Archive for April, 2016

How Did a Lawsuit Lead to the Dallas/Houston Governor’s Cup?

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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: The annual Governor’s Cup game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston team from the AFC began […]

April 28th, 2016 | Posted in Football Legends | No Comments

How Did Trying to Prove He Could Dunk a Basketball Ruin a Pitcher’s Career?

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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: A top closer had his career de-railed by an attempt to show how he could dunk. Cecil […]

April 22nd, 2016 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments

Did a Player Get a Yellow Card for Faking an Injury…When Said Player Was DEAD?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about soccer/football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the soccer/football urban legends featured so far. SOCCER/FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: A player got a yellow card for faking an injury – however, the player was DEAD! Something […]

April 15th, 2016 | Posted in Soccer/Football Legends | No Comments

Did the Coach of Harvard’s Football Team Once Strangle a Bulldog to Inspire His Team to Defeat the Yale Bulldogs?

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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: The coach of Harvard once strangled a live bulldog to death to motivate his team to defeat […]

April 8th, 2016 | Posted in Football Legends | No Comments