Fair Play

[westdog54]

Reading the Paul Collingwood thread on the cricket board, someone brought up the Paolo Di Canio 'Fair Play' incident against Everton, a video of which can be seen here.

It is one of the finest pieces of fair play and sportsmanship I have seen in all my 25 years.

What are some others that stand out in memory?

[The Coon Dog]

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Arsenal v Liverpool.

Robbie Fowler won a UEFA Fair Play award for admitting that he had not been fouled by David Seaman at Highbury after a penalty had been given.

After unsuccessfully trying to convince the referee to change his decision about the penalty Fowler took it tamely and Seaman saved, the ball rebounded however and Jason McAteer tucked it home.

[The Coon Dog]

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In the Centenary Test in 1977, on the last day Derek Randall was given out caught behind. Rod Marsh then indicated that he hadn't taken the catch & the Australian's recalled Randall.

[Twodogs]

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Going way back to the first years of the last century an Essendon player called Billy Brittingham(I think) was so impressed by a Fitzroy opponent staying on the ground with a leg injury(No 19th or 20th man back then) that he ran behind said opponent clapping his hands as the injured 'roy boy staggered into an open goal and kicked it. Wonder what the supporters thought?



Sadly I can find no youtube footage of the occasion...

[The Coon Dog]

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Sadly I can find no youtube footage of the occasion...

Never mind, we appreciated your first hand recollection!

[The Coon Dog]

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Sarah Tucholsky, a 5'2", .153 lifetime hitter for Western Oregon, hit her first-ever home run to move her team closer to its first appearance in the NCAA playoffs. But rounding first, she tore a ligament in her knee, leaving her unable to walk.

The umpires ruled she would be credited with a single. Then, opposing first baseman Mallory Holtman, the conference all-time home run leader, asked the umpires if she could help Tucholsky complete her home run. The umpires consented.

Holtman and teammate Liz Wallace picked up Tucholsky and carried her to each base, giggling as they wondered what the fans must be thinking. As they lowered Tucholsky to touch home, they saw fans weeping and cheering. Tucholsky's team won, 4-2.

[Twodogs]

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Reading the Paul Collingwood thread on the cricket board, someone brought up the Paolo Di Canio 'Fair Play' incident against Everton, a video of which can be seen here.

It is one of the finest pieces of fair play and sportsmanship I have seen in all my 25 years.

What are some others that stand out in memory?

Who was the Arsenal player who did pretty much the opposite in a FA cup tie? Terry Henri or the dutch winger whose name I always forget?


IIRC Arsene Wenger offered a rematch.

[westdog54]

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Sarah Tucholsky, a 5'2", .153 lifetime hitter for Western Oregon, hit her first-ever home run to move her team closer to its first appearance in the NCAA playoffs. But rounding first, she tore a ligament in her knee, leaving her unable to walk.

The umpires ruled she would be credited with a single. Then, opposing first baseman Mallory Holtman, the conference all-time home run leader, asked the umpires if she could help Tucholsky complete her home run. The umpires consented.

Holtman and teammate Liz Wallace picked up Tucholsky and carried her to each base, giggling as they wondered what the fans must be thinking. As they lowered Tucholsky to touch home, they saw fans weeping and cheering. Tucholsky's team won, 4-2.

That reminds me of a story a bit closer to home.

In a Victorian Country League, a stroke had left a player stranded on 293 career matches. Having regained consderable use of both sides of his body, he played 6 games of the bench, coming on for a 5 minute run towards full time.

In his 300th game, said player started on the ground, and was 'infringed' by his opponent in the middle of the ground. Realising what was happening, teammates of the opponent proceeded to backchat the umpire, cross the mark, do whatever necessary to incur enough 50m penalties to put the mark on the goalline.

When the goal was duly scored, he was embraced in celebration by players from both teams.

[westdog54]

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This is a beauty from a Carling Cup game between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City.

Link

Read and enjoy.

[LostDoggy]

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I wrote the post mentioning Di Canio. He was such a tool when he played for the OTHER great sporting love of my life, Sheffield Wednesday, where, for all his brilliance, he caused us fans so much heartburn with his antics -- the 11 game ban for pushing that muppet of a ref over, then refusing to come back and play after the ban ended etc etc. Made up for it with a few beautiful goals for West Ham and THAT gesture.

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A 'fair play' incident I remember well is from one of my much-loved sportspeople, Pat Rafter, when he called a ball in (that the linesman had wrongly called out) that cost him a final. Now THERE's a guy who knew what was more important -- winning as an abstract concept, or fairness to his opponent as a fellow human being. His lack of a killer instinct probably cost him more than one title (and grand slam) but he epitomises to me everything that I admire in sport. At his best he was irresistable, it was unfortunate he only really achieved his top form in two eleven week stretches during the US hardcourt season (where he won his two US Opens). Legend.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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I can't believe no-one's mentioned John Landy.

Trying to be the first ever to break the 4 minute mile, the field was on world record pace when Landy clipped the heals of Ron Clarke, bringing him down and then cutting him with his spikes as he tried to hurdle him.

Landy stopped to check that Clarke was OK and to say sorry. By then he had lost 30 metres on the leaders.

Landy set out after them and won going away by 6 seconds anyway

[The Coon Dog]

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I can't believe no-one's mentioned John Landy.

I was waiting for some 'old bastard' to recall it!

[LostDoggy]

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Same here re: Landy -- was the obvious one, especially with the Olympics just around the corner. Expect it to be played over and over again in docos coming to a tv near you!

[LostDoggy]

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[QUOTE=Twodogs;45252]Going way back to the first years of the last century an Essendon player called Billy Brittingham(I think) was so impressed by a Fitzroy opponent staying on the ground with a leg injury(No 19th or 20th man back then) that he ran behind said opponent clapping his hands as the injured 'roy boy staggered into an open goal and kicked it. Wonder what the supporters thought?
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Saw Jordon McMahon do that a few times

[Missing-Dog]

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Who was the Arsenal player who did pretty much the opposite in a FA cup tie? Terry Henri or the dutch winger whose name I always forget?


IIRC Arsene Wenger offered a rematch.

Marc Overmars (aka the dutch winger) scored the goal, but it was Kanu who mistakenly 'played on' when the ball was supposed to be sent back to Sheffield United after they had kicked it out to stop play for an injured player. Wenger's replay offer was accepted.