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EPISODE SUMMARY
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In 1992, Magic Johnson returned to play in the NBA All-Star game three months after his retirement from the league due to his HIV diagnosis.
In 1991, Terrible Terry Norris pummeled Sugar Ray Leonard, forcing him to retire once again.
In 2006, Al Michaels was traded to NBC for the rights to Walt Disney’s first creation, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
In 1986, golfer Charlie Owens won a Senior PGA tour event. It was the PGA sanctioned event won with an anchored putter.
In 1920, Major League Baseball outlawed the ‘spitball’ but grandfathered in 17 pitchers to continue to throw it legally.
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.