TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 28TH

1929 - Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Mich).
1933 - NFL divides into (2) 5 team divisions.
1935 - Belgium's Romain Maes wins Tour de France.

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 is born.

1952 - Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell as Cincinnati Reds manager.

1958 - Baltimore Colts wins NFL-championship.

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.

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

1987 - Angel Cordero Jr becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races.
1989 - Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run HRs in an inning, 14th man

to hit 2 HRs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning.

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

1991 - Miguel Indurain of Spain wins Tour de France bicycle race.
1992 - Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium.

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 years.

2009 - Jim Johnson, NFL Assistant Coach, Eagles

Defensive Coordinator from 1999-2009 (b.1941) dies.