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EPISODE SUMMARY
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In 2003, Michael Jordan scored 43 for the Washington Wizards four days after turning 40 years old.
In 1970, Pete Maravich and Dan Issel dueled in a college basketball game. Maravich finished with 63, Issel had 51.
In 1954, Dick Button landed a triple jump for the first time in competition and skated to his second Olympic Gold Medal.
In 1979, two Iowa girls high school basketball teams played 4 quarters without either team scoring a single point. It took four overtimes to finally decide a winner with a final score of 4-2.
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.