TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 7TH

1880 - George Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters.

1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY.

1908 - Paul Brown, Norwalk Ohio, NFL hall of famer

(Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals) is born.

1923 - Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Phila A's, 4-0.

1931 - Al McGuire, US, basketball coach (Marquette) is born.
1934 - Bill Giles, Rochester NY, baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies) is born.

1952 - Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tenn).
1952 - Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters.
1952 - NY Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives

Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington He has now HRed in all 15 major league parks.

1975 - Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win US Open.

1980 - John McEnroe & Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest US Open finals

as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title (7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4).

1986 - Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have

a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31.

1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito & Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame.

1988 - Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player is born.

1991 - 105th US Womens Tennis Open: Monica Seles (17)

defeats Martina Navratilova (34) (76 61).
1991 - Ty Detmer of Brigham Young passes NCAA record 11,606 yards.
1992 - Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns.

2008 - Don Haskins, American College Basketball coach (b. 1930) dies.