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Top 20 Moments

WFAN wants you to pick the Top 20 Moments in New York Sports or those top moments in sports that have impacted New York. WFAN signed on at 3PM July 1, 1987 so that's our starting point.

Please pick your TOP FIVE from the list provided below or feel free to add your own if you think we've missed something. As you get ready to vote, click on many of the highlights to hear the sounds from the top moments in sports from the past 20 years. Voting takes place between now and June 22nd. Just by registering to vote, you'll be eligible to win our Grand Prize: A trip for two to see the NY Giants and Miami Dolphins in London on October 28th, Courtesy of Big Blue Travel...Call 212-BIG-BLUE or visit them on the web at BigBlueTravel.com....and American Airlines...With non stop service from JFK 6 times daily.

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And be listening on Thursday, June 28th, to Mike & the Mad Dog from 1-6:30 when we play back your choices for the Top 20 moments and talk to many of the sports figures involved in those moments. It's all from your Flagship Station For New York Sports...For 20 Years... The FAN, Sports Radio 66, WFAN, New York. Click Here for Contest Rules.




Below is the list of TOP Moments in NY sports over the past 20 years.
01/88 - Jimmy the Greek racial comments
09/88 - Ben Johnson wins 100m before scandal
10/88 - Scioscia HR v. Gooden in NLCS
10/88 - Gibson homerun in 1988 WS off Eckersley
07/89 - Rangers hire Neil Smith
08/89 - Pete Rose banned from baseball
02/90 - Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson
07/90 - Steinbrenner banned from baseball
01/91 - Roger Craig fumble leads to Matt Barr FG
10/91 - Rangers trade for Messier, named Captain
11/92 - Dennis Byrd Paralysis
05/93 - Starks Dunk v. Bulls
06/94 - Ewing follow dunk v. Pacers
06/94 - Zelepukin goal in game 7 v. with 7.7 seconds
06/94 - Rangers win Cup
06/94 - O.J. Simpson car chase
03/95 - Jordan comeback game at MSG - 55 pts
05/95 - Ewing finger roll
09/95 - Ripken breaks Gehrig's record
10/95 - O.J. Simpson verdict
07/96 - Rangers sign Wayne Gretzky
10/96 - Jeter/Jeffrey Maier HR
02/97 - Jets hire Bill Parcells to save franchise
04/97 - Jackie Robinson #42 retired in MLB
05/97 - Knicks fight v. Heat
07/99 - Cone perfect game
05/98 - Mets trade for Piazza
06/98 - Jordan end of 2nd three-peat
10/98 - Yankees win 1998 WS
12/98 - Jets win 1st Division Title
05/99 - Reggie Miller 11 second barrage
05/99 - Knicks advance to Finals
06/99 - LJ 4 point play v. Pacers
10/99 - Ventura walk off grand slam
10/99 - Chad Curtis Walk-off HR v. Braves
10/99 - Yankees win 1999 WS
06/00 - Arnott scores game winning goal in 2OT
06/00 - Tiger Slam in 2000
10/00 - Bobby Jones 1 hitter v. Giants
10/00 - Midnight Miracle @ Meadowlands
10/00 - Yankees Win 2000 WS
01/01 - Giants blow out Vikings to go to SB
06/01 - Nets trade for Richard Jefferson
06/01 - Nets trade Steph to Suns for Jason Kidd
10/01 - Bonds hits #71
10/01 - Jeter flip to Posada
05/02 - Nets survive Pacers in 2OT
05/02 - Nets beat Celtics to go to Finals
05/03 - Nets repeat as Eastern Conference Champs
06/03 - Devils win 3rd Cup v. Anaheim
10/03 - Boone walk off HR
02/04 - Yankees trade for A-Rod
05/04 - Smarty Jones comes up short
10/04 - Red Sox beat Yankees to end curse
12/04 - Mets sign Pedro
01/05 - Brien misses 2 FG v. Pittsburgh
10/05 - Passing of Wellington Mara and Bob Tisch
05/06 - Barbaro goes down
10/06 - Chavez catch vs. Cards
10/06 - Yadier Molina HR v. Mets in 06 LCS
1987 - NFL Strike 1988 - Have another doughnut comment
1991 - Jimmy Connors US Open 1992 - Mike Tyson verdict
1994 - Baseball strike 1994 - Hockey Lockout
1996 - Olympic bombing in Atlanta 2001 - Bob Knight fired from Indiana
2004 - Janet Jackson Super Bowl moment 2004 - Kobe Bryant denies rape charge
2005 - Hurricane Katrina's effect on sports 2006 - Rutgers football run
 

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