Monday, March 30, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MARCH 30TH

1889 - John T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY).
1940 - Jerry Lucas, Middletown Ohio, NBA center (Oly-gold-60, NY Knicks) is born.
1943 - 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Champ.: U of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34.
1970 - Secretariat, American racehorse and 1973 triple crown winner (d. 1989) is born.
1980 - Liriel Higa, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96), born in Los Angeles, CA is born.
1986 - 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern Cal 97-81.
1990 - Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament.
1991 - 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles).
1991 - Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title.
1997 - Steve Elkington wins Golf's Players Championship.

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