robmints
Joined: May 13, 2003
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Re: Famous sports OPE
Reply #7 Jan 16, 2005 7:46 pm |
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If it wasn't the Raiders, it must have been the Bills.. But No. Or the Patriots' 3-0 "Snow Plow Game" victory over Miami on Dec. 12, 1982. With neither team able to score during a raging snowstorm, tractor driver Mark Henderson -- a convicted burglar on a work-release program -- alertly cleared a path with his snow brush for John Smith's 33-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. Not surprisingly, the NFL quickly banned grounds crews from doing anything to create a physical advantage, but two heroes were born. The Patriots still use that John Deere tractor, and Henderson received a loud ovation when he drove it onto the field during a 2001 reenactment. source:http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-05/01-14-05/c03sp529.htm (don't click it if you don't want an ad) Man how time flies.
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