the super dome after hurricane Katrina and totally destroyed the city after not playing a single home game because of it the year before. Even at one point it seemed the saints wouldn’t even come back to New Orleans. They did fortunately. And Not only was it the first game back after a travesty but against an arch rival nonetheless. And not only that but the man who blocked the punt Steve Gleason has ASL aka Lou Gehrig’s disease. As someone who grew up just outside of New Orleans this play brings more tears than happieness.

[@689moose]

Agüeroooo!! I remember watching that goal. Still one of the best.