30 years ago WIP was born. Rob Charry commemorated the anniversary with a three-hour special that aired on Saturday, which included a year by year look at the top stories on WIP and the top 30 Philadelphia sports stories of the last three decades.
30. Wilt Chamberlain's number finally retired - 1991
29. St Joe's perfect regular season - 2004
28. Eric Lindros drags Flyers to Stanley Cup Finals - 1997
27. Harry Kalas dies - 2009
26. Phils win 2007 NL East—come back from 7.0 games out with 17 left
25. Jerome Brown dies - 1992
24. Villanova wins NCAAMB Title - 2018
23. The last football game at the Vet: NFC Championship Eagles vs. Bucs - 2003
22. Rich Ashburn dies - 1997
21. The Year of the 4 Aces - 2011
20. Charles Barkley traded to Suns - 1992
19. Flyers win Eric Lindros trade - 1992
18. Phils sign Jim Thome - 2002
17. Mike Schmidt retires and cries - 1989
16. Smarty Jones wins Kentucky Derby, Preakness but loses Belmont in final yards - 2004
15. Terrell Owens does sit ups in his driveway - 2005
14. Tom Brookshier dies - 2011
13. Cole Hamels pitches a no hitter and gets traded - 2015
12. Citizens Bank Park opens - 2004
11. Jimmy Rollins walkoff in game 4 of NLCS - 2009
10. Roy Halladay's season: Perfect game, No hitter, Cy Young - 2010
9. Flyers come from 3-0 down and 3-0 in Game 7 to beat Bruins in semi-finals - 2010
8. Allen Iverson's practice rant - 2002
7. Donovan Mcnabb throws up in Super Bowl XXXIX - 2005
6. Villanova wins NCAAM championship - 2016
5. Phillies lose World Series - 1993
4. Sixers reach NBA Finals - 2001
3. Eagles lose Super Bowl XXXIX - 2005
2. Phillies win World Series - 2008
1. Eagles win first Super Bowl - 2018
You can listen to the special below.
