Root, Root Root for the Home Team?
SPORTS LEGEND: Fans of the Detroit Lions began rooting for the Detroit Red Wings during a particularly bad Lions loss.
Archive for April, 2009
Were the Toronto Maple Leafs the First Sports Team to Retire a Uniform Number?
SPORTS LEGEND: The Toronto Maple Leafs were the first professional team to retire a player’s number
Was Rob Ducey Really Traded for Himself?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Rob Ducey was traded for himself. Baseball transactions can be awfully confusing sometimes, and perhaps never was […]
Did Pat Summerall Gain His First Name From His Football Position?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: Pat Summerall got the name “Pat” from, of all things, his position as a kicker. Pat Summerall […]
Did Dan O’Brien Miss Out on Competing in the 1992 Olympics Due to an Act of Pride?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Olympic urban legends featured so far. OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Dan O’Brien missed out on competing in the 1992 Olympics due to an act […]
Did Sam Snead Really Make a Hole in One With Every Club in His Bag (Except the Putter)?
This is the latest in a series of examinations of urban legends related to golf and whether they are true or false. SPORTS LEGEND: Sam Snead made a hole in one with every club in his bag (except for his putter). It just sounds absurd, doesn’t it? Like the sort of thing you just tell […]
Did Major League Baseball Once Allow Injured Players to Leave the Game and Later Return?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Major League Baseball used to allow injured players to have another player run for them and still […]
Are the Flank Straps Used in Bull Riding Attached to the Bulls’ Testicles?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about bull riding and whether they are true or false. BULL RIDING URBAN LEGEND: Bull riders get bulls to buck by pulling on straps attached to the bull’s testicles. I’m not here to convince you that riding bulls is not an uncomfortable experience […]
Did Kurt Warner Refuse to Appear on the Cover of a Sports Illustrated Because of a Supposed Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: Kurt Warner refused to appear on the cover of an issue of Sports Illustrated about the supposed […]
Did Two Different Canadian Football Teams Draft a Dead Player in Back-to-Back CFL Drafts?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: In back-to-back years, two separate Canadian football teams drafted dead players. In 1993, the Canadian Football League […]
