Whats the greatest comeback in sports history?
Sure, that was huge. Others will say Game 6 of the 1986 World Series when the Mets came back from two down with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning. However, I am going to side with Keith Olbermann and choose a college hockey game. In his 1997 book The Big Show: A Tribute To ESPN’s Sportscenter written with Dan Patrick, Olbermann called the March 5, 1979 playoff game between Providence College and Cornell University in Ithaca, NY the second greatest sporting event he had ever attended. Many say that Cornell’s Lynah Rink was and is one the most difficult places for opposing teams to play because of the loud and rabid fans. The 1979 first round playoff game was a rematch of the same two schools in which Providence came into Lynah Rink in 1978 and upset a national championship caliber Cornell team. In the 1979 game Providence was ahead 3-0 after two periods. In the first minute of the third Providence scores again. Cornell finally nets a goal to make it 4-1 but Providence quickly s
