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'Malice at the Palace' vs. Myles Garrett: The ugliest brawls in sports history

Anyone who has a dark fascination with the worst on-field incidents in sports history knows those names. Garrett, the Cleveland Browns defensive end who yanked off Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and hit him in the head with it, will be on that list forever now too.

Is it the worst on-field act we’ve seen in sports? Let’s take a look at some of the worst brawls across major American sports:

Juan Marichal hits John Roseboro with a bat

In 1965, San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal crossed a line that hasn’t been crossed in Major League Baseball before or since.