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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna Ayrton Senna]], legendary UsefulNotes/FormulaOne driver known for being highly competitive, focused and stubborn, had a few of these over his lifetime, including once chewing out another driver for pulling a stunt on the track that could have killed the driver behind him. After his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna fatal crash]], he was found to have a furled Austrian flag in his cockpit. It seems that Senna had intended to dedicate his 42nd victory to the memory of Roland Ratzenberger - a driver (and a rookie one at that) who had been killed in qualifying for the race (driving for backmarkers Simtek). 3 MILLION people turned out onto the streets in Brazil to be tribute, and it was later found he left millions of dollars to children's charities. Not bad from someone with a reputation for being arrogant and standoffish.
** On a related note Max Mosley, the President of the FIA, was attacked for not attending Senna's funeral when almost the entire Formula One establishment turned out for it. It turned out that he had been at Ratzenberger's funeral instead, as he said: "Roland had been forgotten so I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his." Mosley is a controversial figure to say the least but this act of common decency merits a huge amount of respect for the man.
** On a related note Max Mosley, the President of the FIA, was attacked for not attending Senna's funeral when almost the entire Formula One establishment turned out for it. It turned out that he had been at Ratzenberger's funeral instead, as he said: "Roland had been forgotten so I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his." Mosley is a controversial figure to say the least but this act of common decency merits a huge amount of respect for the man.
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna Ayrton Senna]], legendary UsefulNotes/FormulaOne driver known for being highly competitive, focused and stubborn, had a few of these over his lifetime, including once chewing out another driver for pulling a stunt on the track that could have killed the driver behind him. After his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna fatal crash]], he was found to have a furled Austrian flag in his cockpit. It seems that Senna had intended to dedicate his 42nd victory to the memory of Roland Ratzenberger - a rookie driver (and a rookie one at that) who had been killed in qualifying for the race (driving race, driving for backmarkers Simtek). 3 MILLION people Simtek. ''Three million people'' turned out onto the streets in Brazil to be pay tribute, and it was later found he left millions of dollars to children's charities. Not bad from someone with a reputation for being arrogant and standoffish.
** On a relatednote note, Max Mosley, the then President of the FIA, was attacked for not attending Senna's funeral when almost the entire Formula One establishment turned out for it. It turned out that he had been at Ratzenberger's funeral instead, as he said: explaining: "Roland had been forgotten so I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his." Mosley is was a controversial figure to say the least least, but this act of common decency merits a huge amount of respect for the man.
** On a related
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* The 2021/2022 season was a grim time for Everton FC, perpetual scrappy Determinator of the Premier League who looked to be finally facing relegation from the Premier League, which would've spelled the end of a run of top flight football that had lasted since 1954. In the second to last game of the season Everton had a chance to finally secure safety after an improved but still spotty record under new manager Frank Lampard, only for the team to fare badly against Crystal Palace [[DarkestHour and end the first half at 2-0 down]] A death sentence possibly for the club as if they lost the game their hopes hinged on winning their final season game against Arsenal, a tall order (indeed they went on to lose said game [[CurbStompBattle 5-1]] ). Instead, with the fans positively bellowing for the team all the way, Everton proceeded to rally and, against all odds, finish the game [[HeroicSecondWind 3-2]], prompting TWO pitch invasions (one for the third goal and one for the final whistle) before proceeding to flood Goodison Park with a sea of blue and white, all while new manager Frank Lampard danced in celebration with the fans. A remarkable comeback itself (Everton had never been able to come back from a 2-0 defecit at half-time during the Premier League before) that secured safety for one of British Footballs original pillars.
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* In June 2021, Christian Eriksen suffered a near-fatal heart attack while playing for Denmark against Finland at Euro 2020 (which had been delayed for a year due to the COVID pandemic). It had looked to be the end of his career, but just eight months later he was back playing for newly-promoted Brentford, to the delight of pretty much everyone. The real heartwarming moment came in his first start for Brentford, against Norwich, when he dragged Brandon Williams to the floor in a typically rough challenge. Williams went to confront his opponent, but upon realising it was Eriksen, he hugged him instead.
* The2021/2022 2021/22 season was a grim time for Everton FC, the perpetual scrappy Determinator of the Premier League League, who looked to be finally facing relegation from the Premier League, relegation, which would've spelled the end of a run of top flight top-flight football that had lasted since 1954. In the second to last second-to-last game of the season Everton had a chance to finally secure safety after an improved but still spotty record under new manager Frank Lampard, only for the team to fare badly against Crystal Palace [[DarkestHour and end the first half at 2-0 down]] A down]]. This could have been a death sentence possibly for the club club, as if they lost the game that game, their hopes hinged on winning their final season game against Arsenal, a tall order (indeed they went on to lose said game [[CurbStompBattle 5-1]] ). 5-1]]). Instead, with the fans positively bellowing for the team all the way, Everton proceeded to rally and, against all odds, finish the game [[HeroicSecondWind 3-2]], prompting TWO ''two'' pitch invasions (one for the third goal and one for the final whistle) before proceeding to flood Goodison Park with a sea of blue and white, all while new manager Frank Lampard danced in celebration with the fans. A remarkable comeback itself (Everton had never been able to come back from a 2-0 defecit deficit at half-time during the Premier League before) that secured safety for one of British Footballs Football's original pillars.
