1915 – Jacob Ruppert and Colonal Tillinghast Houston Purchase the New York Yankees for $460,000. Rupport pays his portion in cash. 1960 – Unknown to a lot of boxing fans, LaMar Clark sets a pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts. Twenty eight of which were...
1965 – 15th NFL Pro Bowl at Los Angeles Coliseum. Western Conference defeats the Eastern Conference 34-14. MVPs Minnesota Viking quarterback Fran Tarkenton and Detroit Lions Defensive back Terry Barr. 1967 – NBA holds its 17th All-Star Game. West beats the East...
1811 – The first recorded Woman’s Golf Tournament takes place in Musselburgh, East Lothian Scotland. 1903 – Frank Farrell and Bill Devery Puchase the American League’s Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move to New York City. Later become the Yankees. 1942...
1913 – The New York Yankees hire Frank Chance as their new manager. 1945 – A new record is set as the Kentucky Wildcats defeat Arkansas State 75-6. Thus becoming the first to hold a team to just six points in a game. 1947 – Toronto Maple Leaf’s rookie Howie Meeker...
1889 – First College All – American Team is selected. The team was selected by Caspar Whitney and published in “This Week Sports”. The team included Amos Alonzo Stagg from Yale and all were from the Ivy League. 1927 – Globetrotters play first game. The Lineup for the...
1951 – The Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in an NBA record-setting six overtimes. Also recorded as the longest game in NBA History at 78 minutes. 1976 – A 37-year-old who made his fortune selling outdoor advertising in the 60’s and soon after...
1931 – Lucille Thomas becomes the first woman in history to purchase a baseball team. She buys the Topeka franchise in the Western League. 1934 – For a year before 1934, Major League Baseball used different balls ranging in size and weight. Finally, both the American...
1887 – Riding a penny farthing bicycle Thomas Stevens becomes the first man to cycle around the world, from San Francisco to San Francisco. Even today a journey of these proportions is a challenge, but making it back in the 1800s with a simple penny-farthing bicycle...
