December 27, 1964.
Four generations of Cleveland fans have immortalized the date, recalling it easier and with more joyful excitement than birthdays and anniversaries. I was there – and remember more about that Sunday in old Cleveland Municipal Stadium than from my own Bar Mitzvah at Euclid Jewish Center the day prior.
The Game
Despite the date’s mythic status among the Cleveland diaspora, let’s do some myth-busting:
- It wasn’t that cold, almost balmy for America’s North Coast at Christmas: cloudy, 34 degrees with a 23-degree wind chill, nowhere near the sub-zero temperatures of the 1981 Red Right 88 playoff game against the Oakland Raiders.