Tuesday, January 1, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 1ST

1927 - Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Famer, Zack Wheat.
1935 - First Sugar Bowl & first Orange Bowl.
1954 - Rose & Cotton Bowl are first sport colorcasts.
1967 - Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in the NFL championship game.
1967 - KC Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in the AFL championship game.
1969 - Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee.
1970 - Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of baseball's National League.
1988 - Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship.
1990 - Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV.
2010 - Suicide car bomb detonates at a Volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100.

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