On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1916 Rodman Wanamaker organises a lunch to discuss forming a golfers association (later the PGA) at the Taplow Club, Martinique Hotel, New York City
- 1933 Australian cricket batting champion Don Bradman takes only his 2nd Test wicket; bowls England's Walter Hammond for 85 during 338-run 3rd Test defeat in Adelaide
- 1934 Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the NY Giants
- 1934 NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract
- 1937 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins inaugural event by 3 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby
- 1952 1952 NFL Draft: Bill Wade from University of Vanderbilt first pick by Los Angeles Rams
- 1953 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Maureen Connolly wins 1st leg of her Grand Slam; beats Julia Sampson 6-3, 6-2
- 1953 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Mervyn Rose 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
Muhammad Ali
Bobby FischerDivorces in Sport
- 1990 NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (46) divorces Linda Kay Cooper after 26 years of marriage