I am not an old fogey, but for me it was 1985 and the adventure of the goalpost that was torn down and transported down route one in Foxboro that got tangled up in some high voltage lines. That introduced me to the New England Patriots and the game of football because that was in the papers for days.
Thanks to the wonderful judicial process that this great country has, a couple of those intoxicated fans became millionaires overnight as a result of their hair-raising experiences. The town of Foxboro and some security firm were sued.
It is not known if the wires were raised higher in the eventuality that the goalpost should ever get nicked again and paraded southward.