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** Wisconsin's placekicker changed his jersey number to 27 in Foltz' honor, but by the time the Huskers came to Madison to play the Badgers, he suffered a season-ending injury. This, however, allowed him and the Badgers to take their tribute UpToEleven. Instead of spending the night before the game with his teammates, he stayed in Nebraska's team hotel with the Huskers' placekicker and the Foltz family. Then, he joined the Huskers' placekicker in the stadium tunnel for the team's pregame entrance, and they entered the stadium together bearing Foltz' Nebraska jersey.
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** Wisconsin's placekicker changed his jersey number to 27 in Foltz' honor, but by the time the Huskers came to Madison to play the Badgers, he suffered a season-ending injury. This, however, allowed him and the Badgers to take their tribute UpToEleven.up to eleven. Instead of spending the night before the game with his teammates, he stayed in Nebraska's team hotel with the Huskers' placekicker and the Foltz family. Then, he joined the Huskers' placekicker in the stadium tunnel for the team's pregame entrance, and they entered the stadium together bearing Foltz' Nebraska jersey.
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** On a similar scale, Johan Santana's no-hitter which was the first ever for the New York Mets after going just over 8,000 games without one. This came after Santana missed the previous season due to shoulder surgery. Left fielder Mike Baxter went out of his way to preserve the bid with a difficult catch that knocked him out of the game. Taking it UpToEleven, manager Terry Collins let him continue pitching at his insistence and called him a "hero" in the late innings.
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** On a similar scale, Johan Santana's no-hitter which was the first ever for the New York Mets after going just over 8,000 games without one. This came after Santana missed the previous season due to shoulder surgery. Left fielder Mike Baxter went out of his way to preserve the bid with a difficult catch that knocked him out of the game. Taking it UpToEleven, up to eleven, manager Terry Collins let him continue pitching at his insistence and called him a "hero" in the late innings.
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* When Jake Wightman won Gold in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he became the first British man to win since Steve Cram in 1983. Incidentally, Cram was commentating on the race for Creator/TheBBC, as was Wightman’s Dad, Geoff, who was commentating on the race as the stadium announcer at Hayward Field. Wightman senior managed to keep it together until the camera in the stadium panned to him after the race where he said “I suppose I better explain why the camera is on me. That’s my son, I’m his coach, and he’s the World Champion.” Wightman senior also had to cover the medal ceremony as well, [[https://youtu.be/miYLZZQdpgQ and when he introduced his son as the gold medalist, you can almost hear him bursting with pride when he says it.]]
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* When Jake Wightman won Gold in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he became the first British man to win since Steve Cram in 1983. Incidentally, Cram was commentating on the race for Creator/TheBBC, as was [[https://youtu.be/i6NMpOTkhYs Wightman’s Dad, Geoff, who was commentating on the race as the stadium announcer at Hayward Field. Field.]] Wightman senior managed to keep it together until the camera in the stadium panned to him after the race where he said “I suppose I better explain why the camera is on me. That’s my son, I’m his coach, and he’s the World Champion.” Wightman senior also had to cover the medal ceremony as well, [[https://youtu.be/miYLZZQdpgQ and when he introduced his son as the gold medalist, you can almost hear him bursting with pride when he says it.]]
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* England winning the Women's UEFA European Championships. After 56 years of hurt, football has ''finally'' come home.
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* England winning the Women's UEFA European Championships. After 56 years of hurt, football has ''finally'' come home.
** And it was England's ''women'' who achieved this. After years of scrutiny, of having to fund themselves with second jobs and being told they were in a man's sport, they did what the men haven't been able to do for over half a century. This win was massively deserved.
** And it was England's ''women'' who achieved this. After years of scrutiny, of having to fund themselves with second jobs and being told they were in a man's sport, they did what the men haven't been able to do for over half a century. This win was massively deserved.
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* When Jake Wightman won Gold in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he became the first British man to win since Steve Cram in 1983. Incidentally, Cram was commentating on the race for Creator/TheBBC, as was Wightman’s Dad, Geoff, who was commentating on the race as the stadium announcer at Hayward Field. Wightman senior managed to keep it together until the camera in the stadium panned to him after the race where he said “I suppose I better explain why the camera is on me. That’s my son, I’m his coach, and he’s the World Champion.” Wightman senior also had to cover the medal ceremony as well, [[https://youtu.be/miYLZZQdpgQ and when he introduced his son as the gold medalist, and you can almost hear him bursting with pride when he says it.]]
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* When Jake Wightman won Gold in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he became the first British man to win since Steve Cram in 1983. Incidentally, Cram was commentating on the race for Creator/TheBBC, as was Wightman’s Dad, Geoff, who was commentating on the race as the stadium announcer at Hayward Field. Wightman senior managed to keep it together until the camera in the stadium panned to him after the race where he said “I suppose I better explain why the camera is on me. That’s my son, I’m his coach, and he’s the World Champion.” Wightman senior also had to cover the medal ceremony as well, [[https://youtu.be/miYLZZQdpgQ and when he introduced his son as the gold medalist, and you can almost hear him bursting with pride when he says it.]]
