NHL's first outdoor game ... in Vegas?, Golf's first and only Grand Slam, Prairie View Wins! ... This DiSH for Sept. 27
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1991, the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers played the first outdoor game and it took place in Las Vegas with game time temps around 90.
In 1930, Bobby Jones won the US Amateur to win golf's first and only official Grand Slam.
In 1998, Prairie View's football broke their 80-game losing streak.
In 2000, US Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner beat Russian Alexander Karelin to win Gold in the Olympics .
And in 1968, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson closed out the regular season with a 1.12 ERA. His performance was so dominant that major league baseball lowered the mound the following season.
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