TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 20

1998  Karl Malone moves into 5^th place in NBA scoring – passes Elvin Hayes who had 27,313

1997  Denver (16) and Seattle (13) combine for NBA record 29 three point field goals in the game
1990  LA Lakers retire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s #33
1989  Baseball announces that Pete Rose is under investigation
1976  John Havlicek scores his 1,000^th point of the season – 1^st player to score 1,000 points for 14 consecutive seasons
1973  Roberto Clemente voted into Hall of Fame in a special election – died December 31, 1972 – career .317 hitter in 18 seasons – MVP 1966
1971  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wins the 1^st of his 6 NBA MVP awards
1968  Dave Bing becomes the 1^st guard in 20 years to lead the NBA in points scored (27.1)
1968  Wilt Chamberlain becomes the 1^st NBA center to lead the league in assists with 702 for a 8.6 average
1965  Bill Bradley scores 58 points in a Princeton 118-82 win in NCAA tournament
1954  1^st televised NCAA tournament game – LaSalle beat Bradley 92-76
1948  NHL Hall of Famer Bobby Orr born
1945  Pat Riley born – NBA player and coach