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* When Jake Wightman won Gold in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he became the first British man to win since Steve Cram in 1983. Incidentally, Cram was commentating on the race for Creator/TheBBC, as was Wightman’s Dad, Geoff, who was commentating on the race as the stadium announcer at Haywood Hayward Field. Wightman senior managed to keep it together until the camera in the stadium panned to him after the race where he said “I suppose I better explain why the camera is on me. That’s my son, I’m his coach, and he’s the World Champion.” Wightman senior also had to cover the medal ceremony as well, [[https://youtu.be/miYLZZQdpgQ and when he introduced his son as the gold medalist, and you can almost hear him bursting with pride when he says it.]]
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* When Jake Wightman won Gold in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he became the first British man to win since Steve Cram in 1983. Incidentally, Cram was commentating on the race for Creator/TheBBC, as was Wightman’s Dad, Geoff, who was commentating on the race as the stadium announcer at Haywood Field. Wightman senior managed to keep it together until the camera in the stadium panned to him after the race where he said “I suppose I better explain why the camera is on me. That’s my son, I’m his coach, and he’s the World Champion.” Wightman senior also had to cover the medal ceremony as well, where and when he announced that introduced his son was as the gold medalist, and you can almost hear him bursting with pride when he announces says it.
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* On October 23, 2021 a young woman named Nadia Popovici attended a Seattle Kraken vs. Vancouver Canucks game and noticed that Brian Hamilton, the Canucks assistant equipment manager, had a large mole on the back of his neck. Popovici did volunteer work at a hospital and was familiar with the signs of skin cancer, so she typed a note on her phone that said, "The mole on the back of your neck is possibly cancerous. Please go see a doctor!" and then held it up so Hamilton could see it. After removing the mole and running tests, Hamilton's doctor told him that it was malignant melanoma and that the early detection had probably saved his life. After tracking Popovici down via social media, both teams got together to give her a $10 000 scholarship to medical school.
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* The 2021/2022 season was a grim time for Everton FC, perpetual scrappy Determinator of the Premier League who looked to be finally facing relegation from the Premier League, which would've spelled the end of a run of top flight football that had lasted since 1954. In the second to last game of the season Everton had a chance to finally secure safety after an improved but still spotty record under new manager Frank Lampard, only for the team to fare badly against Crystal Palace [[DarkestHour and end the first half at 2-0 down]] A death sentence possibly for the club as if they lost the game their hopes hinged on winning their final season game against Arsenal, a tall order (indeed they went on to lose said game [[CurbStompBattle 5-1]] ). Instead, with the fans positively bellowing for the team all the way, Everton proceeded to rally and, against all odds, finish the game [[HeroicSecondWind 3-2]], prompting TWO pitch invasions (one for the third goal and one for the final whistle) before proceeding to flood Goodison Park with a sea of blue and white, all while new manager Frank Lampard danced in celebration with the fans. A remarkable comeback itself (Everton had never been able to come back from a 2-0 defecit at half-time during the Premier League before) that secured safety for one of the Premier Leagues original pillars.
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* The 2021/2022 season was a grim time for Everton FC, perpetual scrappy Determinator of the Premier League who looked to be finally facing relegation from the Premier League, which would've spelled the end of a run of top flight football that had lasted since 1954. In the second to last game of the season Everton had a chance to finally secure safety after an improved but still spotty record under new manager Frank Lampard, only for the team to fare badly against Crystal Palace [[DarkestHour and end the first half at 2-0 down]] A death sentence possibly for the club as if they lost the game their hopes hinged on winning their final season game against Arsenal, a tall order (indeed they went on to lose said game [[CurbStompBattle 5-1]] ). Instead, with the fans positively bellowing for the team all the way, Everton proceeded to rally and, against all odds, finish the game [[HeroicSecondWind 3-2]], prompting TWO pitch invasions (one for the third goal and one for the final whistle) before proceeding to flood Goodison Park with a sea of blue and white, all while new manager Frank Lampard danced in celebration with the fans. A remarkable comeback itself (Everton had never been able to come back from a 2-0 defecit at half-time during the Premier League before) that secured safety for one of the Premier Leagues British Footballs original pillars.
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* The 2021/2022 season was a grim time for Everton FC, perpetual scrappy Determinator of the Premier League who looked to be finally facing relegation from the Premier League, which would've spelled the end of a run of top flight football that had lasted since 1954. In the second to last game of the season Everton had a chance to finally secure safety after an improved but still spotty record under new manager Frank Lampard, only for the team to fare badly against Crystal Palace [[DarkestHour and end the first half at 2-0 down]] A death sentence possibly for the club as if they lost the game their hopes hinged on winning their final season game against Arsenal, a tall order (indeed they went on to lose said game [[CurbStompBattle 5-1]] ). Instead, with the fans positively bellowing for the team all the way, Everton proceeded to rally and, against all odds, finish the game [[HeroicSecondWind 3-2]], prompting TWO pitch invasions (one for the third goal and one for the final whistle) before proceeding to flood Goodison Park with a sea of blue and white, all while new manager Frank Lampard danced in celebration with the fans. A remarkable comeback itself (Everton had never been able to come back from a 2-0 defecit at half-time during the Premier League before) that secured safety for one of the Premier Leagues original pillars.
