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Frugol and Fleck - Two Unlikely Champs, Bobby Allison's Harrowing Final Race, and the Steelers and Eagles Combine - This DiSH June 19
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This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1954, Ed Furgol became one of the unlikeliest winners of the US Open.
In 1955, Jack Fleck followed up Furgol with an unlikely win of his own, beating Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff.
In 1977, Hubert Green won the US Open after receiving a credible death threat while he was still on the course.
In 1988, Bobby Allison was involved in a first lap wreck at Pocono. It was a wreck that would end his racing career.
In 1943, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles joined up due to lack of players due to WWII.
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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