As Georgia awaits its championship date with Alabama, Bulldog fans are hoping this ends their championship drought. UGA last won a title in 1980 (actually January 1, 1981), when Herschel Walker was a freshman and a certain columnist was in diapers. But in the grand scheme of things, is 37 years a significant championship drought?

Here are some other notable sports droughts (there are many, many others on this list, though the Astros recently ended theirs) … all of which ended up being worse than Georgia’s title drought.

Chicago Cubs, MLB (1907-2016)

The original lovable losers, not only did the Cubs not win a World Series title for 108 years, but they rarely approached championship success. The Cubs hadn’t made a World Series since 1945 when they finished off the Cleveland Indians just over a year ago. Many blamed curses, billy goats, and fan Steve Bartman, but bad management was a hole that the Cubs needed a century to climb out of.

A year later, the Astros ended their drought, winning their first World Series in their 56-year franchise history.

Boston Red Sox, MLB (1918-2004)

While the Cubs’ drought was longer, the Red Sox’ was more agonizing. Four times, the Red Sox went to Game 7 of a World Series with a chance to snap this run, and four times they lost. Finally, in 2004, they came back from a 3-0 deficit to the hated New York Yankees to win the ALCS, then swept the Cardinals in the World Series.

Arizona Cardinals, NFL (1947-present)

The Cardinals (then the Chicago Cardinals) won the NFL championship in 1947, when Harry Truman was President. Since then? Well, they did make the Super Bowl after the 2008 season, but a 4th-quarter comeback bid came up short and left the Cardinals at seven decades plus without a title.

Cleveland Browns, NFL (1965-present)

The Browns won four NFL titles between 1950 and 1964. Since then? Well, not much at all. They now have a 25-year division title drought, which is probably more impressive than five decades-plus without a Super Bowl. For that matters, the Browns haven’t even made the playoffs since 2002.

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Sacramento Kings, NBA (1952-present)

Like the Cardinals above, the Kings have been so bad that their last taste of title glory came under another name — in their case, the Rochester Royals in the 1950-51 season. The team has also been based in Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Omaha since it won a title. Not only haven’t the Kings won a title since Truman was President, they haven’t even been to the NBA Finals since then.

The Andretti Family, Auto racing (1969-present)

Legendary racer Mario Andretti won the Indy 500 in 1969. For the next 25 years, he tried unsuccessfully to capture a second victory in the race. Despite him winning pretty much everything else in the sport, the prize eluded him. Since, it has also eluded his sons, Michael and Jeff, his nephew John, and his grandson Marco. Michael Andretti finally won the race as an owner, but in the driver’s seat, the Andretti family has had a serious Indy drought.

Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL (1968-present)

The Maple Leafs were one of the NHL’s famed “Original Six.” They have won 13 championships. Twice they won three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals (1947-49 and 1962-64), but they haven’t been back since winning their most recent title during the 1966-67 season.

Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB (1980-present)

For 20 consecutive years (1993-2012), the Pirates had losing seasons. What makes it even harder to believe is that for three consecutive seasons before the streak began, Pittsburgh won 95+ games and made the NLCS. But then Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla and a host of other talented players left town in a salary purge, and the Pirates went 75-87 in 1993.

It didn’t get better quickly. Pittsburgh lost 90 or more games every year from 2005-2011. Finally, the Pirates broke through for a trio of winning seasons from 2013-2015, but they’ve been back below .500 for the past two years.

The Pirates haven’t made a World Series since 1979, when they beat Baltimore in seven games, and it might be a while longer before they return.

Vanderbilt, College Football (1923-present)

Take a team that was hugely successful as an Independent and won several Southern Conference titles in the early 1900s. Put them into the new-fangled SEC when it starts in 1932. And watch them never win the league again. Poor Vandy had some bad luck, finishing half a game behind LSU in 1935 and going 5-0-0 in 1943, when the SEC didn’t have league play. But since the Second World War, Vandy has broken .500 in SEC play just four times. The James Franklin years were a burst of hope, but the Commodores are a long way from a CFP spot.

Northwestern, College Basketball (1939-2017)

The NCAA Tournament became a fixture of college basketball in 1939. Somehow, the last Power 5 school to make the Tournament needed almost 80 years to end its drought. But in 2017, Northwestern finally broke through, even winning an NCAA Tournament game before falling to Gonzaga in the round of 32. Of course, the Wildcats have never actually won the NCAA Tournament.