Yes, “One Shining Moment” is as old as the college basketball three-point line. Derrick Coleman missed a foul shot that would have given Syracuse a two-point, not a one-point lead before Smart’s famous shot, and this was the first time the three-point shot was used in a national title game. Brett Musburger and Billy Packer was working the game for CBS. To put that night in historical context, Jim Boeheim was facing off against Bobby Knight in that game. That Super Bowl, won by New York 39-20, gave birth to two traditions, the Gatorade bath for the winning coach, and the game’s MVP saying, “I’m Going to Disneyworld!” As fate would have it, the song was never used in January 1987, and instead made its debut just over two months later after a game between Syracuse and Indiana a game that saw Keith Smart drop a jumper to give the Hoosiers a national title. Under the category of a “happy accident” lands “One Shining Moment,” a song not originally written for “March Madness,” but for Super Bowl XXI between the New York Giants and Denver Broncos.

The song, often using the golden voice of the late Luther Vandross, is one of the stars of every tournament, connecting generations of college basketball players who have been shown in the highlight reel having their “One Shining Moment.” As I read a little bit about the song’s history, I wondered is there a song more connected to a sporting event than “One Shining Moment”? Is “One Shining Moment” The Greatest Sporting Event Song? | Sports Takes & News | įor the 34 th time, “One Shining Moment” was played Monday night by CBS in tribute to the NCAA’s Men’s Basketball tournament.

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