Monday, January 28, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 28TH

1904 - First college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them.
1949 - NY Giants sign their first black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith.
1958 - Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck.
1959 - Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US.
1960 - NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises.
1968 - Goose Goslin & Kiki Cuyler are elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
1969 - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes first woman jockey to win in North America.
1984 - LA Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak.
1987 - Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant.
1990 - Superbowl XXIV: SF 49ers beat the Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans 
Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB.

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