In 1985, Villanova beat Georgetown to win the NCAA title in a shocker.
In 1991, Duke beat Kansas to win it’s first NCAA men’s basketball championship.
In 1978, New York Islander’s Mike Bossy became the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.
And in 1969, the Seattle Pilots traded Lou Pinella for a couple of prospects. Also on this day in 1970, the Pilots declared bankruptcy.
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