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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1984, American Joan Benoit won the first women’s Olympic marathon.
In 2012, Usain Bolt won the 100m in the Olympics
In 1963, Craig Breedlove set a new landspeed record in his rocket car.
In 1967, the Denver Broncos played the Detroit Lions in a pre-season game in the first meeting between an AFL and an NFL team.
In 1921, Pittsburgh radio station KDKA made the first baseball broadcast.
And in 1968, Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell hit the longest home run at Dodger Stadium
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.