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This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1994, Chicago White Sox Manager Gene Lamont questioned Albert Belle’s bat, setting off a unusual series of events. In 1912, Jim Thorpe won the...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1970, Pete Rose trucked Ray Fosse at the plate to score the winning run in the All-Star Game. In 1972, brothers Bill and Tom...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1972, the Baltimore Colts were traded for the Los Angeles Rams. In 1930, the first World Cup got underway in Uruguay. In 1993, NASCAR...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1979, Disco Demolition Night in Chicago goes awry. In 1949, black baseball players play in the MLB All-Star game for the first time. In...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1970, Doug Sanders missed a short putt that would have won the Open Championship. Instead it forced a playoff with Jack Nicklaus who won...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1999, Brandi Chastain hit the winning PK leading to the iconic celebration. In 2011, a Megan Rapinoe cross to Abby Wambach in the waning...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 2006, France’s Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italy’s Marco Matterazi in the chest, resulting in a red card. In 1977, Tom Watson outdueled Jack Nicklaus to...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1889, John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain squared off for the bare knuckle championship. In 2010, Lebron James made ‘The Decision’ In 1939, Bobby...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1924, one of the events that inspired the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ was run. In 1912, Jim Thorpe won the Olympic Pentathlon. In 1986,...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player at Wimbledon. In 1887, England’s Lottie Dod became the youngest ever winner at Wimbledon. In...