Seattle's first title in 62 years, Mr. Game Seven did it again, and Madden Football debuted - This DiSH for June 1 episode artwork

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Seattle's first title in 62 years, Mr. Game Seven did it again, and Madden Football debuted - This DiSH for June 1

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In 1979, the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Washington Bullets in game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the first major professional sports title for Seattle since 1917.In 2014, LA King Justin Williams scored his seventh goal in career game playoff game sevens, earning him the nickname of 'Mr. Game Seven.'In 1957, Cal-Berkeley junior Don Bowden became the first American to run a sub 4-minute mile.In 1925, Lou Gehrig started his 2,130 game consecutive games played streak.In 1988, the original version of John Madden Football was released to be played on a Commodore 64 or an Apple 2.

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