
Tiger Woods plays the PGA at Bellerive, Ricky Proehl's touchdown catch for the Rams in 2000, Doug Wickenheiser's goal in 1986 and David Freese's Game 6 home run in the 2011 World Series.Â
Fed by Tiger-mania and enthusiastic overflow crowds, the PGA Championship at Bellerive in August 2018 was such a smashing success some wondered if it was among the best sporting events ever held in St. Louis. That got us thinking here at 900 North Tucker, home of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and .
After some research, it led to this list of the 20 greatest sporting events/moments in St. Louis history. (Plus one, thanks to a significant update from the spring 2019.)
Remember, the operative words here are "in St. Louis."
So, the Rams' Super Bowl victory over Tennessee doesn't count because it took place in Atlanta.
Ken Boyer's grand slam against the Yankees in Game 4 of the 1964 World Series doesn't count because it took place in New York.
Below are 20 that do count — compiled by sportswriter Jim Thomas and online sports editor Mike Smith, each of whom is in his 40th year as a full-time Post-Dispatch sports department employee. The events are presented in chronological order.