THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 9TH

1811 - First Women's Golf Tournament held.
1903 - 2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 & moved it to NY.

1934 - Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach (Green Bay) is born.
1935 - Dick Enberg, Mt Clemens Mich, sportscaster is born.

1942 - Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1952 - Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty.

1958 - In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cin) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54.
1962 - NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks.
1967 - NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints".

1977 - Superbowl XI: Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14

 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, WR.
1984 - Braves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession.
1985 - Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out.

1989 - Johnny Bench & Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990 - Boston Celtics worst ever (6 pts in 2nd vs NJ Nets) & lose 87-78.
1990 - Jim Palmer & Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1991 - Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame.
1991 - Dean Smith of NC is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games.
1998 - Boston Red Sox Mo Vaughn pleads not guilty to drunken driving.
1998 - Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever.