Saturday, March 23, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 24
2001 Karl Malone makes his 8,532nd free throw – passes Moses Malone to become #1 all time
1979 Larry Bird scores 35 points, 16 rebounds, and 9 assists as Indiana State
1979 Magic Johnson of Michigan
1976 Peyton Manning is born
1974 North Carolina State Marquette
1973 Nate Archibald becomes the only NBA player in history to lead the league in scoring (34.0) and assists (11.4)
1969 Wes Unseld wins the NBA MVP – only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to win it as a rookie
1933 Babe Ruth signs for $52,000 – a $23,000 decrease due to the Depression
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 23
2009 Curt Schilling announces his retirement – 3 time World Series champion, 216 wins, 3.46 ERA, 3,116 strikeouts
2001 Toronto Raptors set NBA record with 23 blocked shots vs. Atlanta
1994 Isiah Thomas gets his 9,000th assist – 4th in NBA to do so
1992 6,000,000th NBA point is scored
1974 North Carolina State 77 in 2 OTs of NCAA semi-finals to end UCLA’s streak of 7 championships
1957 North Carolina Kansas 53 in 3 OTs to win NCAA title – Carolina Kansas
1956 San Francisco Iowa
1955 Moses Malone born – ABA/NBA combines 29,580 points, 17,834 rebounds, 1,889 blocked shots
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 22
2010 Minnesota Twins sign Joe Mauer to 8 year $184 million deal
1992 Oklahoma State
1989 Pete Rozelle says he will retire as NFL Commissioner after 29 years
1984 Indiana North Carolina
1972 Cleveland Indians sold for $9 million
1969 UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 to win 3rd consecutive NCAA title and 5th in last 6 years – Lew Alcindor scored 37 and had 20 rebounds – ends his 3 year career at 88-2 record
1960 Philadelphia Boston
1934 1st Masters Golf Championship at Augusta – Horton Smith won with 4 under par 284 – went home with $1,500
Thursday, March 21, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 21
1994 Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe with his 801st goal
1978 San Diego Padres fire manager Alvin Dark during spring training
1964 UCLA gets its first of 10 NCAA championships coached by John Wooden – end season 30-0
1961 Art Model buys the Cleveland Browns for $3,925,000
1959 Oscar Robertson gets a triple double in NCAA tournament – 39 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists
1953 Bob Cousy made NBA playoff record 30 free throws – NBA record 106 fouls with 12 players fouling out as Boston Syracuse 195 in 4 OTs
1945 DePaul beat Rhode Island 97-53 – George Mikan of DePaul scored 53 by himself
1941 North Carolina Pittsburgh
1908 Ty Cobb signs for $4,000 – will bat .324, 108 RBI,188 hits including 20 triples in 1908
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