What are some of the worst weather conditions you can recall for an outdoor sporting event, whether you saw it on TV or live in person?
As a Sabres fan, it's the Winter Classic.
I also assume last year's Bills/Browns game will make the list:
I will have to go with the "Snow Bowl". Last year's Bills @ Cleveland game was downright nasty!
Quick story: I actually had tickets to that game, but a co-worker (in charge of company tickets) explained to me the day before that he asked his daughter to go and somehow "miss-counted" the number of tickets he had available. Being the nice guy, I said, "no problem, take your family, I'll stay home".
Anyways, we all knew the forecast going into the game and I knew I had to somehow witness this game with a public crowd. I had a feeling this game had the makings to live on in Cleveland sports lore. I ended up going to the local bar and arrived very early before the good part of the storm hit.
The stage was set. The Browns needed to win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. By the start of the game, there were blizzard like conditions with wind gusts up to 40mph! By the end of the game, there were snow drifts covering cars! The game has since been coined "The Snow Bowl".
During the final minutes of the game, the satellite signal and power went out at the bar that I was watching the game at. Some huddled around cell phones to provide web enabled updates. I chose to bear the elements and shovel my way into my car and listen to the AM radio broadcast.
In the end, Jamal Lewis ran for a season high 163 yards and Phi Dawson managed to kick 2 field goals to go on and beat Buffalo 8-0.
I will remember that day forever.....
