Opinion: San Diegans recall their most memorable sports moments as Aztecs bask in NCAA limelight [Opinion]
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Tony, we miss you. As a San Diego State University alumnus, it was also incredible for me to watch the SDSU men’s basketball team progress to the NCAA national championship game. Go Aztecs!My favorite San Diego sports moment happened on Jan. 3, 1981. The San Diego Chargers faced the Buffalo Bills in the AFC West divisional playoffs. The Chargers were only two wins from their first Super Bowl with arguably their finest team ever.
It was a wild scene with cars circling the stadium, horns honking, and fans hanging out windows waving cans of beer and chanting “Padres! Padres!” . Radios were blaring, and there was no sleep to be had, but next morning the boys scored four tickets to the opening game. Our seats were so far out in the center field upper deck that we needed binoculars to see the infield, but we didn’t care. Being there was the main thing, and we savored every minute of it in the autumn gloaming as Jack Morris pitched the Tigers to a 3-2 victory.
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