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* January 26, 2020- the NBA (and the entire sports world for that matter) experienced an absolutely shocking tragedy when retired Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, one of the most famous faces in the entire sport, died in a helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. Many teams who were playing that day decided to pay tribute to him by starting games by purposely running out the shot clock, which is set at 24 seconds- the number Bryant wore. Bryant also wore the number 8, which is the amount of seconds teams have to advance the ball past court, so teams ran that clock out as well.
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* January 26, 2020- the 2020—the NBA (and the entire sports world for that matter) experienced an absolutely shocking tragedy when retired Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, one of the most famous faces in the entire sport, died in a helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. Many teams who were playing that day decided to pay tribute to him by starting games by purposely running out the shot clock, which is set at 24 seconds- the number Bryant wore. Bryant also wore the number 8, which is the amount of seconds teams have to advance the ball past court, so teams ran that clock out as well.
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* Speaking of Coach Cal, he was responsible for a similar moment earlier in the 2021–22 season. Hours before UK's January 15, 2022 home game against rival Tennessee, Joe B. Hall, who had succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp as the Wildcats' head coach, died at age 93. For the Cats' first defensive possession of that game, he put his team in a 1-3-1 zone—a defense he normally doesn't use, but one that was favored by Hall.
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* Speaking of Coach Cal, he was responsible for a similar moment earlier in the 2021–22 season. Hours before UK's January 15, 2022 home game against rival Tennessee, Joe B. Hall, who had succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp as the Wildcats' head coach, died at age 93. For the Cats' first defensive possession of that game, he Calipari put his team in a 1-3-1 zone—a defense he normally doesn't use, but one that was favored by Hall.
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* March 5, 2022, O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida: Senior Day at the University of Florida, which saw a moment quite similar to UVM's moment two years earlier. This moment revolved around Gators senior Keyontae Johnson, who had been touted as a potential Southeastern Conference player of the year until December 12, 2020, when he collapsed and nearly died during the Gators' game against archrival Florida State. At the hospital, he was found to have acute myocarditis (heart inflammation), which ended his college playing career. But for Florida's last regular-season game in 2022 against rival Kentucky, [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401364968 he suited up for the first time since his medical emergency, took the opening tap, dribbled around midcourt a few times, and then dropped to kiss the Gators logo.]] Unlike the UVM moment, this was strictly ceremonial; the ''real'' tipoff came after Johnson left the court to a standing ovation from the crowd and both benches. Still counts. Especially since at the postgame press conference, UK coach John Calipari (whose team won) told reporters that [[https://www.on3.com/college/kentucky-wildcats/news/john-calipari-wanted-to-do-more-for-keyontae-johnson-to-open-kentucky-florida-game-injury-medical-emergency/ he wanted to let Johnson score the first basket.]]
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* March 5, 2022, O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida: Senior Day at the University of Florida, which saw a moment quite similar to UVM's moment two years earlier. This moment revolved around Gators senior Keyontae Johnson, who had been touted as a potential Southeastern Conference player of the year until December 12, 2020, when he collapsed and nearly died during the Gators' game against archrival Florida State. At the hospital, he was found to have acute myocarditis (heart inflammation), which ended his college playing career. But for Florida's last 2021–22 regular-season game in 2022 against rival Kentucky, [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401364968 he suited up for the first time since his medical emergency, took the opening tap, dribbled around midcourt a few times, and then dropped to kiss the Gators logo.]] Unlike the UVM moment, this was strictly ceremonial; the ''real'' tipoff came after Johnson left the court to a standing ovation from the crowd and both benches. Still counts. Especially since at the postgame press conference, UK coach John Calipari (whose team won) told reporters that [[https://www.on3.com/college/kentucky-wildcats/news/john-calipari-wanted-to-do-more-for-keyontae-johnson-to-open-kentucky-florida-game-injury-medical-emergency/ he wanted to let Johnson score the first basket.]]
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* After a 28 year wait which included being embroiled in a ref scandal that cost them their trip to the NBA Finals and a 10 year Playoff drought. The Phoenix Suns headed by 16 year vet Chris Paul and Devin Booker made it back to the NBA Finals after triumphing over the Los Angeles Clippers in 6. This long awaited NBA Finals berth is also Chris Paul's first in his career.
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* After a 28 year 28-year wait which included being embroiled in a ref scandal that cost them their trip to the NBA Finals and a 10 year Playoff drought. The 10-year playoff drought, the Phoenix Suns Suns, headed by 16 year 16-year vet Chris Paul and Devin Booker Booker, made it back to the NBA Finals after triumphing over the Los Angeles Clippers in 6. This long awaited long-awaited NBA Finals berth is was also Chris Paul's first in his career.
