TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JANUARY 17TH

1916 - 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY.

1929 - Jacques Plante, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Canadian Ice Hockey goalie

(first to wear a goaltender mask) is born.

1934 - NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract.

1942 - Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay], Louisville Kentucky,

Heavyweight boxing champion (1964-7 74-8) is born.

1963 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA.
1970 - 357 Baseball Players are available in the free-agent draft.

1970 - Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s.

1970 - Jeremy Roenick, NHL center (Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes),

born in Boston, Massachusetts is born.
1971 - Super Bowl V: Balt Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami

Super Bowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB.

1982 - Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat basketball player is born.

1986 - Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1989 - Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach.
1989 - Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami.

1995 - LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis.
1997 - NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely for kicking cameraman.