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Olympic Wrestler murdered, a Fridge helped beat the Patriots, and Cheryl Miller scored 105 - This DiSH for Jan. 26
Episode 79026th January 2026 • This Day in Sports History • Thrive Sweet Productions
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In 1996, Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Dave Schultz was murdered by John DuPont on the Foxcatcher Farm in Pennsylvania.

In 1913, Jim Thorpe was stripped of his 1912 Olympic Gold Medals for accepting $25/week to play baseball in 1910 and 1911.

In 1986, the Chicago Bears beat New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX.

In 1993, Cheryl Miller scored 105 points in a women's high school basketball game on the same night that her brother Reggie had his best night as a high school baller.

And in 2003, the Terry Tate - Office Linebacker spot debuted during Super Bowl XXXVII.

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