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* Speaking of Coach Cal, he was responsible for a similar moment earlier in the 2021–22 season. Hours before UK's January 15, 2022 home game against rival Tennessee, Joe B. Hall, who had succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp as the Wildcats' head coach, died at age 93. For the Cats' first defensive possession of that game, he put his team in a 1-3-1 zone—a defense he normally doesn't use, but one that was favored by Hall.
* Speaking of Coach Cal, he was responsible for a similar moment earlier in the 2021–22 season. Hours before UK's January 15, 2022 home game against rival Tennessee, Joe B. Hall, who had succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp as the Wildcats' head coach, died at age 93. For the Cats' first defensive possession of that game, he put his team in a 1-3-1 zone—a defense he normally doesn't use, but one that was favored by Hall.
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* February 26, 2018, Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa: In Iowa's final home game of the season, with the Hawkeyes holding a 73–65 lead with 2:15 left against Northwestern, Iowa's Jordan Bohannon was at the free-throw line on a streak of 34 consecutive free throws, equaling the school record... [[http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2018/02/25/jordan-bohannons-intentionally-missed-free-throw-keeps-chris-street-record-books/371686002/ but he intentionally missed, raising a finger to the sky immediately afterwards]]. Now for more background: The school record in question was held by Chris Street, who was killed in a car accident midway through the 1992–93 season while on a free-throw streak of 34. Bohannon, an Iowa native, was well aware of Street's story, and had become close to the Street family, later saying "that's not my record to have; and, obviously, that record deserves to stay in his name." Oh, and by the way, Street's parents were at that game. Iowa's coach didn't mind the intentional miss, even though there was still enough time for Northwestern to erase Iowa's 8-point lead. They didn't. And after the game, Street's father gave Bohannon, who still had two years left to play at Iowa[[labelnote:*]]which ended up being ''four'' more—he got a medical redshirt year in 2020–21, and after the NCAA gave all basketball players an extra season of eligibility due to COVID-19 disrupting that season, decided to come back for a ''sixth'' season in 2021–22[[/labelnote]], the family's blessing to break the record should he get another chance, telling him, "Next time, you need to go right on by."
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* February 26, 2018, Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa: In Iowa's final home game of the season, with the Hawkeyes holding a 73–65 lead with 2:15 left against Northwestern, Iowa's Jordan Bohannon was at the free-throw line on a streak of 34 consecutive free throws, equaling the school record... [[http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2018/02/25/jordan-bohannons-intentionally-missed-free-throw-keeps-chris-street-record-books/371686002/ but he intentionally missed, raising a finger to the sky immediately afterwards]]. Now for more background: The school record in question was held by Chris Street, who was killed in a car accident midway through the 1992–93 season while on a free-throw streak of 34. Bohannon, an Iowa native, was well aware of Street's story, and had become close to the Street family, later saying "that's not my record to have; and, obviously, that record deserves to stay in his name." Oh, and by the way, Street's parents were at that game. Iowa's coach didn't mind the intentional miss, even though there was still enough time for Northwestern to erase Iowa's 8-point lead. They didn't. And after the game, Street's father gave Bohannon, who still had two years left to play at Iowa[[labelnote:*]]which Iowa[[labelnote:*]]Which ended up being ''four'' more—he got a medical redshirt year in 2020–21, and after the NCAA gave all basketball players an extra season of eligibility due to COVID-19 disrupting that season, decided to come back for a ''sixth'' season in 2021–22[[/labelnote]], 2021–22. In fact, he's now played in more games than anyone else in Division I men's history.[[/labelnote]], the family's blessing to break the record should he get another chance, telling him, "Next time, you need to go right on by."
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* It should be noted that the reverse victory lap in the above examples was made popular by Alan Kulwicki. Why is this important? Because Rusty Wallace's reverse victory lap for Earnhardt in 2001 harkens back to the last race of the 1993 season. Alan Kulwicki and Davey Allison had been killed in separate air crashes earlier in the year. Dale Earnhardt and Wallace were 1st and 2nd in the championship standings going into the last race, during the height of an intense rivalry between the two. Wallace won the race, but Earnhardt won the championship. Both drivers drove a reverse victory lap, side-by-side, one carrying a #7 flag for Kulwicki, and the other carrying a #28 flag for Allison.
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* It should be noted that the reverse victory lap in the above examples was made popular by Alan Kulwicki. Why is this important? Because Rusty Wallace's reverse victory lap for Earnhardt in 2001 harkens back to the last race of the 1993 season. Alan Kulwicki and Davey Allison had been killed in separate air crashes earlier in the year. Dale Earnhardt and Wallace were 1st and 2nd in the championship standings going into the last race, during the height of an intense rivalry between the two. Wallace won the race, but Earnhardt won the championship. Both drivers drove a reverse victory lap, side-by-side, one with Earnhardt carrying a #7 flag for Kulwicki, and the other Wallace carrying a #28 flag for Allison.
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* Less than a week before the Michigan Wolverines play the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship, a school shooting occurred at Oxford High School in Michigan. To honor the victims, survivors, and community members, the Wolverines will wear [[https://twitter.com/UMichFootball/status/1466559598161117185 a special patch on their uniforms]], with the high school's 'Block O' logo as the shape, the "TM" and "42" paying tribute to football player Tate Myre who was one of the victims, and the four hearts representing the four victims of the shooting.
