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Entertainment One
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The Loss of a Lifetime
Sports Journalist Matt Stanmyre embarks on a journey to examine the stranger-than-fiction twists, life-altering consequences and dramatic mysteries of the most iconic high school football game of all time. For this one New Jersey town it’s the day that changed everything. And decades later, they are still trying to pick up the pieces.  A Campside Media and Entertainment One production. Hosted on Acast. See
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4.7 stars from 100 ratings
Well made but
I’m just confused…I graduated from Montclair a few years after this and absolutely no one I knew cared about football at all. It just seems like the importance of this game is completely overblown in the town, per my experience. Montclair has way too much going on for the town to be as invested...Read full review »
Xbound24 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/15/24
Makes you think….
I was a professional athlete for 22yrs and I still remember completions from when I was 7. All the what if’s and i wonder’s. Well researched and reported. Easy to listen to and emotions felt. Thanks!
mwgp79 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 01/29/24
Good show
Learned about this on Lost In Jersey (which is another good podcast). I'm not from Montclair but it's a good story of high school football and all the people involved in ONE crucial game in 1990.Read full review »
myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/03/24
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Host, Matt Stanmyre, reflects on his years-long reporting journey and answers lingering questions about the making of the series. Follow us on Instagram for information and updates about future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/31/23
Decades later, the memory of the game lingers for both Rams and Mounties players as they navigate work and family, and try to preserve a fading legacy. Follow us on Instagram for information and updates about future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/24/23
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