THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 9TH

1905 - Mistaking her husband for a burglar, Ty Cobb's mother kills him.
1923 - NY State Golf Association formed.
1925 - Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out.

1928 - Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP) is born.
1936 - Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics.

1938 - Rod Laver, Australia, tennis ace (1962, 1969 Grand Slam) is born.

1945 - Ken Norton, Heavyweight boxing champ is born.
1946 - First time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night.

1955 - Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL QB 

(Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins) is born.

1964 - Brett Hull, Belleville Ont, NHL right wing (St Louis Blues, USA) is born.

1967 - Deion Sanders, NFL cornerback/wide receiver 

(Dallas Cowboys and NY Yankees) is born.

1969 - George P Marshall, NFL president (Washington Redskins), dies at 72.

1971 - Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

1973 - Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), dies at 88.
1975 - First NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7.

1976 - Pittsburgh Pirate John Candelaria no-hits LA Dodgers, 2-0.
1977 - NHL refuses merger of 6 WHA clubs.

1979 - Walter O'Malley, CEO (Dodgers), dies at 75.

1988 - Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field.
1988 - Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions.