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76. Brooklyn goes bonkers for its “Bums,” September 29, 1941, Brooklyn
77. Baseball returns to Brooklyn, June 25, 2001, Keyspan Park
78. Dykstra rolls a homer in NLCS Game 3, October 11, 1986, Shea Stadium
79. The Mets sing the praises of their unsung heroes, October 15, 1969, Shea Stadium
80. Dave DeBusschere saves the NBA Finals, May 8, 1973, Madison Square Garden
81. St. John’s gives Joe Lapchick a going-away championship, March 20, 1965, Madison Square Garden
82. NYU topples Fordham’s “Seven Blocks of Granite,” November 26, 1936, Yankee Stadium 83. Althea Gibson wins the U.S. National Championships, September 8, 1957, West Side Tennis Club 84. Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson go to war, September 23, 1957, Yankee Stadium 85. Rocky has to go the distance, July 17, 1954, Yankee Stadium 86. Rod Dixon surges past Geoff Smith in the Marathon, October 23, 1983, Central Park |
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87. Salvator and Tenny go down to the wire, June 25, 1890, Coney Island Jockey Club
88. The Knicks beat the Celtics in double overtime in the Eastern Conference Finals, April 22, 1973, Madison Square Garden
89. Willie Pep gets revenge against Sandy Saddler, February 11, 1949, Madison Square Garden
90. Eamonn Coghlan breaks Glenn Cunningham’s record by winning his seventh Wanamaker Mile, January 30, 1987, Madison Square Garden
91. Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam .º.º. again, September 8, 1969, West Side Tennis Club
92. Jack Elder leads Notre Dame to victory with a 98-yard interception return, November 30, 1929, Yankee Stadium
93. Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati introduce power to women’s tennis while Martina does her best Jimbo, September 6, 1991, National Tennis Center
94. Henry Armstrong collects another title as Barney Ross hangs on, May 31, 1938, Madison Square Garden Bowl
95. Harry Greb bests Mickey Walker amid a cavalcade of fists, July 2, 1925, Polo Grounds
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96. Pete Sampras shows his guts against Alex Corretja, September 5, 1996, National Tennis Center 97. Secretariat shows his stuff, April 7, 1973, Aqueduct Race Course 98. The Giants beat Knute Rockne’s Notre Dame All-Stars, December 14, 1930, Polo Grounds 99. Marathon mania reaches its peak, April 3, 1909, Polo Grounds 100. Charles Miller rides (and rides and rides) into the record books, December 10, 1898, Madison Square Garden |
| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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