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The Rise of John Wren – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 8
In 1893, John Wren, unemployed and from a poor family, set up the Collingwood Tote, an illegal betting shop that would achieve mythical status, depen…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Battle of Montevideo – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 7
The 1967 Intercontinental Cup saw Scottish club Celtic and Argentinian side Racing Club face off across three brutal matches.
In one match, the Celti…
4 years, 1 month ago
Young Griffo – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 6
Albert Griffiths, or ‘Young Griffo’ began life in the slums of Sydney as the leader of a local street gang. This proved to be the perfect training fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Worst Event in Olympic History – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 5
The 1904 Olympics in St Louis, Missouri, were a disaster in every way possible. Held over six months alongside the World’s Fair, it had a human zoo a…
4 years, 1 month ago
Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 4
Days out from the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan had just finished training at the Cobo Arena in Detroit when a man approached …
4 years, 1 month ago
Doping in the Tour De France – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 3
From the first Tour De France, riders were putting all kinds of things in their bodies, caffeine, strychnine, cocaine and alcohol.
Drugs were so much…
4 years, 2 months ago
Tour De France, the Early Years – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 2
The early years of the Tour De France were a hot mess, with a spiked bottle of lemonade, itching powder put in cyclists’ shorts, riders taking rides …
4 years, 2 months ago
The Strangest Trade in the History of Sport – Sports Bizarre
Season 1 Episode 1
On March 4, 1973, it was announced New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson would be holding separate press conferences that day.
Bot…
4 years, 2 months ago
Sports Bizarre Coming Soon
Titus O’Reily and Mick Molloy are on the hunt for the most bizarre stories to ever occur in the world of sport.
Sports Bizarre delves into the histor…
4 years, 2 months ago