Tuesday, January 27, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 27TH

1894 - 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11.
1901 - Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers) is born.
1927 - Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (SF 49ers, Balt Colts) is born.
1944 - Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns.
Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, & Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves.
1959 - Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster is born.
1963 - Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, &
John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1966 - Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves
stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion team for 1966.
1967 - New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker).
1973 - UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record).
1982 - Phila trades Larry Bowa & Ryne Sandberg to Cubs for Ivan DeJesus.
1984 - LA Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak.
1991 - Super Bowl XXV: NY Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19
in Tampa Super Bowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, NY Giants, RB.
1993 - André the Giant, WWF wrestler, dies of congestive heart failure at 49.
2013 - Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray to wins his
third consecutive men's singles title at the 2013 Australian Open.

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