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Friday, January 20, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 20

1997  Curt Flood died at age 59
1996  Dale Ellis became the first NBA player to have 1,200 career three point field goals made
1991  Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens is arrested for assaulting a police officer at a night club in Houston
1984  Free agent Pete Rose sogns a one year deal with the Montreal Expos
1967  Wilt Chamberlain sets an NBA record by making all 15 of his field goal attempts - he will better the mark on 2/24/1967 by making all 18 attempts
1966  Ted Williams elected to the Hall of Fame - .344 average, 521 HRs, 1839 RBI - 2 time MVP - 1941 season .406/37/120
1952  George Mikan scored a career high 61 points in a double OT game
1892  The first official basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts

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