Today in Sports History: 2/13

Today in Sports History: 2/13

1920 – The National Negro Baseball League is formed. 1937 – The Boston Redskins receive permission from the NFL to move to Washington D.C. 1952 – Rocky Marciano wins his 40th straight fight with a second round knockout of Gino Buonvino.  1974 – James “Cool Papa” Bell...

Today in Sports History: 2/13

Today in Sports History: 2/12

1878 – Harvard’s Frederick Thayer receives and official US patent number for the invention of the catcher’s mask. 1908 – An auto race from New York to Paris (through Alaska and Siberia) begins. George Schuster wins the race, which takes him 88 days. 1909 – American...

Today in Sports History: 2/13

Today in Sports History: 2/11

1928 – The Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland open. 1970 – The Atlanta Hawks set an NBA record for points in the second half by putting up 97 in the second half in a 155-131 win over San Diego. 1971 – John Believau of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 500th...

Today in Sports History: 2/13

Today in Sports History: 2/10

1920 – Baseball outlaws all pitches that involve tampering with the baseball. 1949 – Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record that would last for nearly a decade. 1952 – The Baltimore Bullets play a 48...