Perhaps most famously, heavy snowfall in New England led to the controversial 1982 Snow Plow Game, in which Patriots kicker John Smith hit a game-winning field goal only after a snowplow had cleared a spot for him to kick from.
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Chances, however, were scarce and as snow fell heavily the game was in need of heating up.
There are versions of Plo Koon and Commander Wolffe in snow gear in the game that I have yet to get on screen.
While there was no sign of snow on the field when the game started, some parts of the ballpark remained closed, including the snow-filled Rockpile section in center.
Mr. Summerall was a key part of the Giants' 1958 season, kicking a 49-yard field goal in the snow to win a critical game against the Cleveland Browns.
Dodds would have been eligible for a debut at McDiarmid Park, but heavy snow in Perth meant the game joining Dundee's home game with Kilmarnock and Motherwell's match at Aberdeen on the postponed list.
Grays Athletic also put out a "snow clearing" appeal ahead of their game with York - asking if any fans have "a small tractor or a quad bike" the club could borrow, before eventually declaring at 1300 GMT that the game would go ahead - but then announcing 15 minutes later that it had been called off.
He was one of my father's favorites, and his game-winning kick in the snow against the Browns in 1958 is one of the most memorable plays in our franchise's history.
Ever since the league agreed to stage Super Bowl XLVIII in a place where snow and freezing temperatures are a possibility for game day, there has been plenty of skepticism about the decision.
"He was one of my father's favorites, and his game-winning kick in the snow against the Browns in 1958 is one of the most memorable plays in our franchise's history, " said Giants President and Chief Executive John Mara in a statement.
Chris Snow has no intentions of ever playing a single game for the Flames.
The day before the Mets arrived in snow-bound Colorado, they had Sunday's game in Minneapolis postponed because of wintry weather.
And there would be no home runs flying out of Coors Field either as snow prompted the postponement of Wednesday's night baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets.
Referee Kenny Clark called off the St Johnstone versus Hibernian game at McDiarmid Park after a heavy fall of snow which made visibility poor and the pitch virtually unplayable.
But with a state of emergency still in effect through most of Massachusetts, public transportation shut down and the roads closed by a storm that dumped as much as a yard of snow on some areas, the NHL decided to postpone Saturday's game between the Lightning and the Bruins.
Here we are photographed while on safari at the Kilembe copper mines near the astounding snow-capped peaks of the Mountains of the Moon and the Queen Elizabeth Game Park.
Salisbury City are also asking for volunteers to help clear snow from the pitch at the Raymond McEnhill on Saturday morning, prior to their Conference South game with Staines.
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The Costa Rican Federation is unhappy the lines and markings on the pitch were invisible at times during the game in Commerce City, while also claiming the movement of the ball was impeded by the snow.
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"The backroom staff worked hard to get the snow of the pitch and the performance didn't merit the hard work we put in to get the game on, " said Butcher.
Referee Amy Rayner called the game off after arriving from her Leicestershire home in mid-morning to find the pitch still covered in snow.
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