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This Day in Philly Sports History
Welcome to the ultimate rollercoaster ride through Philly sports! Each day, we dive into the current state of Philadelphia's sports scene — the highs, the heartbreaks, and everything in between. But we don’t stop there. We take a trip down memory lane, reliving iconic moments, legendary characters, gut-wrenching losses, and unforgettable celebrations that define what it means to be a Philly fan. It’s a daily dose of passion, history, and that signature Philly grit — all served up with energy…
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This Day in Philly Sports HistoryThis Day in Philly Sports History - January 14, 2023
On this day in 1922 Ben Shibe died. He was part owner and president of the Philadelphia Athletics. He is the namesake of Shibe Park and is credited with the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 13, 2023
On this day in 2007 the Eagles lost to the Saints in New Orleans 27-24 in the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs. Also what's up with Doc's substitutions?
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 12, 2023
On this day in 1994 Steve Carlton was announced as a MLB Hall of Famer. Carlton was at his best with the Phillies, spending 15 years winning 241 games…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 11, 2023
On this day in 1981 the Eagles beat the Cowboys 20-7 in the NFC Championship game to reach their first Super Bowl in team history. It was their first…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 10, 2023
On this day in 1993 the Eagles lost to the Cowboys 34-10 in the Divisional playoff. This would turn out to be Reggie White's last game as an Eagle.
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 9, 2023
It's victory Monday. The Eagles clinched the NFC East and the #1 seed with a 22-16 win over the Giants. On this day in 1995 Mike Schmidt was announced as an…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 8, 2023
On this day in 1985 the Flyers beat the Canucks 5-3. Pelle Lindburgh had 30 saves and newly called up Todd Bergen scored 2 goals. Bergen had an interesting…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 7, 2023
On this day in 1980 the Flyers lost 7-1 to the Minnesota North Stars at the Spectrum. The loss snapped the Flyers 35 game unbeaten streak. That streak is the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 6, 2023
On this day in 2019 the Eagles beat the Bears on a "double doink". Codey Parkey's game winning 43 yeard field goal attempt hit the upright then bounced off the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 5, 2023
On this day in 1991 the Eagles lost the NFC Wild Card game at the Vet to Washington 20-6 in a game where they didn't get much going. The game ultimately cost…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 4, 2023
On this day in 2012 the Temple Owls defeated the #5 ranked Duke Blue Devils 78-73 at the Wells Fargo Center. Khalif Wyatt led all scorers with 22 points.
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 3, 2023
On this day in 1981 the Eagles beat the Vikings 31-16 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs. The Vikings jumped out 14-0 before the Eagles defense took over. At the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 2, 2023
On this day in 2012 the Flyers lost to the Rangers 3-2 in the Winter Classic played at Citizen's Bank Park. It also was Eric Lindros' return to Philly as he…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - January 1, 2023
On this day in 1935 the Temple Owls and Tulane Green Wave played in the inaugural Sugar Bowl. The game was played in the old Tulane Stadium and the "home" team…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 31, 2022
On this day in 2000, the Eagles beat the Buccaneers 21-3 in the NFC Wildcard game. The win was Andy Reid's and Donovan McNabb's first playoff wins as Eagles…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 30, 2022
On this day in 1995 the Eagles beat the Lions 58-37 at the Vet in the NFC wildcard game. The Eagles came out motivated after Detroit's All-Pro tackle, Lomas…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 29, 2022
On this day in 2009 the Temple Owls lost to the UCLA Bruins 30-21 in the Eagle Bank Bowl in Washington, D.C. It was the Owls' first bowl game since 1979 but…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 28, 2022
On this day in 2008 the Eagles received late Christmas gifts from the Raiders and Texans and suddenly were in a win and get in scenario in their game vs the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 27, 2022
On this day in 2009 the Eagles beat the Broncos 30-27 in what would turn out to be Donovan McNabb's final home game as an Eagle. He went 20-35 for 332 yards, 3…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 26, 2022
On this day in 1960 the Eagles defeated the Packers 17-13 to win the NFL Championship. It was the only playoff defeat for legendary coach Vince Lombardi and…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 25, 2022
Merry Christmas. On this day in 2006 the Eagles beat the Cowboys 23-6 in Dallas. The Defense dominated and Brian Westbrook had 122 yards.