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* Less than a week before the Michigan Wolverines play played the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship, a school shooting occurred at Oxford High School in Michigan. To honor the victims, survivors, and community members, the Wolverines will wear wore [[https://twitter.com/UMichFootball/status/1466559598161117185 a special patch on their uniforms]], with the high school's 'Block O' logo as the shape, the "TM" and "42" paying tribute to football player Tate Myre who was one of the victims, and the four hearts representing the four victims of the shooting.
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* February 26, 2018, Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa: In Iowa's final home game of the season, with the Hawkeyes holding a 73–65 lead with 2:15 left against Northwestern, Iowa's Jordan Bohannon was at the free-throw line on a streak of 34 consecutive free throws, equaling the school record... [[http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2018/02/25/jordan-bohannons-intentionally-missed-free-throw-keeps-chris-street-record-books/371686002/ but he intentionally missed, raising a finger to the sky immediately afterwards]]. Now for more background: The school record in question was held by Chris Street, who was killed in a car accident midway through the 1992–93 season while on a free-throw streak of 34. Bohannon, an Iowa native, was well aware of Street's story, and had become close to the Street family, later saying "that's not my record to have; and, obviously, that record deserves to stay in his name." Oh, and by the way, Street's parents were at that game. Iowa's coach didn't mind the intentional miss, even though there was still enough time for Northwestern to erase Iowa's 8-point lead. They didn't. And after the game, Street's father gave Bohannon, who still had two years left to play at Iowa, the family's blessing to break the record should he get another chance, telling him, "Next time, you need to go right on by."
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* February 26, 2018, Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa: In Iowa's final home game of the season, with the Hawkeyes holding a 73–65 lead with 2:15 left against Northwestern, Iowa's Jordan Bohannon was at the free-throw line on a streak of 34 consecutive free throws, equaling the school record... [[http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2018/02/25/jordan-bohannons-intentionally-missed-free-throw-keeps-chris-street-record-books/371686002/ but he intentionally missed, raising a finger to the sky immediately afterwards]]. Now for more background: The school record in question was held by Chris Street, who was killed in a car accident midway through the 1992–93 season while on a free-throw streak of 34. Bohannon, an Iowa native, was well aware of Street's story, and had become close to the Street family, later saying "that's not my record to have; and, obviously, that record deserves to stay in his name." Oh, and by the way, Street's parents were at that game. Iowa's coach didn't mind the intentional miss, even though there was still enough time for Northwestern to erase Iowa's 8-point lead. They didn't. And after the game, Street's father gave Bohannon, who still had two years left to play at Iowa, Iowa[[labelnote:*]]which ended up being ''four'' more—he got a medical redshirt year in 2020–21, and after the NCAA gave all basketball players an extra season of eligibility due to COVID-19 disrupting that season, decided to come back for a ''sixth'' season in 2021–22[[/labelnote]], the family's blessing to break the record should he get another chance, telling him, "Next time, you need to go right on by."
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* March 3, 2020, Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, Vermont: Senior Night at the University of Vermont. While it was certainly a big moment for UVM's seniors, it was even more special for one of them. For background, we have to go back to February 1, 2015. At the time, Josh Speidel was averaging 28 points per game for Columbus North High School in Columbus, Indiana (incidentally, the alma mater of Vice President Mike Pence). Shortly after committing to play for the Catamounts, he was in an auto accident. Upon being rushed to an UsefulNotes/{{Indianapolis}} hospital, he registered a 4 on a standard coma scale—with any reading lower than 8 being considered a "severe head injury". Doctors told his parents that Josh would likely require 24-hour care for the rest of his life, and would never read above a fourth-grade level. He came out of the coma five weeks later, and recovered sufficiently to attend UVM. The basketball team honored his scholarship, and for 2019–20 the NCAA issued a waiver allowing him to suit up for his final season at the school. He had appeared in a few games, but hadn't scored. But in a prearranged moment at the start of the Catamounts' game against Albany... [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28832122/vermont-josh-speidel-overcomes-traumatic-brain-injury-score-first-career-points he scored.]] And on top of that, he graduated from UVM in May 2020 with a GPA a shade under 3.4 (on the traditional US 4-point scale).
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* March 3, 2020, Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, Vermont: Senior Night at the University of Vermont. While it was certainly a big moment for UVM's seniors, it was even more special for one of them. For background, we have to go back to February 1, 2015. At the time, Josh Speidel was averaging 28 points per game for Columbus North High School in Columbus, Indiana (incidentally, the alma mater of Vice President Mike Pence).UsefulNotes/MikePence). Shortly after committing to play for the Catamounts, he was in an auto accident. Upon being rushed to an UsefulNotes/{{Indianapolis}} hospital, he registered a 4 on a standard coma scale—with any reading lower than 8 being considered a "severe head injury". Doctors told his parents that Josh would likely require 24-hour care for the rest of his life, and would never read above a fourth-grade level. He came out of the coma five weeks later, and recovered sufficiently to attend UVM. The basketball team honored his scholarship, and for 2019–20 the NCAA issued a waiver allowing him to suit up for his final season at the school. He had appeared in a few games, but hadn't scored. But in a prearranged moment at the start of the Catamounts' game against Albany... [[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28832122/vermont-josh-speidel-overcomes-traumatic-brain-injury-score-first-career-points he scored.]] And on top of that, he graduated from UVM in May 2020 with a GPA a shade under 3.4 (on the traditional US 4-point scale).
