Sports Illustrated put together a nice sports/pop culture list of the notable cultural moments from the decade. Batting leadoff is the infamous exchange between Broadway Joe and ESPN sideline reporter, Suzy Kolber. Erin Andrews is still waiting with baited breath about the day Matt Ryan asks her for a BJ at halftime.
Joe Namath’s interview with Suzy Kolber
Dec. 20, 2003
In an interview during the Jets-Patriots game on Monday Night Football, the legendary Jets quarterback, who later admitted he had been drinking, told the ESPN sideline reporter that he wanted to kiss her. Kolber responded, “Thanks, Joe. I’ll take that as a huge compliment.”
Brent Musburger discovers Jenn Sterger
Sept. 5, 2005
During a Florida State-Miami game, the FSU fan became an Internet sensation after the play-by-play man spotted her in the crowd and said that “1,500 red-blooded Americans just decided to apply to Florida State.”
Joel Zumaya’s Guitar Hero injuries
2006
The Tigers’ hard-throwing rookie reliever missed three games of the 2006 American League Championship Series because of a sore wrist, which general manager Dave Dombrowski later said was the result of too many hours spent playing the popular PlayStation game.










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