1982 Sports: Forgotten Baseball Moments, Another Garden Party & Legends Reach The Top

This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1982 sports, a year highlighted by some forgotten moments in major league baseball, the second straight big Game 7 in Boston Garden and two college legends finally getting a ring.