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** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' list manager[[labelnote:*]]roughly equivalent to the general manager of a North American sports team[[/labelnote]] was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is even ''that''... the Bulldogs' list manager[[labelnote:*]]roughly person who put together the premiership-winning roster, known in the AFL as the "list manager"[[labelnote:*]]roughly equivalent to the general manager of a North American sports team[[/labelnote]] team[[/labelnote]], was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who thus won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' list manager[[labelnote:*]]roughly equivalent to a general manager or North American sports[[/labelnote]] was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' list manager[[labelnote:*]]roughly equivalent to a the general manager or of a North American sports[[/labelnote]] sports team[[/labelnote]] was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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Clarification: Jason Mc Cartney's role with the 2016 Western Bulldogs was list manager. Somewhat similar to a North American sports GM.
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** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' manager was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' list manager[[labelnote:*]]roughly equivalent to a general manager or North American sports[[/labelnote]] was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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The 2016 Western Bulldogs wasn't even CLOSE to the biggest AFL CMOH. Try Jason Mc Cartney in 2003. And to top it off, he was the MANAGER of the 2016 Bulldogs.
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* UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball: As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone.
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** In October 2002, Islamist terrorists committed suicide bombings at major nightspots catering mainly to Western tourists on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing over 200 and injuring about the same number. Jason [=McCartney=], a defender for North Melbourne who was on holiday, suffered second-degree burns to more than half of his body while helping carry other victims to safety, and nearly died during surgery after being transported back to Melbourne. After a grueling rehab process, he returned to play in the Kangaroos' high-profile Queen's Birthday match against Richmond in June 2003. Wearing a long-sleeved jersey instead of the normal guernsey, as well as compression garments and protective gloves, and also wearing numbers 88 and 202 (the number of Australian and total fatalities, not counting the perps), he came on as a substitute to cheers from both sets of supporters, and made two plays late in the game that were key to North Melbourne's win. He was carried off the field, and while being interviewed on the field after the match announced his retirement, saying that his rehab left him spent and that he wanted to go out on a high note. Did he ever.
** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' manager was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
** In October 2002, Islamist terrorists committed suicide bombings at major nightspots catering mainly to Western tourists on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing over 200 and injuring about the same number. Jason [=McCartney=], a defender for North Melbourne who was on holiday, suffered second-degree burns to more than half of his body while helping carry other victims to safety, and nearly died during surgery after being transported back to Melbourne. After a grueling rehab process, he returned to play in the Kangaroos' high-profile Queen's Birthday match against Richmond in June 2003. Wearing a long-sleeved jersey instead of the normal guernsey, as well as compression garments and protective gloves, and also wearing numbers 88 and 202 (the number of Australian and total fatalities, not counting the perps), he came on as a substitute to cheers from both sets of supporters, and made two plays late in the game that were key to North Melbourne's win. He was carried off the field, and while being interviewed on the field after the match announced his retirement, saying that his rehab left him spent and that he wanted to go out on a high note. Did he ever.
** As of 2016, the Western Bulldogs (formerly known as Footscray) had won just one premiership in their history, and hadn't made it to the Grand Final since 1961. To rub it in, they had lost ''seven'' Preliminary Finals since 1985, narrowly staved off a merger in 1989, and had near-constant financial troubles. Then, three weeks into the 2016 season, captain Bob Murphy injured his knee and was out for the year. Going into the 2016 finals series, they were placed 7th, and were underdogs (pardon the pun) in all their finals matches - against the West Coast Eagles in Perth, then reigning three-time premiers Hawthorn, ''then'' new team (and perceived [[CreatorsPet league's pet]]) Greater Western Sydney Giants in Sydney for the Preliminary Final. The Bulldogs won by a goal, making it to the Grand Final for the first time in 55 years. After that, actually ''winning'' against the top-placed Sydney Swans was almost icing on the cake. But the cherry on top came during the presentation ceremony, when coach Luke Beveridge called injured captain Bob Murphy up to the stand and gave his premiership medallion to him, saying he deserved it more than anyone. And possibly topping ''that'' is the Bulldogs' manager was the aforementioned Jason [=McCartney=], who won the premiership that eluded him as a player.[[note]][=McCartney=] had been on North Melbourne's 1999 premiership team, but had been suspended for the Grand Final.[[/note]]
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* Eighteen years later, a similar situation played out, also on ''Monday Night Football'', for RB Aaron Jones, whose father passed away from COVID-19 in April 2021. In the team's home opener for the subsequent season -- which Jones indicated was the first home game of his that his father had ''ever'' missed -- Jones scored three receiving touchdowns (tying a record that had been set in, and not matched since, ''1942'') and adding a rushing touchdown for good measure, helping to lead the team to a decisive victory over division rival Detroit. It then turned into a two-for-one when, after Jones revealed that he had lost a charm containing some of his father's ashes in the end zone, Packers head trainer Bryan Engel was out searching the field until nearly 2 o'clock in the morning to locate the charm, not because it was in any way his job (it wasn't), but simply because he knew how important it was to Jones.
