This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1971, Joe Theismann signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
In 1976, the NCAA legalized the dunk.
In 1984, LA’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit a skyhook to become the all-time scoring leader in the NBA. He’s now second on that list behind Lebron James.
In 1915, boxer Jack Johnson was finally beaten.
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.