# Sportsmanship beyond the call of duty?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportsmanship-beyond-the-call-of-duty/79315>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 1, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportsmanship-beyond-the-call-of-duty/79315 "2001-09-01T18:38:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportsmanship-beyond-the-call-of-duty/79315/21 "2001-09-03T02:01:32Z")

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**wooly** : I guess nobody is going to point it out, so I will. My first post in respect to the Missouri-Colorado game was intended to be sarcastic. What actually happened in the game in question was that Colorado, knowing they had used all of their downs, ran a play on fifth down, scoring a touchdown and winning the game. They then refused to acknowledge that they had recieved an unfair advantage in violation of the rules. My attempt at irony was indeed a feeble one.  
I agree with you about John Landy; a wonderful case of good sportsmanship. Sports should be more about fair play, teamwork, and giving your best effort than winning. Look at a high school or college in the US and you’re unlikely to find that the case.

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**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportsmanship-beyond-the-call-of-duty/79315/22 "2001-09-03T16:21:18Z")

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Crunchy,  
Johnson had to throw inside quite a bit - he has the career record for hitting batters… more than twice the number Bob Gibson hit.

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