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In 1978, Golden State Warrior big man Clifford Ray was called into action as a marine biologist.
In 1987, Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar his first and only three-pointer.
In 1985, the USFL’s Houston Gamblers and LA Express played an epic game that no one was able to watch.
In 1979, it was the not-so-great UNC vs. Duke ‘Stall Ball’ game. It was 7-0 at halftime. However, this game featured a first that has become a basketball staple.
And in 1961, a wreck between Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp ended both their careers and nearly cost them their lives.
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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.