TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MARCH 14TH

1906 - Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club forms.

1914 - Lee Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000) is born.

1946 - Wes Unseld, NBA all-star (Baltimore Bullets, MVP 1969) is born.

1954 - Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game.

1954 - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak.
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Phila) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points.
1961 - George Weiss becomes pres of NY Mets.
1962 - Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals.

1962 - [Anthony] Kirby Puckett, MLB centerfielder

(Minnesota Twins), born in Chicago, Illinois is born.
1963 - SF Guy Rogers ties NBA record with 28 assists.
1967 - First NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith.

1972 - NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC.
1976 - Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race.
1978 - NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge).

1980 - Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers).

1987 - NY Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper

during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl.
1992 - NY Met Daryl Boston, Vince Coleman & Dwight Gooden accused of rape.

1997 - 68 year old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch.
1997 - Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award.