This alleged curse appears to have fallen dormant, since Ronald Reagan, (elected in 1980) survived an assassination attempt and George W. Bush (elected in 2000) survived his eight-year presidency.

During that time the team has carried with it the burden of an alleged curse - caused, some say, by the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees.

This alleged curse was first proposed by ESPN.com columnist Rany Jazayerli.

However, many exiting locals, native and non-native alike, prefer not to take their chances with the alleged curse and keep the sand long after emigrating from the valley.

Later in the 1980s the Giants occasionally wore white jerseys at home, primarily against the Dallas Cowboys due to an alleged curse on the Cowboys' blue jerseys.

Curse of Len Bias - the alleged curse that had kept the Celtics from winning the NBA Finals since 1986, which was broken in this series.

The film script is also renowned for an alleged paranormal curse which, as an urban legend, has said to have killed all the actors who have shown an interest in the lead role.

The "Atuk Curse" resembles another alleged curse on a film project: the long-attempted film adaptation of the 1980 novel A Confederacy of Dunces.

The alleged curse of Billy Penn was sometimes used to explain the failure of professional sports teams based in Philadelphia to win championships.

To date, the deaths of seven people, of which four were the result of some violence in the form of accidents, have been attributed to the alleged curse.