Tommie Smith's and John Carlos' Olympic Protest, the 'Miracle Mets' won the Series, and longest FG in football history - This DiSH for Oct. 16

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos bowed their heads and raised a gloved fist in the air to protest the treatment of black people in the US.

In 1969, the New York Mets won the World Series.

In 1912, the Boston Red Sox took advantage of Fred Snodgrass' '$30,000 muff' to win the World Series.

In 1976, Abilene Christian's Ove Johannson kicked the longest FG in college football history.

And in 1964, the Boston Patriots and the Oakland Raiders played to a 43-43 tie for the highest scoring tie game in league history.

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Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.

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