Dan Marino's Fake Spike, Jazz pull off greatest NBA comeback, and Carnegie Tech beats Notre Dame - This DiSH for Nov. 27

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.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1994, Miami's Dan Marino fake spike play resulted in the game winning touchdown over the New York Jets.

In 1980, Chicago's Dave Williams ended the Thanksgiving day game against Detroit with a 95-yard kickoff return in OT.

In 1996, the Utah Jazz pulled off a 36-point comeback against the Denver Nuggets. It's the biggest comeback in NBA history.

And in 1926, Carnegie Tech beat Notre Dame 19-0 in one of the biggest college football upsets.

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.

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