On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1907 12th Iron Bowl: Auburn and Alabama tie 6-6 in Birmingham
- 1909 EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms
- 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL & major-league football record)
- 1926 NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0
- 1957 Celtic Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds beat Philadelphia 111-89
- 1957 Okla's NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing to Notre Dame 7-0
- 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 73 points vs NY Knicks
- 1966 Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP
Birthdays in Sport
Frank Bruno
57th Birthday
Zina Garrison
55th Birthday
Deaths in Sport
- 1944 Charles Kelleway, Australian cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies at 58
- 1964 Piet Moeskops, Dutch track cyclist (world sprint champion 1921-24, 26), dies at 71
- 1987 Jim Brewer, Major League Baseball relief pitcher (b. 1937)
- 1994 David Rayner, cyclist, dies
Weddings in Sport
- 1996 Golf champ Phil Mickelson (26) weds Amy McBride
- 2017 Tennis champion Serena Williams marries Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans