# Fictional sports teams and people who failed to win

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 30, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-sports-teams-and-people-who-failed-to-win/702979 "2014-10-30T05:36:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-sports-teams-and-people-who-failed-to-win/702979/41 "2014-11-01T20:44:54Z")

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> [@Apocalypso](#):
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> Didn’t the inmates lose in **The Longest Yard**?

No, it’s a plot point that he _earned_ the game ball.

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