Sunday, January 6, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 6TH

1681 - First recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher).
1883 - Ontario Rugby Football Union forms.
1896 - First US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden.
1951 - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in an NBA-record 6 overtimes.
1976 - Ted Turner purchases the Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million.
1980 - Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat.
1984 - Green Bay Packers A.J. Hawk is born in Kettering, Ohio.
1994 - Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard.
1995 - Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes the NBA's winningest coach (939).
1998 - Don Sutton is selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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