Tuesday, January 13, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 13TH

1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of Warriors scores then NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago.
1968 - Minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton
checked into the boards, dies two days later.
1972 - Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball,
initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire.
1974 - Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings,
24-7 in Houston Super Bowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB.
1978 - Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees), dies at 96.
1982 - Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame.
1983 - AMA urges ban on boxing sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition.
1983 - Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out.
1985 - 99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course.
1991 - 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1991 - Soccer stadium riot in Orkney, South Africa, at least 40 die.
1999 - Michael Jordan announces his retirement only to return in 2001.
2007 - Danny Oakes, racecar driver (b. 1911) dies.
2008 - Johnny Podres, American baseball player (b. 1932) dies.

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