THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 13TH

1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of Warriors scores then NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago.

1968 - Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked 

into the boards, dies two days later
1972 - Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against 

baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire.
1974 - Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in 

Houston Superbowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB.

1978 - Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees), dies at 96.

1982 - Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame.
1983 - AMA urges ban on boxing sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition.
1983 - Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out.

1985 - 99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course.
1991 - 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa.

1995 - 26 NHL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike.
1995 - America3 becomes first all-female crew to win an America's Cup race.
1999 - Basketball player Michael Jordan announces his retirement only to return in 2001.