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Wednesday, November 19, 2003 CBS introduces instant replay By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com Dec. 7, 1963 In the fourth quarter of Navy's 21-15 victory over Army, history is made. Not by the Cadets or Midshipmen, but by CBS. When Army quarterback Rollie Stichweh fakes a handoff to his tailback and goes off-tackle to score from the one-yard line, CBS immediately plays back an isolated look at Stichweh to a national audience. CBS' Tony Verna, who directed the game, said, "(Announcer) Lindsey Nelson kept screaming, 'This is a videotape. They did not score again. They did not score again.' If you did that now, they'd throw a net over you." Instant replay is born.
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