Tom C wrote:
In case you wanted to know... I'm not a huge American Football fan... I
enjoy it and thought this was interesting:
It was on this day in 1968 that NBC interrupted its coverage of a
football game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets with one
minute remaining in order to show the scheduled movie Heidi, about an
orphaned girl who goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps.
In the last minute of the game, the Raiders scored two touchdowns,
coming from behind to win the game 43 to 32. Football fans were enraged.
So many people called to complain that the NBC's telephone switchboard
in New York City blew 26 fuses.
It was that game, and the storm of protest by fans, that forced TV
executives to realize how passionate the audience for football really
was. Two years later, networks began showing football on Monday nights
as well. And because of that game, the NFL now has a contract with the
networks that all football games will be shown until their completion.
Tom C.
Your story is not only true, but the word "enraged" should have been
capitalized!
I W A S T H E R E! And a Raider's fan to boot!
Nice thing is, here in Los Angeles, we also get to see our Galaxy futbol
team play, making it the best of all worlds.
Won their last game in overtime, with the only score made in over 90
minutes of play!
Our TV coverage of soccer all over the world is quite good!
later, keith