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* Eighteen years later, a similar situation played out, also on ''Monday Night Football'', for RB Aaron Jones, whose father passed away from COVID-19 in April 2021. In the team's home opener for the subsequent season -- which Jones indicated was the first home game of his that his father had ''ever'' missed -- Jones scored three receiving touchdowns (tying a record that had been set in, and not matched since, ''1942'') and adding a rushing touchdown for good measure, helping to lead the team to a decisive victory over division rival Detroit. It then turned into a two-for-one when, after Jones revealed that he had lost a charm containing some of his father's ashes in the end zone, Packers head trainer Bryan Engel was out searching the field until nearly 2 o'clock in the morning to locate the charm, not because it was in any way his job (it wasn't), but simply because he knew how important it was to Jones. The equipment staff subsequently sewed an inside pocket into Jones' jersey so that he could carry the charm safely in future games.
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* Eighteen years later, a similar situation played out also on ''Monday Night Football'', for RB Aaron Jones, whose father passed away from COVID-19 in April 2021; in the team's home opener that year, Jones scored three receiving touchdowns (tying a record that had been set in, and not matched since, ''1942'') and adding a rushing touchdown for good measure. It then turned into a two-for-one when, after Jones revealed that he had lost a charm containing some of his father's ashes in the end zone, Packers head trainer Bryan Engel was out searching the field until nearly 2 o'clock in the morning to locate the charm, not because it was in any way his job (it wasn't), but simply because he knew how important it was to Jones.
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* Eighteen years later, a similar situation played out out, also on ''Monday Night Football'', for RB Aaron Jones, whose father passed away from COVID-19 in April 2021; in 2021. In the team's home opener for the subsequent season -- which Jones indicated was the first home game of his that year, his father had ''ever'' missed -- Jones scored three receiving touchdowns (tying a record that had been set in, and not matched since, ''1942'') and adding a rushing touchdown for good measure.measure, helping to lead the team to a decisive victory over division rival Detroit. It then turned into a two-for-one when, after Jones revealed that he had lost a charm containing some of his father's ashes in the end zone, Packers head trainer Bryan Engel was out searching the field until nearly 2 o'clock in the morning to locate the charm, not because it was in any way his job (it wasn't), but simply because he knew how important it was to Jones.
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* Eighteen years later, a similar situation played out also on ''Monday Night Football'', for RB Aaron Jones, whose father passed away from COVID-19 in April 2021; in the team's home opener that year, Jones scored three receiving touchdowns (tying a record that had been set in, and not matched since, ''1942'') and adding a rushing touchdown for good measure. It then turned into a two-for-one when, after Jones revealed that he had lost a charm containing some of his father's ashes in the end zone, Packers head trainer Bryan Engel was out searching the field until nearly 2 o'clock in the morning to locate the charm, not because it was in any way his job (it wasn't), but simply because he knew how important it was to Jones.
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Ernie Irvan's final victory coming at the track where he almost died in 1994
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* Much like his first victory after replacing Davey Allison in the #28 Texaco-Havoline Thunderbird, Irvan's final career victory saw him [[ManlyTears shedding tears of joy]] when he won the Miller 400 race at Michigan International Speedway, the same track where three years earlier; Irvan nearly lost his life in a vicious practice crash.
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* During the 2010 NCAA Tournament, West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler really messed up his knee while playing and was on the floor in tears and apologizing. WVU's head coach Bob Huggins, [[{{Tsundere}} a known]] [[DrillSergeantNasty hardass]], [[http://media.nola.com/ncaa_impact/photo/aptopix-ncaa-final-four-wesjpg-178339986c0a8ec6_medium.jpg got down to the floor and comforted his fallen player]] showing [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold his tender side]] and [[PapaBear how he cares for his players]]. WVU did lose the game, but they gave the public a moment that will cause even the darkest of hearts to brighten up.
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* During the 2010 NCAA Tournament, West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler really messed up his knee while playing and was on the floor in tears and apologizing. WVU's WVU head coach Bob Huggins, [[{{Tsundere}} a known]] [[DrillSergeantNasty hardass]], hard-ass]], [[http://media.nola.com/ncaa_impact/photo/aptopix-ncaa-final-four-wesjpg-178339986c0a8ec6_medium.jpg got down to the floor and comforted his fallen player]] showing [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold his tender side]] and [[PapaBear how he cares for his players]]. WVU did lose the game, but they gave the public a moment that will cause even the darkest of hearts to brighten up.
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** It all culminated in the 2013 World Series, where for the first time in 95 years, Fenway Park was the location of a series-clinching game. And Boston won it, with Joe Buck calling "Boston Strong!" in his commentary.
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** It all culminated in the 2013 World Series, where for the first time in 95 years, the Red Sox clinched the World Series at Fenway Park was the location of a series-clinching game. Park. And Boston they won it, it with Joe Buck calling "Boston Strong!" in his commentary.
