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List of the Week: Greatest Cinderella Stories of All-Time

Posted by deaconcat08 on May 5, 2010

  Greatest Cinderella Stories of all-time
   
    1 US Hockey Team wins Winter Olympic gold (1980)
    2 Buster Douglas beats Mike Tyson (1990)
    3 George Mason makes it to the Final Four (2006)
4 Villanova Basketball wins national title (1985)
5 Northwestern Football makes it to the Rose Bowl (1995)
6 New York Mets win World Series (1969)
7 George Foreman wins heavyweight championship (1995)
8 Jack Nicklaus wins Master’s (1986)
9 Loyola Marymount makes Elite 8 (1990)
10 New York Jets win Super Bowl (1969)
11 NC State Basketball wins national title (1983)
12 James Braddock wins heavyweight championship (1935)
13 Gordan Ivanisevich wins Wimbledon (2001)
14 Rulon Gardner wins gold at Summer Olympics (2000)
15 Jimmy Connors makes U.S. Open semifinal (1991)
16 Milan High School wins Indiana state title (1953-54)
17 Butler Basketball makes it to title game (2010)
18 Indiana State makes it to title game (1979)
19 New Orleans Saints win Super Bowl (2010)
20 Brigham Young wins national title (1984)
21 New England Patriots win Super Bowl (2001)
22 Boris Becker wins Wimbledon (1985)
23 United States Ryder Cup Team beats Europe (1999)
24 Gustavo Kuerten wins French Open (1997)
25 John Daly wins PGA Championship (1991)
26 Seattle Slew wins Triple Crown (1977)
27 Wake Forest Football wins ACC Championship (2006)
28 Detroit Pistons win NBA title (2004)
29 St. Louis Rams win Super Bowl (1999)
30 Kirkland, WA wins Little League World Series (1982)
31 Billy Mills wins Summer Olympic gold (1964)
32 Seabiscuit beats War Admiral  (1938)
33 Ohio State Football wins BCS Championship (2002)
34 Chris Moneymaker wins WSOP (2003)
35 Kansas Basketball wins national title (1988)
36 South Africa wins Rugby World Cup (1995)
37 Maria Sharapova wins Wimbledon (2004)
38 France Soccer Team wins World Cup (1998)
39 Wilma Rudolph dominates Summer Olympics (1960)
40 Gonzaga Basketball makes Elite 8 (1999)
41 Fresno State Baseball wins CWS (2008)
42 Florida Marlins win World Series (1997)
43 Tim Henman makes it to Wimbledon Quarterfinals (1996)
44 Mine That Bird wins Kentucky Derby (2009)
45 Giacomo wins Kentucky Derby (2005)
46 Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series (1988)
47 Oklahoma Football wins national title (2000)
48 Valparaiso Basketball makes Sweet 16 (1998)
49 U.S. Curling wins bronze medal (2006)
50 Ben Curtis wins British Open (2003)