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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1979, New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash.
In 1960, the Continental Baseball League folded without ever playing a game but it had a tremendous impact on Major League Baseball.
In 1928, women were first allowed to compete in track at the Olympics.
In 2012, American gymnast Gabby Douglas, aka the Flying Squirrel, won the women’s all-around competition in the Olympics.
In 1997, the Birmingham Barons became the first team to do a bobblehead giveaway.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.
STEVE WHITE BIO
The host of ‘This DiSH’ is me, Steve White. I’ve spent most of my life behind a microphone. As a kid, I realized the power of the spoken word, hanging out with my dad while we talked to people around the world via ham radio. Later, I put that penchant for communication into practice and ventured into radio and TV. I’ve worked for a few television stations in North Carolina doing sports reporting and anchoring before transitioning to voiceover in 2015.
‘This Day in Sports History’ evolved from a lifetime of watching, listening to, and going to ballgames, reading books, magazines, and newspaper articles about my favorite teams and sports heroes. It’s not only a labor of love but a voyage of discovery, finding those forgotten tidbits or fascinating things I never knew.