Description: Ape Shall Not Dunk On Ape. In 1980, a messenger for Eastern Onion named Henry Rojas, a singing telegram service, came to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ during a Suns home game dressed as a gorilla. As he left, Coliseum security suggested he do a few dances underneath the basket during a timeout and the fans loved it. So did the messenger, who kept coming to games until he was officially invited to be part of the team. Rojas hung up his suit in 1988, but his legacy and the character has continued for literally decades. Although not an "official mascot", in 2005, the Suns Gorilla was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame.
Description: The 1958 championship game was the first NFL playoff game to go into sudden death overtime. Featuring a who’s who of gridiron legends including Johnny Unitas and Frank Gifford, the contest between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants was played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and attracted a national television audience. Professional football at that time was rising in popularity, but was playing second fiddle to the likes of baseball and boxing in terms of sports viewership. The game would later become known in football lore as “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” More importantly, the game captured the collective attention of the nation and as a result, and pro football exploded across the country in the following years. By the ...
Description: Anthony Mason: The brash and bruising self-proclaimed point forward of the 1994-95 New York Knicks led purely by example. A skilled ball handler for a man of his enormous stature, Mason along with John Starks were the the true spark plugs off the bench for those no-holds-barred Knicks squadrons. His legacy is firmly etched in Garden lore and he will be equally remembered for his tenacious play and one-of-kind style. Salute.
Description: 1998 NBA Playoffs. First Round, Game 4, 1.4 seconds left: Heat vs. Knicks. In the heat of one the most contested, utterly bizarre and iconic moments in New York basketball history, Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy defends his power forward Charles Oakley by clinging to the leg of bitter rival and Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning.
Description: On September 29, 2001 in Madison Square Garden, billed as 'And Then There Was One', a boxing match took place between WBC & IBF middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins and WBA middleweight champion Félix Trinidad to unify all three titles and decide the first undisputed middleweight champion since Marvin Hagler. Trinidad, considered the pre-fight favorite, was several years younger and was riding a wave of popularity that made him the most sought-after name in the sport. Hopkins owned his own streak of 12 successful title defenses leading up to the bout. It was one of the most anticipated bouts in decades, and it did not fail to live up to expectations. Hopkins, nicknamed The Executioner, entered the ring in unforgettable fashion wear...
