Saturday, March 1, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MARCH 1ST

1920 - Harry Caray, baseball announcer Chicago Cubs (d. 1998) is born.
1926 - Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner (1960-89) is born.
1941 - Elmer Layden becomes first NFL commissioner.
1942 - Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough.
1949 - Joe Louis retires as Heavyweight boxing champ.
1949 - The Browns, owners of Sportsman's Park, move to evict the Cardinals.
1954 - In spring training, baseballer Ted Williams breaks his collarbone.
1969 - NY Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires.
1972 - Wilt Chamberlain is first NBA player to score 30,000 points.
1973 - Robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race.
1985 - Milwaukee businessman Herb Kohl purchases the Milwaukee Bucks.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist.
1993 - New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks.
1996 - Lenny Wilkens, winningest coach in NBA, coaches his 1,000th victory.

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