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DEGREES OF DIFFICULTY
Edited by Richard O'Brien and Kostya Kennedy
November 03, 1997
The temperature in Cleveland for Game 4 of the World Series was the coldest in the history of the Fall Classic. Here's a look at some of sport's most thermometrically memorable moments.
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November 03, 1997

Degrees Of Difficulty

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The temperature in Cleveland for Game 4 of the World Series was the coldest in the history of the Fall Classic. Here's a look at some of sport's most thermometrically memorable moments.

U.S. OPEN
June 20, 1964; Congressional; Washington, D.C.; winner Ken Venturi nearly faints
115�

STANLEY CUP FINALS, GAME 4
May 24, 1988; Oilers vs. Bruins; Boston Garden, fog game
108�

SUGAR RAY ROBINSON-JOEY MAXIM, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
June 25, 1952; Yankee Stadium; Sugar Bay and ref both collapse
104�

ALL-STAR GAME
July 12, 1966; Busch Stadium, St. Louis
100�

BOSTON MARATHON
April 19, 1976; Run for the Hoses
96�

WINTER OLYMPICS, 1988
Calgary, Chinook wind blows
54�

WORLD SERIES, GAME 4
Oct. 22, 1997; Jacobs Field, Cleveland
38�

NFL CHAMPIONSHIP,
Packers vs. Cowboys; Dec. 31, 1967; Lambeau Field, Green Bay; Ice Bowl
-13�

FIRST BASEBALL GAME IN THE ARCTIC
(between whaling-ship crews), Feb. 19, 1894; Herschel Island, Canada
-20�

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