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In 1992, the Dream Team played an intrasquad scrimmage that had the intensity of an NBA Finals Game 7. In 2001, David Duval won his first and only major championship thanks to an error by Ian Woosnam’s caddy. In 1963, Sonny Liston beat Floyd Patterson for the second time. In 1990, Greg LeMond won his...
Bo Jackson claims this is the day that he got thrown out of a game on purpose so he could go see his newborn and his wife at the hospital. The thing is … if it happened, it most certainly didn’t happen on this day and may not have ever happened. In 2024, San Francisco...
In 1954, tennis phenom Maureen Connolly was injured so badly in a horse riding accident, it ended her career. In 1984, runner and author Jim Fixx died while out on a run at the age of 52. In 1976, Hank Aaron hit his final home run. The groundskeeper who recovered the ball was fired the...
In 1903, the original Tour de France rolled to a close. It was a brutal 6-stage, 1500 mile race. In 2009, Tom Watson nearly won his sixth British Open. Instead a bogey on the final hole dropped the 59-year old into a tie and a playoff. He lost by several shots. Watson was the oldest...
In 1999, Frenchman Jean Van de Velde needed only a double bogey six on the final hole to win the Open Championship, instead he made a tragic 7 to finish in a tie for first and lost in a playoff. In 1995, Fabio Casartelli died during stage 15 of the Tour de France after crashing...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1990, the Minnesota Twins turned two triple plays in the same game. It’s the only time that’s happened in MLB history. In 1990, Bo Jackson hit 3 bombs and Deion Sanders hit...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1950, Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 to win the World Cup. It was a tremendous upset and it was an incredible disappointment in Brazil. In 1990, Steve Lyons slid safely into first base...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1990, benches cleared between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox after Carlton Fisk and Deion Sanders exchanged unpleasantries. In 1994, Albert Belle’s bat was suspected of being corked and was...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1949, multi-sport athlete Jaroslav Drobny defected during a tennis tournament in Switzerland. In 1970, Pete Rose scored the winning run in the MLB All Star game after bowling over Ray Fosse at...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In 1971, Reggie Jackson hit a 539 foot home run off Dock Ellis in the All-Star game. In 1941, a rules infraction should have given Vic Ghezzi the PGA Championship. Instead, Ghezzi said,...