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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 2007, the Division II National Championship between Barton and Winona State featured an amazing 10-point comeback in the final 45 seconds.

In 1962, St. John's Head Coach Joe Lapchick's lucky yet smelly shirt ran out of luck in an NIT loss.

In 1975, Muhammad Ali fought the Bayonne Bleeder Chuck Wepner. It went 15 rounds before the fight was stopped with Ali awarded the TKO. Sylvester Stallone watched the fight and it became the inspiration for the movie 'Rocky.'

In 2001, Arizona Diamondback pitcher Randy Johnson hit a seagull with a pitch during a spring training game. It was an unfortunate ending for the bird and it's become the pitch that Johnson is known for despite his amazing list of accomplishments in his long career.

In 1956, future mystery writer Dick Francis was riding Devon Loch and was on his way to the win in the prestigious Grand National until his horse did a belly flop in the homestretch.

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.