# Champagne Tony Lema killed in a plane crash, George 'Papa Bear' Halas averted disaster, and George Brett's 'Pine Tar Indicent' - This DiSH for July 24

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Podcast: [This Day in Sports History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837)
Published: 2026-07-24T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thisdayinsportshistory.sportshistorynetwork.com/captivate-podcast/champagne-tony-lema-killed-in-a-plane-crash-george-papa-bear-halas-averted-disaster-and-george-bretts-pine-tar-indicent-this-dish-for-july-24
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In 1966, Tony Lema and his wife Betty were killed in a plane crash along with the pilot and co-pilot. In 1915, George Halas, the future Chicago Bears Head Coach was supposed to be on a ship that sank in Lake Michigan. Instead, he overslept and was late. In 1983, George Brett had a little too much pine tar on his bat and was called out for it by Billy Martin after Brett hit a 9th inning 2-run home run.

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