Monday, June 29, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 29TH

1897 - Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball).
1933 - Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1936 - Harmon Killebrew, baseball player (Minnesota Twins) is born.
1949 - Dan Dierdorf, NFLer, sportscaster (Monday Night Football) is born.
1956 - Charles Dumas makes 1st High Jump over 7' (2.13 m)-LA, Calif.
1958 - FIFA 6th World Cup: Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in Stockholm.
1961 - Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more HRs twice in a season.
1969 - On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes
Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896).
1984 - Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski.
1986 - FIFA World Cup: Argentina beats West Germany 3-2
in football's 13th World Cup in Mexico City.
1986 - Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver.
1990 - NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak.
1990 - A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela
no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues.
1995 - George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to re-fight Axel Schulz.
1995 - Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders).
2006 - Randy Walker, Northwestern Wildcats football coach (b. 1954)
who was only 52, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack.

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