Wednesday, January 16, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 16TH

1883 - Quebec Rugby Football Union forms.
1905 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals.
1952 - US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary.
1953 - 27th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat Julia Sampson (63 62).
1953 - 41st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64).
1970 - Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause.
1970 - NFL realigns into 3 divisions (down from 4).
1972 - Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans 
Superbowl MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB.
1974 - NY Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford elected to the Hall of Fame.
1981 - Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth.
1981 - Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Bjorn Borg.
1988 - NFL St Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix.

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