TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 28TH

1929 - Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Mich).

1940 - Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 HRs to beat White Sox 10-9.

1942 - Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster is born.
1943 - Bill Bradley, Crystal City Ms, Basketball player

(NY Knicks), Democratic US Senator (1979-1997) is born.

1949 - Vida Blue, major-league pitcher (Cy Young & AL MVP 1971) is born.
1952 - Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell as Cincinnati Reds manager.

1958 - Terry Fox [Terrance Stanley], Winnipeg, Manitoba,

Canadian one-legged marathoner (1980 Marathon of Hope) is born.

1976 - White Sox John Odom (5 inn) & Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's.

1977 - Manu Ginóbili, San Antonio Spurs basketball player is born.

1983 - George Brett's 2 run HR against Yanks on July 24 (pine tar game).

1991 - Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley.
1991 - Dennis Martinez pitches the 13th perfect game in baseball history.

1994 - Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 14th perfect game.

1996 - NY Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th HR..

1997 - NY Ranger center Mark Messier signs with Vancouver for $20M for 3 yr.

2009 - Jim Johnson, NFL Assistant Coach, Eagles Defensive

Coordinator from 1999-2009 (b.1941) dies of melanoma cancer..