The Yankees beat the Phillies in the World Series.
Disney China opened in Shanghai.
And the King of Pop was still alive.
Brett Faahh-vruh played for the Minnesota Vikings, the United Football League made its debut, with the Las Vegas Locomotives defeating the Florida Tuskers 20–17 in overtime to win the first UFL championship game, and the New Orleans Saints were putting the wraps on their first ever NFL championship season.
That was the world in 2009. That was the lay of the land the last time the Florida Gators swept the SEC East in football.