TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 2ND

1902 - John J McGraw becomes manager of NY Giants (stays for 30 years).

1905 - Jean-Rene Lacoste, France, US Open (1926)/alligator shirt designer is born.

1921 - Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight

boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match.

1935 - Great Britain boxing team beat US team in 1st international Golden Gloves.

1937 - Richard Petty, American NASCAR Driver

(Daytona 500 - 1979 & 81), born in Level Cross, North Carolina.

1949 - "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV.

1963 - Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves),

1-0 in 16 innings on Giant Willie Mays' HR.

1964 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash.

1964 - Jose Canseco, Havana Cuba, outfielder

(Oakland A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP) is born.

1969 - Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923) dies.
1970 - NY Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a

no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days.
1972 - Bob Seagren pole vaults world record 5.63m.

1973 - Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500.

1979 - Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver is born.

1980 - Nicole Manske, American beauty queen and

motorsports television commentator is born.

1986 - After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year.

1994 - Andres Escobar, Colombia world cup soccer star, shot for losing to US.

1995 - Michelle McGann wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic.
2005 - South African tennis player Wesley Moodie and Australian

Stephen Huss win the Wimbledon Men's double title.

2010 - FIFA World Cup: Ghana's Black Stars, the only African team standing

in the Quarter Finals of the World Cup in South Africa, are defeated by Uruguay.

2012 - Ben Davidson, professional footballer and actor, dies from prostate cancer at 72.