Saturday, June 27, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 27TH

1890 - George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight).
1914 - Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1917 - 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service.
1956 - Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings.
1963 - Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder
Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games.
1969 - Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match.
1979 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it isn't).
1980 - Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits SF Giants 8-0.
1984 - Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts.
1986 - Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning.
1986 - Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking.
1986 - SF Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times.
1988 - Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m).
1993 - NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game.

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