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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

TODAY IN SPORTS HISYOTY MARCH 20

1998  Karl Malone moves into 5th 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 1,000th point of the season – 1st 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 1st of his 6 NBA MVP awards
1968  Dave Bing becomes the 1st guard in 20 years to lead the NBA in points scored (27.1)
1968  Wilt Chamberlain becomes the 1st 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  1st 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

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