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 24, 2022
On this day in 1978, the Eagles lost to the Falcons in the NFC Wild Card game 14-13. Punter Mike Michel, filling in for an injured Nick Mike-Mayer, missed an…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 23, 2022
On this day in 1990 the Eagles defeated the Cowboys 17-3 in a game in which the defense dominated. They also moved one step closer to a home playoff game…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 22, 2022
On this day in 2014 the Temple Owls crushed the #10 Kansas Jayhawks 77-52 at the Wells Fargo Center. Will Cummings had 19 while Quenton DeCosey and Jesse…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 21, 2022
On this day in 2017 the Temple Owls beat the FIU Panthers 28-3 in the Gasparilla Bowl. Quarterback Frank Nutile won the MVP for the Owls who finished 7-6 in…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 20, 2022
On this day in 2004, the Sixers lost to the Jazz 103-101. Allen Iverson scored 51 points and had 7 steals. This was the 2nd consecutive game in which he scored…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 19, 2022
It's victory Monday in Philly. On this day in 1948 the Eagles beat the Chicago Cardinals 7-0 at Shibe Park to win their first NFL Championship. The 7-0 score…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 18, 2022
On this day in 1949 the Eagles beat the Rams 14-0 to win their second consecutive NFL Championship. This was the first NFL Championship game played in the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 17, 2022
On this day in 2011 the Temple Owls beat Wyoming Cowboys 37-15 in the New Mexico Bowl. It was the Owls 2nd bowl game in 3 years after years of irrelevance. The…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 16, 2022
Let's take it back to 79. This day in 1979 the Eagles beat the Oilers 26-20 at the Astrodome to clinch a wild card spot. Wilbert Montgomery broke his own…
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This Day In Philly Sports History - December 15, 2022
On this day in 1968 the legend of Philly fans was born. At halftime of the Eagles/Vikings game, a young Frank Olivo filled in as Santa Claus due to the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 14, 2022
On this day in 1980 the Sixers beat the Nets 114-109 behind Dr. J's 25 point, 8 rebound night. It was their 6th win in a row and they improved to 26-4. The…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 13, 2022
On this day in 1994 the Sixers beat the Heat 105-90 at the Spectrum. Willie Burton scored 53 points on 12-19 shooting, including 5-8 from 3 point range. Burton…
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This Day in Philly Sports HIstory - December 12, 2022
It's Victory Monday as the Eagles destroyed the Giants yesterday. On this day in 1987 the #11 ranked Temple Owls defeated the Rhode Island Rams 75-66 at…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 11, 2022
On this day in 1982 the Sixers bounced back from a loss to beat the Pistons 128-111. Dr. J had 44 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 blocks. We also preview…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 10, 2022
On this day in 1989 the Eagles beat the Cowboys 20-10 in Bounty Bowl II. After a snowstorm earlier in the week the city of Philadelphia did not shovel out the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 9, 2022
On this day in 2013, Roy Halladay announced his retirement from the major leagues. The Hall of Famer has his number retired by both the Phillies and the Blue…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 8, 2022
On this day in 1987, The Flyers beat the Bruins 5-2. During the game Ron Hextall became the first NHL goalie to be credited with scoring a goal. He would go on…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 7, 2022
On this day in 1963 Navy beat Army in the annual Army/Navy game that was delayed a week due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Navy, led by…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 6, 2022
On this day in 2003 the #12 ranked St. Joe's Hawks beat the Penn Quakers 67-59 in Big 5 action at the Palestra. The Hawks would finish the regular season 27-0…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 5, 2022
On this day in 2005 the Eagles got thumped by the Seahawks 42-0 on Monday Night Football. The only highlight came at halftime when the Eagles retired Reggie…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 4, 2022
On this day in 1996, the Flyers and Rangers tied 1-1 in an Eastern Conference Final preview. Eric Lindros who had been out with injury scored his first goal of…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 3, 2022
On this day in 1950 the Browns beat the Eagles 13-7 in a game where they didn't attempt a single pass and only totaled 68 yards of offense.
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 2, 2022
On this day in 1991 the Eagles traveled to the Astrodome to take on the Oilers on Monday Night Football. They beat the Oilers 13-6 in what became known as the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - December 1, 2022
On this day the defending champion Flyers came into the day tied for the lead in the Patrick Division. They beat the Kansas City Scouts 10-0 behind Bobby…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 30, 2022
On this day in 1982 the Sixers lost to the Hawks 111-97, dropping their record to 13-3 to open the season. Newly acquired Moses Malone had 25 points and 24…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 29, 2022
On this day in 1998 John LeClair scored 4 goals including 3 in the 3rd period and Eric Lindros added 5 assists as the Flyers erased a 2-1 3rd period deficit to…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 28, 2022
On this day in 1968 the Eagles beat the Detriot Lions 12-0 on Thanksgiving for their first win of the season. The win jeopardized their chances of receiving…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 27, 2022
On this day in 2008 the Eagles thumped the Cardinals 48-20 on Thanksgiving night at the Linc. Brian Westbrook scored 4 touchdowns in what would be a preview of…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 26, 2022
On this day in 2015 the Eagles got blown out by the Lions on Thanksgiving 45-14. Matthew Stafford threw for 337 yards and 5 touchdowns in what would be Chip…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 25, 2022
On this day in 2018 the Eagles beat the Giants 25-22 at the Linc. The win evened their all time series at 86-86-2. It also helped to propel the Eagles to win 5…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 24, 2022
On this day in 2000 the Temple Owls fell to the #2 Duke Blue Devils 63-61 in the Preseason NIT final. The led by 6 with just under 4 minutes to go. Duke would…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 23, 2022
On this day in 1989 the Eagles beat the Cowboys 27-0 on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. This game would become known as the "Bounty Bowl" after Cowboy coach Jimmy…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 22, 2022
On this day in 1920 the Phillies traded pitcher Eppa Rixey for pitcher Jimmy Ring and outfielder Alfred Earle "Greasy" Neale. Neale would go on to lead the…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 21, 2022
On this day in 1976 the movie Rocky was released in theaters. It won the Academy Award for best picture. Other than cheesesteaks, nothing is more Philly than…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 20, 2022
On this day in 1998 the #7 ranked Temple Owls beat the #5 ranked Michigan State Spartans 60-59 for the 1500 win in school history. Benefiting from a new rule…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 19, 2022
On this day in 1986, Mike Schmidt won his 3rd and final MVP award. He hit .290 with 37 homers and 119 RBIs. He would go on to play another 2+ years before…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 18, 2022
On this day in 1997 the Phillies traded Kevin Stocker to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for Bobby Abreu. Abreu was one of the most polarizing players in…
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This Day in Philly Sports History - November 17, 2022
On this day in 1985 the Flyers won their franchise record 13th straight game, a 5-4 OT win over the Islanders. It was their 3rd straight after goalie Pelle…
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This Day In Philly Sports History - November 16, 2022
On this day in 1925 the Philadelphia Bobbies, a majority woman semi-pro team from Philly, played their final game of a barnstorming tour around Japan. The…