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In 1937, Howie Morenz, known by some as ‘the Babe Ruth of hockey’ died as a direct result of an injury suffered in a hockey game a month earlier. In 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met at Madison Square Garden in the ‘Fight of the Century.’ In 1930, Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract...
In 1964, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali. In 1967, Ali was ordered to report to military service. In 1954, the ACC crowned its first men’s basketball champ, sending that team to the NCAA tournament. In 2015, the NCAA penalized Syracuse men’s basketball and head coach Jim Boeheim after an investigation found misconduct and impermissible booster...
In 1922, Babe Ruth won a coin flip that gave him a bigger contract and a bonus for every home run he hit. In 1973, Yankees teammates Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson traded wives. In 1931, Fort Wayne’s WGL Radio broadcast the first game of the American Basketball League’s championship series between the Brooklyn Visitations...
In 2006, the North Carolina Tar Heels spoiled JJ Redick’s final game at Cameron Indoor. In 1990, Loyola Marymount’s Hank Gathers collapsed during a game and later died at a hospital. In 1891, MLB pitcher Dazzy Vance was born. In 1991, golfer Rocco Mediate became the first player to win on the PGA tour with...
In 1974, North Carolina’s Walter Davis hit a 30-footer as time expired to complete an 8-point comeback in 17 seconds against Duke. In 2023, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis came up 3 points shy of equaling LSU’s Pete Maravich as the NCAA All-Time Leading scorer. In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a 169-147 win...
In 1986, the Barkley ultramarathon raced for the first time. In 1993, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was reinstated by Faye Vincent after serving 2 1/2 years of a lifetime ban. In 1969, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle retired after 18 years in MLB. In 1971, Spencer Haywood won his court case against the...
In 2001, a last lap crash at the Daytona 500 claimed the life of Dale Earnhardt. In 1979, a last lap crash between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison and subsequent fight made NASCAR more popular across the country. In 1944, the Cincinnati Reds signed 15 year old Joe Nuxhall. In 2005, the mom of Detroit...
In 1998, the US Women’s Olympic Hockey beat the Canadian women to win the first Women’s Hockey Olympic Gold Medal. In 1968, Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won his third alpine gold medal. In 2003, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler collapsed and later died. His death was attributed to ephedra. In 2001, Charlotte Hornet Baron Davis hit...
In 1984, Bill Johnson became the first American to win an Olympic downhill race. In 1953, Boston’s Ted Williams crash-landed his fighter plane in Korea and survived. In 1926. France’s Suzanne Lenglen defeated American Helen Wills in what was deemed the ‘Match of the Century’. In 2005, the NHL became the first major professional league...
In 1998, Dale Earnhardt, Sr won the Daytona 500 on his 20th try. In 2004, Dale Earnhardt, Jr won his firt Daytona 500 in his 5th try. In 1976, David Pearson won his first Daytona 500 in the slowest finish. In 1994, the Kentucky Wildcats erased a 31-point second half deficit to beat LSU in...