TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 14

1996  #13 seeded Princeton beats defending champion UCLA 43-41 in the 2^nd round of the NCAA tournament

1976  Jockey Willie Shoemaker wins his 7,000^th race
1967  The Baltimore Colts select Bubba Smith #1 in NFL draft
1965  Boston Celtics become the 1^st NBA team to win 61 games in a season – will end with 62
1963  Guy Rogers of San Francisco ties a NBA record with 28 assists in a game vs. St. Louis
1962  Oscar Robertson ends the season with the first and only season triple double average – 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 11.4 assists
1962  Gordie Howe is the 2^nd NHL player to score 500 goals – Maurice Richard
1960  Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA playoff record with 53 points
1960  Kirby Puckett born – career .318 average, 207 HRs, 1,085 RBI in 12 seasons – 10 time All-Star
1954  Hank Aaron plays in his 1^st exhibition game with the Milwaukee braves – career: .305 average, 755 HRs, 2,297 RBI, 21 time All-Star
1946  NBA Hall of Famer Wes Unseld born – 1969  Rookie of the Year and MVP – only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to win both awards in the first year