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Welcome to GenX Classic Sports, the podcast where we revisit the unforgettable moments that shaped our sports memories growing up. 

On December 23, 1982, college basketball learned a hard lesson: #1 wasn’t safe anymore. 

On this episode of GenX Classic Sports, we revisit the stunning night when tiny Chaminade University shocked top-ranked Virginia and its 7-foot-4 superstar Ralph Sampson, delivering one of the most unbelievable upsets in sports history. It’s a story about disbelief, underdogs, and the moment college basketball became truly unpredictable.

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Production Credits:

Intro and outro music: Mason Enis

Narrator: Haylee Wolf

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